The Release Notes for Solaris 7 3/99 are provided in two sets:
The Solaris 7 3/99 Online Release Notes are included as ASCII files on the Solaris 7 3/99 CD in the SUNWrdm package as well as on http://sun.docs.sun. They cover:
installation_bugs file with known installation problems. This file contains duplicate information that is also included in the SolarisTM 7 3/99 (SPARCTMPlatform Edition) Release Notes and the Solaris 7 3/99 (Intel Platform Edition) Release Notes
runtime_bugs file with known runtime problems
new_features file with information about new features that arrived too late to be included in the "What's New In Solaris 7" section of the "Solaris 7 Installation Library" manual
eof file with end-of-software support statements
patches file that lists already released as well as preliminary patches and includes CERT Advisories that have been fixed in the Solaris 7 release
driverupdate file with late-breaking information about device drivers
Here is how you access the the ASCII files of the Solaris 7 3/99 Online Release Notes on your Solaris CD:
You can access the online release notes (the SUNWrdm package) as follows for the SPARC platform:
When booting from the Solaris 7 3/99 CD, information about this release can be found in the directory:
/cdrom/sol_7_399_sparc/s0/Solaris_2.7/Docs/release_info/C
The default installed location for information about this release can be found in the directory:
/usr/share/release_info/Solaris_2.7/C
You can access the online release notes (the SUNWrdm package) as follows for the x86 platform:
When booting from the Solaris 7 3/99 CD, information about this release can be found in the directory:
/cdrom/sol_7_399_x86/s2/Solaris_2.7/Docs/release_info/C
The default installed location for information about this release can be found in the directory:
/usr/share/release_info/Solaris_2.7/C
The name of this product is Solaris 7 3/99 but code and path or package path names may use Solaris 2.7 or SunOS 5.7. Always follow the code or path as it is written.
The Solaris 7 3/99 (SPARC Platform Edition) Release Notes and the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Release Notes are available in print as well as on http://sun.docs.sun. Both document provide additional information not included in the Solaris 7 3/99 Online Release Notes.
Be sure to read all documents.
These notes are for users, system administrators, and developers who are installing and using Solaris 7 3/99 software.
If you are using any Solaris locale other than the C/POSIX locale, be sure to check locale-specific bugs and issues in the "Localization Issues" and "Localization Bugs" sections of the "Runtime" chapter.
You may need to refer to the following manuals when installing Solaris software:
Solaris 7 (SPARC Platform Edition) Start Here
Solaris 7 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Library
Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Start Here
Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Library
Solaris 7 Installation Supplement
Solaris 7 System Administration Supplement
Solaris 7 Software Developer Supplement
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