Appendix B Hardware Compatibility List and Device Configuration Guide (Intel Platform Edition) 5/99
This appendix provides information about new and enhanced peripheral and system platform support in the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) 5/99 computing environment.
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The information in this appendix supplements the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Hardware Compatibility List.
Solaris 7 5/99 Hardware Compatibility List and Device Configuration Guide
Added Support for Video Display Devices
Support for the following video display devices has been added.
Table B-1 Video Display Devices|
Vendor |
Model |
Bus |
Video Chip |
Resolution and Color Depth |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
800x 600 |
1024x 768 |
1152x 900 |
1280x 1024 |
1600x 1200 |
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|
8 |
24 |
8 |
24 |
8 |
24 |
8 |
24 |
8 |
24 |
|||||
|
3Dlabs |
Permedia 2 |
PCI/AGP |
3Dlabs Permedia 2 |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
|
|
|
Diamond |
Fire GL 1000 Pro |
AGP |
3Dlabs Permedia 2 |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
|
|
|
Matrox |
Millennium G200 |
AGP |
MGA-G200 |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
|
|
|
Mystique G200 |
AGP |
MGA-G200 |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
v |
LSI Logic (formerly Symbios) 64-Bit PCI Dual Channel Ultra2 SCSI 53C896 HBA
|
Solaris Device Driver: |
symhisl |
|
Device Type: |
SCSI |
|
Adapters: |
SYM22910 (both channel A and B support SE and LVD mode), SYM21002 (channel A supports SE only, channel B supports both SE and LVD mode) |
|
Bus Type: |
PCI |
Preconfiguration Information
Known Problems and Limitations
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For Ultra2 SCSI LVD transfer, make sure you use Ultra2 SCSI LVD-compliant SCSI cable. Also, for best performance, keep the devices 6 to 8 inches apart.
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If both the 53C896 chip and an older 53C8xx chip are embedded on the motherboard, when your system boots, the system BIOS recognizes the older 53C8xx chip first. In this case, wait until the newer version of the Symbios SDMS BIOS, which supports the newer 53C896 chip, recognizes all 53C8xx chips embedded on your motherboard before proceeding.
To prevent the older BIOS utility from coming up, reflash the older 53C8xx BIOS of the add-in controller.
You can download the latest Symbios SDMS BIOS from http://www.symbios.com/techsupport/pci_sw.htm#Symbios CPI BIOS & Flash Utility.
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Due to a hardware problem in revisions B0 and C0 of the 53C896 chip, the symhisl driver does not work properly with 64-bit PCI slots. The symhisl driver issues a SCSI bus reset when the problem occurs. To avoid this problem, upgrade to revision C1 of the 53C896 chip.
Other revisions of the 53C896 chip may exhibit hardware incompatibilities with earlier PCI chips and designs. For a complete list of errata about each revision of the 53C896 chip, see LSI Logic's Web site (http://www.lsil.com).
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Under some conditions, LVD technology may exhibit firmware incompatibilities. If you experience SCSI errors with a correctly configured LVD SCSI bus, contact the manufacturer for updated firmware.
Solaris 7 3/99 Hardware Compatibility List
Added Support for Video Display Devices
Support for the following video display devices has been added.
Table B-2 Video Display Devices
Added Support for Physical Address Extension (PAE) Mode
With the release of Pentium Pro, Intel introduced a mode called PAE (Physical Address Extension) on its advanced processors. By using PAE, Solaris (Intel Platform Edition) can address up to 32 Gbytes of physical memory. Individual processes are still limited to a maximum of 3.5 Gbytes of virtual address space.
PAE mode enables you to run multiple instances of databases and memory-intensive applications, and to support large numbers of online users on your machine.
It is best to use PCI disk controllers that support Dual Address Cycle (DAC) in your machine because they can transfer data to and from any physical location. Other cards are limited to 4 Gbytes of physical memory, and as a result performance may slow down because the system needs to copy additional memory to transfer data.
Caution - Some device drivers are not yet able to take advantage of PAE mode. Sun has tested PCI device drivers written by Sun on x86 based machines with more than 4 Gbytes of memory. Sun's OEM partners intend to test their machines with devices they supply on x86 based machines with more than 4 Gbytes of memory. In some cases however, if you add a third-party device driver to your system, it may become unstable, and panics and data corruption may result. If your system becomes unstable and you need that driver, you must disable PAE mode support.
Disabling PAE Mode Support
To disable support for PAE mode, follow these steps:
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Reboot your machine.
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Interrupt autoboot by pressing the Esc key.
The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant starts.
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Press F2_Continue until the Boot Solaris screen is displayed.
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Press F4_Boot Tasks.
The Boot Tasks screen is displayed.
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Select View/Edit Property Settings.
The View/Edit Property Settings screen is displayed.
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Press F4_Create.
The Create Property screen is displayed.
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In the Specify Property Name field, type mmu-modlist and press Enter.
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In the Specify Value field, type mmu32 and press Enter.
The message "Updating Saved Configuration information..." is displayed on the Updating screen. When the property and value are saved successfully, the View/Edit Property Settings screen is displayed.
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Press F2_Back.
The Boot Tasks screen is displayed.
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Press F3_Back.
After drivers on your machine are loaded, the Boot Solaris screen is displayed.
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Continue booting your machine as you normally would.
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