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| - | //This article gathers some notes concerning hardware issues for installation of Solaris.// | + | [[http://www.opensolaris.org|{{http://www.opensolaris.org/os/about/buttons/love1st_os_blk_110.gif|OpenSolaris}}]] |
| + | //This article gathers some notes concerning hardware issues for installation of Solaris. | ||
| + | When not specified, the command should work for both Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris. | ||
| + | // | ||
| ====== Detecting hardware ====== | ====== Detecting hardware ====== | ||
| + | {{:os:solaris:black_server-7.png|}} | ||
| To scan PCI devices, do scanpci (as root). | To scan PCI devices, do scanpci (as root). | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
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| ====== Adding a hard disk ====== | ====== Adding a hard disk ====== | ||
| + | {{:os:solaris:harddisc-7.png|}} | ||
| When adding a new hard disks, the following tasks should be done: | When adding a new hard disks, the following tasks should be done: | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | I use the OSS driver [[http://www.opensound.com/test/|oss-solaris-v4.1-rc2-i386.pkg]]. | + | On Solaris 10, I use the OSS driver [[http://www.opensound.com/test/|oss-solaris-v4.1-rc2-i386.pkg]]. |
| + | On OpenSolaris, the sound card is automatically recognized :-) | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| pkgadd -d oss-solaris-v4.1-rc2-i386.pkg | pkgadd -d oss-solaris-v4.1-rc2-i386.pkg | ||
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| See [[http://www.opensound.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tips_And_Tricks#Changing_the_default_sound_output|Tips and tricks]] of OSS for more details. | See [[http://www.opensound.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tips_And_Tricks#Changing_the_default_sound_output|Tips and tricks]] of OSS for more details. | ||
| - | ====== Misc commands ====== | + | ====== Screen resolution ====== |
| - | Show acceptable screen configurations (SPARC): | + | Show acceptable screen configurations (SPARC ONLY): |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| ffbconfig -prconf | ffbconfig -prconf | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | Try a given resolution (SPARC): | + | Try a given resolution (SPARC ONLY): |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| ffbconfig -res xxyyz try | ffbconfig -res xxyyz try | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| + | If ffbconfig fails to set the correct resolution (bug), use eeprom: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | eeprom ouput-device=r1024x768x60 | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | To set 24 bit mode: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | ffbconfig -deflinear true | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | |||
| + | ====== Misc commands ====== | ||
| * Ejecting a CD: eject | * Ejecting a CD: eject | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| + | {{tag>scanpci prtconf prtdiag solaris opensolaris hardware cfgadm PCI iostat disk marvell yukon network firewire sound oss ffbconfig eeprom cdrom prompt stop-A}} | ||
(c) A. Apvrille - 2009