Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 117435-02

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Summary: SunOS 5.10_x86: biosdev patch

Date:  Oct/12/2005

Installation Requirements:

Reboot after installation, an alternative may be in Special Install Instructions

Solaris Release: 10_x86

Sun OS Release: 5.10_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: 

Topic: 

SunOS 5.10_x86: biosdev patch

Relevant Architecture: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch:

6237903 6268888 6291914

Changes incorporated in this version:

6291914

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/boot/solaris/bootconf.exe
/sbin/biosdev

Problem Description: 

6291914 allow booting off El Torito cdrom with no realmode driver
 
(from 117435-01)
 
6237903 provide info for bios device number to physical device pathname mapping
6268888 provide utility to map bios device numbers to physical device pathnames

Revision History: 

117435-01

Patch Installation Instructions: 

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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-10 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions: 

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NOTE 1:  Please reboot the system after patch installation.
 
NOTE 2:  If you're planning to set up Zones on this system, please make sure to 
         install the following patch which fixes bugid 6216195 (zone installation 
         confused UPDATE=yes in pkginfo(4) file.)
 
         119016-01 (or greater)  Packaging Commands Patch

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, October 12, 2005