SunOS 5.6_x86: ncrs: Backport of Solaris 7 ncrs driver (driver patch) |
Status: RELEASED
Patch Id: 106699-03
Summary: SunOS 5.6_x86: ncrs: Backport of Solaris 7 ncrs driver (driver patch)
Date: Nov/05/98
Installation Requirements:
Solaris Release: 2.6_x86
Sun OS Release: 5.6_x86
Unbundled Product:
Unbundled Release:
Xref:
Topic:
Relevant Architecture: i386
BugId's fixed with this patch:
4167702 4173065 4178291
Changes incorporated in this version:
4173065 4178291
Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:
Patches which conflict with this patch:
Required Patches:
Obsoleted by:
Files Included in this Patch:
ncrs_dpatch (Driver patch image)
S26DCA1098 (Boot diskette image)
README.106699-03 (This file)
Problem Description:
4178291 Patch 106699-02 does not recognize a Symbios 53c895
4173065 ncrs symhisl ids for 8xx and 896 adapters must be correctly partitioned.
(from 106699-02)
Patch rebuilt.
(from 106699-01)
4167702: ncrs: Backport of Solaris 7 ncrs driver.
INSTRUCTIONS
------------
Making a Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch Diskette From the ncrs_dpatch Image File
and Making Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant 10/98 Boot Diskette
>From the S26DCA1098 Image File.
Note - You must use the dd command to copy the uncompressed images
to diskettes. (You can find a DOS version of the dd command at
ftp.uu.net:/vendor/sun/solaris/x86/dd.exe or by selecting the local
link dd.exe.)
1. Insert a blank diskette into your machine's diskette drive.
2. If you are using DOS, type:
dd filename A:
If you are using the Solaris(TM) operating environment, type the following
commands to see if Volume Management is running:
volcheck
ls -l /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0
* If you see a message similar to this:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 34 Jan 21 17:28 /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 ->
/vol/dev/rdiskette0/unnamed_floppy
type:
dd if=filename of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 bs=1440k
eject floppy0
* If you see this message:
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 not found
type:
dd if=filename of=/dev/rdiskette bs=1440k
3. Label diskette made from ncrs_dpatch file as Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch
Diskette.
4. Label diskette made from S26DCA1098 file as Solaris 2.6 Device
Configuration Assistant 10/98.
INSTALLING THE PATCH
You can use the the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette in one of two ways:
* To use new drivers to install the Solaris operating environment on
a machine
* To add new drivers to an already installed and booted system
Installing Solaris Using the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch Diskette
--------------------------------------------------------------
Here are the steps to use drivers on the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette
to install Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) on a machine. Use Solaris
2.6 Device Configuration Assistant 10/98 Diskette made from S26DCA1098 file
as the boot diskette.
1. Insert Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant 10/98 Diskette into
your machine's diskette drive.
2. Turn on your Machine.
3. When the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen is displayed, press
F4_Driver Update.
The message Enumerating buses ... is displayed. The Install Driver Update
screen is then displayed.
4. Remove Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant 10/98 Diskette from the
diskette drive and insert the first Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette you
want.
5. Press F2_Continue.
The Select Solaris System Version screen is displayed.
6. Select Solaris OS 2.6 and press F2_Continue.
The Loading Driver Update Software screen is displayed, along with a
progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted
from the diskette. Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for
the system to successfully boot to its installation program. When all the
new drivers on the diskette have been processed, the Continue Driver Update
Installation screen is displayed.
7. Remove the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette from the diskette drive and
insert the next Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette you want, if any.
8. Press F2_Continue.
The Loading Driver Update Software screen is displayed, along with a
progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted
from the diskette. Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for
the system to successfully boot to its installation program. When all the
new drivers on the diskette have been processed, the Continue Driver Update
Installation screen is displayed.
9. Repeat Step 7 through Step 8 until all the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch
diskettes you want are installed.
10. When all the drivers are processed, remove the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch
diskette from the diskette drive and reinsert Solaris 2.6 Device
Configuration Assistant 5/98 Diskette.
IMPORTANT: Do not remove Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant 10/98
Diskette from the diskette drive until you see the following message
displayed in a dialog box:
If you want to bypass the device configuration and
boot screens when the system reboots, eject the
Device Configuration Assistant/Boot diskette now.
11. Press F2_Continue.
The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen is displayed.
12. Press F2_Continue.
The "Enumerating buses" message is displayed.
The Scanning Devices screen is then displayed. System devices are
scanned. When scanning is complete, the Identified Devices screen is
displayed.
13. Press F2_Continue.
The message "Loading driver com.bef ..." is displayed followed by messages
about the drivers that are required to boot your system. After a few
seconds, the Boot Solaris screen is displayed.
14. At the Boot Solaris screen, select the device controller attached to the
device that contains your install medium.
15. Press F2_Continue.
Drivers for the device controller you selected are displayed. Your system
boots to run the install program. The install program starts and your
machine begins booting the complete Solaris 2.6 operating
environment. Then, after some time, the following messages are displayed:
Installing unbundled device driver support
Extracting driver list from tree..
distribution-diskette-name driver-name...
Please insert the Driver Update diskette labeled distribution-diskette-name
Press <ENTER> when ready.
16. Remove Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant 10/98 Diskette and
reinsert the first Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette you inserted earlier
into the diskette drive.
17. Press Enter.
Patches that contain the new drivers are installed from the diskette onto
your machine. Messages about the patches being installed are displayed.
o If drivers on other Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskettes are required for
your machine, this prompt is displayed:
Please insert the Driver Update diskette labeled distribution-diskette-name
Press <ENTER> when ready.
o Otherwise, this prompt is displayed:
If you have additional Update diskettes to install
(such as video), please insert diskette now.
Additional Update diskettes to install? (y/n) [y]
18. If drivers on other Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskettes are required, remove
the Driver Patch diskette from the diskette drive, insert the next Driver
Patch diskette you are prompted to insert, press Enter, and repeat until
all drivers you need are installed.
19. Press Enter.
When installation is complete, the message "Installation complete" is
displayed.
20. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.
21. Reboot your machine.
When the Solaris operating environment is finished booting and running, the
new devices whose drivers you installed are available for use.
Adding a Patch to an Existing Solaris System
--------------------------------------------
Before adding new or updated drivers, the newly supported hardware devices
should be installed and configured according to the instructions in the
corresponding Device Reference Page, if any. See Device Reference Manual for
Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition).
When the Solaris 2.6 Intel Platform Edition software is already installed, the
simplest way to add new or updated drivers is to install the Driver Patch
diskettes as patches on your system.
Follow these steps:
1. Become root.
2. Type the following command to see if the Volume Management software is
running on the machine you are updating:
ps -ef | grep vold
For more information about managing diskettes and drives, see the System
Administration Guide.
3. If Volume Management is running, temporarily stop it by typing the
following command at the system prompt:
# /etc/init.d/volmgt stop
4. Insert the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette into the diskette
drive.
5. Mount the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette at the /mnt mount point:
# mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /mnt
Note - You must mount the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette at this point
in the file structure to update your system successfully.
6. Execute the install script on the diskette:
# /mnt/DU/sol_26/i86pc/Tools/install.sh -i
The install.sh script searches for all new or updated drivers on the
diskette. When a new or updated driver is found, the following prompt is
displayed:
Unconditionally installing patches bootmod bootbin
Install patch driver-name? [y]
7. If the driver is the one you want to install, at the prompt, type y for yes
or press Enter. If the driver is not the one you want to install, type n
for no.
If you specify yes, the install.sh script installs the driver you
indicated as well as bootmod and bootbin patches .
8. When you're done and the install.sh script exits, unmount the diskette:
# umount /mnt
9. Remove the Solaris 2.6 Driver Patch diskette from the diskette drive.
10. Halt your machine.
11. Turn your machine off.
12. If you haven't already, add the new hardware.
13. Turn your machine on.
14. When the autoboot sequence prompt is displayed, quickly press Escape.
The autoboot sequence is interrupted. The Solaris Device Configuration
Assistant screen is displayed.
15. Press F2_Continue.
The message "Enumerating buses ..." is displayed. The Scanning Devices screen
is then displayed. System devices are scanned. When scanning is complete,
the Identified Devices screen is displayed.
16. Press F2_Continue.
The message "Loading driver com.bef ..." is displayed. The Boot Solaris
screen is then displayed.
17. On the Boot Solaris screen, select the device controller attached to the
device that contains your install medium, in this case the main system
disk.
The /etc/bootrc script is displayed.
18. At the prompt, type:
b -r
Your machine boots. You can now use your new hardware.
SUPPORTED HARDWARE
The ncrs driver contained in the patch 105220-03 supports following
Host Bus Adapters based on SCSI processors:
SYM53C810A (card SYM20810, card SYM20811)
SYM53C815 (card SYM8150S, card DTC3130B)
SYM53C825
SYM53C825A
SYM53C860 (card SYM8600SP)
SYM53C875 (card SYM8750SP)
SYM53C875J (card SYM8751SP, card Diamond Fireport 40)
SYM53C876 (card SYM22801, card SYM22802)
SUM53C895 (card SYM8951U)
NCR53C810
NCR53C810A
NCR53C815
NCR53C820
NCR53C825 (card Acculogic PCIPort)
NCR53C825A
NCR53C860
NCR53C875
NCR53C875J
NCR53C876
NCR53C895
KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS
1. Because the NCR BIOS and the Solaris fdisk program may be incompatible,
use the DOS version of FDISK (or equivalent utility) to create an entry
in the FDISK partition table before installing the Solaris software.
Create at least a 1-cylinder DOS partition starting at cylinder 0. If the
DOS partition isn't created, the system won't reboot after Solaris
installation.
2. An add-in card with the 53C815, 53C820, 53C825, or 53C825A controller
can only be used in a bus-mastering PCI slot. On motherboards with only
two PCI slots, both of the PCI slots are usually bus-master capable. On
motherboards with three or more PCI slots, and on motherboards with
several embedded PCI controllers, some of the PCI slots may not be
bus-master capable.
3. Some PCI motherboards with the NCR SDMS BIOS and an embedded 53C810 or
53C810A controller do not work correctly with 53C82x add-in cards that
also have an NCR SDMS BIOS. Upgrading the motherboard BIOS, the add-in
card, or both may prevent these conflicts.
4. On some early PCI systems with the 53C810 chip on the motherboard, the
interrupt pin on the chip is not connected. Such a system cannot be used
with Solaris software.
5. Do not attempt to connect wide targets to the 53C810, 53C815, and 53C860
using a wide to narrow converter. These configurations are not supported.
6. If your adapter supports the Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration utility,
which can be accessed by pressing Control-C, do not alter the value of
the Host SCSI ID (an option under the Adapter Setup menu) to anything
but 7.
7. If you experience problems with old target devices, add the following
entry to the /kernel/drv/ncrs.conf file:
targetN-scsi-options = 0x0;
where N is the ID of the failing target.
8. Boot device ID has to be in range 0-6.
9. The ncrs driver does not support the Wide SCSI option. Some add-in 53C8xx
cards include connectors for both narrow cables (8-bit SCSI A cables) and
wide cables (16-bit SCSI P cables). You can connect devices to the SCSI
Wide connectors using SCSI P cables, but the Solaris ncrs driver will not
initiate or accept the Wide Data Transfer option. The attached devices
will function in 8-bit narrow mode.
CAVEAT
A) If the temporary patch T105220-02 was installed on your system, it has to
be backed out before you attempt the installation of this driver patch.
To check if the temporary patch was installed on your system type:
showrev -p | grep T105220-02
If the temporary patch was installed on your system you would see
displayed message:
Patch: T105220-02 Obsoletes: 105220-01 Requires: Incompatibles:
Packages: SUNWos86r
To backout the patch follow these steps:
1. Become the root
2. Type:
patchrm T105220-02
3. After the message "Patch T105220-02 has been backed out" is displayed,
you may proceed with the driver patch installation.
B) If there are Wide SCSI targets attached to the Symbios adapter, but your
boot device is not one of these targets, the Solaris driver will not
successfully negotiate Wide SCSI data transfer and the devices will not
operate correctly.
Workaround:
Set the adapter firmware to 8-bit/narrow mode using the Symbios BIOS
Configuration Utility:
1. During booting, enter the Symbios Configuration Utility by typing
Control-C when prompted.
2. From the Main Menu, select the adapter with wide targets attached.
3. From the Utilities Menu, choose Device Selection. Select the device
and set the Width (bits) to 8.
The Solaris driver will renegotiate to the highest shared data-transfer
mode, resulting in no performance loss.Revision History:
106699-02
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