4 troubleshooting, Troubleshooting – Avago Technologies LSI20160 User Manual

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Solaris Device Driver Installation

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Do you want to create a new instance of this package [y,

n, ?, q]

Step 7.

Type

n

for No.

If you specify yes, then this message appears:

Do you want to overwrite this installed instance?

Step 8.

Type

y

for Yes to overwrite the old driver.

Step 9.

Unmount the diskette when the installation has completed and
the

install.sh

script exits by typing at the command prompt:

# cd

# umount /mnt

Step 10. Remove the Solaris Driver ITU diskette from the diskette drive.

Step 11. Reboot your machine by typing at the command prompt:

# touch /reconfigure

# reboot

Step 12. If you have not already done so, turn off your system, add the

new hardware, and turn on your system again.

Step 13. At the <<Current Boot Parameters >> prompt, type:

b -r

to force reconfiguration of the machine.

When the Solaris operating environment is finished booting and running,
the new devices whose drivers that you installed are available for use. To
verify the version number for the Solaris 7 or Solaris 8

symhisl

driver,

type at the prompt:

# modinfo | grep sym

After entering this command, the system will display the version number.

10.4 Troubleshooting

The Solaris operating system may display some informational or potential
error messages that may be preceded by a warning message. In the
message descriptions below, the

SYMHISL<n>

signifies that

<n>

can be

replaced by a number assigned to it by the operating system. That value

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