Solaris X86

• FAQs in the area of networks - NFS interoperation
  
• Library problems on Solaris x86
  
• TCP/IP apps have slow response slip, ppp using pcnfs
  
• Features of the SunOS Virtual Memory
  
• Layers of the Virtual Memory System
  
• What is Paging?
  
• Three Virtual Memory Performance Monitors
  
• Mounting the Solaris CD-ROM
  
• Describes a memory leak bug present in semaphore services
  
• How to configure xdm
  
• Adding a Second Ethernet Card to an X86 system
  
• General Description of System V Release 4 Paging
  
• Adding hardware to an existing system
  
• Changing the login prompt
  
• More explanation of add_drv function
  
• Describes use but not apparent functions in client ftp side
  
• Some useful how-to's pertaining to disk drives
  
• During the installation, the system hangs and/or kernel panics
  
• Explanation into the workings of driver removal using rem_drv
  
• How does fdisk obtain physical geometry parameters
  
• Root master server and one client as a nisplus environment
  
• Add/configure a network card after installing Solaris x86
  
• Finding what package a file is from and default permissions
  
• How to change your hostname on Solaris X86
  
• How to startup Workman automatically with vold
  
• What to do when debuggers can't reconstruct programs from "core"
  
• How to increase number of files that can be opened by a process
  
• Using the Toshiba T4800 with an external monitor
  
• Unable to configure 3COM 3C507 with Solaris 2.4 X86
  
• Deleting of pc-x icons using MS-Windows leave trash behind
  
• PC-X installation and debugging techniques
  
• How to add a hard drive on Solaris 2.4 for x86
  
• Tips on moving a hard drive from one system to another
  
• Moving EISA HBA after Solaris Installation
  
• How to mount a DOS partition under Solaris X86 2.x
  
• How to maintain Hostid with reinstall.
  
• How to install Merge when booting with Driver Update Disk.
  
• Running CDE from a remote Machine.
  
• Swap space and tmp
  
• Multi-thread Common Terminology
  
• Description of Application Threads
  
• Relationship between ftp and inetd.conf
  
• Relationship between telnet and inetd.conf
  
• Why X11 application default resources don't take effect
  
• Relationship of MS-Windows, PC-X, and a UNIX X-Window Manager
  
• IBM token ring is recognized by MDB floppy but not by the OS
  
• Frequently Asked Questions about Solaris x86 Drivers
  
• Installing Solaris Core on IDE disk
  
• Merge Patch installation on a DU-installed OS
  
• Common tmpfs errors
  
• Getting the dtter tercap entry
  
• Installing DU Distibution disk after install
  
• Changing the NIS server name after install
  
• tar & cpio to floppy problems with vold running
  
• A description of Hardware Memory Management
  
• A description of virtual cache
  
• How to create and mount a floppy diskette with ufs filesystem
  
• A description of How Solaris handles Physical Address Cache
  
• A description of Cache & Cache Hit Rate
  
• A program to print wtmp
  
• Using mail ".forward" in a heterogenous environment
  
• Running two or more concurrent mailtools
  
• When to do a reboot with system reconfiguration
  
• Removing conflicting driver device probes from a MDB diskette
  
• When to use a symbolic link in lieu of a link
  
• NFS exported file systems won't mount
  
• Saving failed process data to a log
  
• Workaround for the 'cu' error message on Solaris 2.1 for x86
  
• sendmail malfunctions when used over PPP
  
• Fixing attribute actions error
  
• How to perform root admin functions as a normal user
  
• Why have drivers been moved from /kernel/drv?
  
• Standard Port & IRQ Assignments for PCs
  
• How to use Windows apps. already installed under DOS, for Wabi
  
• Getting Signal Information
  
• Listing of Kernel-Signal-Related Variables
  
• Solaris 2.x Signals and their Meanings
  
• Setting Console Colors on x86
  
• OLIT VS MOTIF
  
• Tips on Merge 3.2.1 installation
  
• Japanese Processing with IUS
  
• A description of Advisory Locking on Solaris 2.x
  
• A description of file and record locking on Solaris 2.x
  
• A description of Mandatory Locking on Solaris 2.x
  
• A script to conservatively duplicate diskettes
  
• Adding a PCMCIA Ethernet card
  
• Adding extra buttons to Mailtool
  
• Booting to Single-User Mode from CD.
  
• Can't kill a process
  
• Installing ProWorks
  
• Client server programs between Solaris on SPARC and x86.
  
• How to boot a system with a bad /etc/system
  
• How to disable a specific device from probing at boot time
  
• How to get the screen to blank when system is idle
  
• How to share CDROM drives over a network
  
• How to start/stop CDE manually
  
• Installing CDE on a diskless client
  
• Obtaining Driver Updates
  
• Post-install kadb debug procedures
  
• Pre-install kadb debug procedures
  
• How to replace the Kernel on Solaris x86
  
• Restoring the multi-boot menu
  
• SCSI transport failures from timeout, reset or incomplete
  
• Sender determination in mailtool
  
• Using International Characters with Solaris
  
• Why does system hang during shutdown?
  
• DNS Client Setup instructions
  
• Memory Allocation Strategies
  
• Description of Non-paged Memory Allocation
  
• Brief description of how swap is handled with Solaris
  
• Motif static libraries
  
• Workaround for gigabyte x86 installation
  
• sample program segment showing use of getservbyname and rexec
  
• Making additional Unix filesystems
  
• Data transfer between Sparc and x86 systems
  
• "Shrinking" your DOS partition
  
• How to map/unmap the function keys
  
• Getting aha154xCP working with Solaris x86
  
• Reconfiguring a System
  
• Solaris shared library Q&A
  
• Patching The Asy To Use Alternative Baud Rates
  
• Using a PCMCIA com port with WABI on x86
  
• adb script to determine serial com chip
  
• Resolving System Halts During Installation
  
• HOSTID AND ETHERNET ADDRESS
  
• Details on NIS+ installation
  
• Wabi 1.0 Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Adding and configuring a Second Hard Drive for Solaris X86
  
• Adding customized colors to individual windows in Openwindows
  
• Hardware Setup and Differences Between X86 and SPARC
  
• Printer Configuration on Solaris 2.x for x86
  
• Booting Solaris x86 in verbose mode
  
• How to determine local hostname while logged into remote host
  
• Configuring unlisted VGA Adapters in Solaris 2.1
  
• Saving Xterm window positions while using Openwindows
  
• Install doesn't display all available space of DOS partition
  
• How to determine if app is running color/monochrome at runtime
  
• Frequently Asked Questions about OLIT
  
• How do XView objects map to OLIT widgets?
  
• FAQs in the area of networks - Questions on RPC and TLI
  
• FAQs in the area of networks - IP interface
  
• Configuring IBM 16/4 Token Ring and Compatible Network Adapters
  
• Installing parallel printer interface
  
• Installation of Solaris x86 version 2.1 on an IBM PS/2 Model 95
  
• Support and setup of the Sound Blaster Pro Audio Card
  
• Token-ring Configuration on Solaris x86
  
• How to make Solaris recognize COM2 port
  
• Installing the New DPT 2022 EISA controller
  
• Cannot do autopush for a STREAMS driver
  
• How and when are the links from /dev to /devices created?
  
• Problems in the sample STREAMS driver given in the answerbook
  
• How to access symbols (functions/variables) from other driver modules
  
• How to add a CD-ROM to Solaris x86
  
• Changing the Default Keyboard on Solaris x86
  
• Mounting alternate file-system types under Solaris x86
  
• Sample program for using gethostbyname
  
• Mounting NFS Filesystems
  
• DNS client troubleshooting procedures
  
• MP Installation on an existing Solaris 2.1 for x86 System
  
• Configuring Network Adapters
  
• Adding Network Support to Solaris
  
• Unwritable Partition Table on x86 Install
  
• How to add a SCSI tape drive on Solaris x86
  
• Procedure for setting up xdm under Solaris 2.1
  
• Configuring the aha1542c with a Boot Drive > 1GB on x86 2.1
  
• Installing Answerbooks on Solaris 2.1 for x86
  
• Changes to the Adaptec SCSI driver for Solaris x86
  
• Installation of Solaris x86 on Laptop/Notebook 486 computers
  
• Enabling the IPC facilities using Solaris X86
  
• How to set up a serial terminal using Solaris x86
  
• Installing on SCSI drive of system with both IDE and SCSI
  
• Can Solaris 2.1 x86 run on a secondary SCSI disk only?
  
• Restoration of the Solaris X86 master boot program
  
• Gathering Network Integrity Data From NFS
  
• Procedure to setup dial-in and dial-out modem on x86
  
• How to find correct geometry for IDE drives during installation
  
• Hard Disk Maintenance from the MDB diskette in 2.1 for x86
  
• Installation of IDE hard drives under Solaris x86
  
• Choosing correct configuration for the Madge Token-Ring Adapter
  
• Setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable
  
• Command to check configured Devices
  
• Selecting CD-ROM blocksizes for different filesystems
  
• Backing Up To A Remote Tape Server
  
• 3Com 3c503 interface connector selection problems
  
• Turning your Solaris x86 stand-alone machine into a server
  
• Tips on installing a Toshiba notebook with a docking station
  
• A script to find symbol definitions in libraries
  
• How to port spl5() routine on SVR4 to Solaris 2.1 X86
  
• How to use ADB
  
• Solaris x86 fails to boot from CD-ROM during installation
  
• DPT PM2x22B/9x caching raid controller problem using RAID5
  
• Hardware incompatibilities which may affect Solaris install
  
• Openwindows will not start
  
• CDE Motif license expiration error message
  
• How to reformat SCSI hard disk
  
• Minimum hardware configuration required to run Solaris x86
  
• DNS server-nslookup causes in.named to core dump
  
• Install with Driver Update fails if /var is a file-system
  
• Install reports incorrect disk geometry with supported hardware
  
• Some commands appear to hang when run from openwin-menu
  
• SCSI and VGA controllers claiming full compatibility
  
• How to enable the C7/C5 choices
  
• How to use ADB to find out why your system panicked.
  
• Is there command-line history available for Solaris for x86?
  
• How to add diskless client support after system is loaded
  
• DOS partition is not bootable after Solaris installation
  
• How to set up to run mwm instead of olwm under OpenWindows
  
• How to setup a Solaris x86 2.4 machine as an NIS+ server
  
• Estimating Memory Requirements
  
• APIC can cause Solaris 2.4 x86 to fail on installation
  
• add_install_client script can fail
  
• File owner and group under POSIX environments
  

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