DOCUMENT ID: 1098-02 SYNOPSIS: How to add a CD-ROM to Solaris x86 OS RELEASE: PRODUCT: Solaris x86 KEYWORDS: add CD-ROM SCSI lms nec sony sun texel toshiba DESCRIPTION: Procedure to add CD-ROM to Solaris X86 Solaris x86 supports a SCSI CD-ROM drive connected to the target system or available on the network in order to install. Most CD-ROM drives conforming to the SCSI interface specification are expected to work. List of CD-ROM units that have been tested: Manufacturer Model LMS CM214 NEC Intersect CDR-74 NEC Intersect CDR-84 Sony CDU-7211 Sony CDU-6211 Sun Microsystems Inc. SunCD Texel DM-5021 Toshiba TXM-3201 Toshiba TXM-3301 Toshiba TXM-3401 SOLUTION: 1. Shutdown your system. 2. Check the physical connections. Verify that the CD-ROM drive is properly connected and that any applicable switches or jumpers are configured to set the SCSI target number to 6. The operating system normally reserves target #6 for the CD-ROM drive and this is the recommended setting, but if it is unavailable on your system another target ID can be used. 3. Turn on the power to the CD-ROM drive. 4. Reboot the system. At the > prompt, type b -r This is a reconfiguration boot. The system will detect the addition of the CD-ROM, and create the necessary devices for it. 5. Place the CD media into the drive. In this example, we will use the Solaris Operating System CD. 6. Type the following: cd / mkdir /cdrom mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0p0 /cdrom The CD-ROM drive is mounted and the files stored on the CD media are available (in the /cdrom directory) for reading, executing, or copying to other directories. DATE APPROVED: 04/06/95