Is Plug-and-Play (PNP) supported by Solaris/x86?

Is Plug-and-Play (PNP) supported by Solaris/x86?

Yes, with release 2.6 and latter. Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier
(even with the DUs), do NOT support PNP.
PNP should be disabled and the card manually configured for the latter case.
Sun FAQ 2234-02 at

http://access1.Sun.COM/cgi-bin/rinfo2html?223402.faq
has instructions for configuring Solaris to recognize specific PNP devices.
See the
Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide
(mentioned above)
for details on each device
(and see the Driver Update Guide when using updates).


Personally, I find it a lot easier to disable PNP on cards that have that
option.
Boot into DOS or Windows (with a diskette if you have to)
and run your card manufacturer's utility or configuration or diagnostic program.
I also disable the BIOS setting "OS supports PNP".
PNP can be tricky with Solaris sometimes.


To display your current system configuration run
"prtconf -pv"




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