Late-Breaking Solaris Driver Update Information

x86 only: Vendor-Developed Drivers That Are Not Included

The vendor-developed drivers listed below are not included on the Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) CD. These drivers are provided through the Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) Driver Update 1, available on the World Wide Web (URL http://access1.sun.com/drivers/) and at other locations given in the Hardware Compatibility List in the Information Library (Intel Platform Edition). The Hardware Compatibility List supplied with this release includes vendor-developed device drivers that will be available with Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) Driver Update 1.

Driver Name	Devices Supported
`asc`	AdvanSys SCSI host bus adapters
`hxhn`	QLogic SCSI host bus adapters
`mega`	American Megatrends SCSI RAID controllers
`mtok`	Madge Token Ring network adapter sxp Rockwell FDDI network adapters

Note - Vendor-developed drivers are provided for the convenience of Solaris customers and are tested to ensure that they meet acceptable standards of operability. SunSoft cannot be responsible for their inclusion in future Solaris releases or the timeliness of their availability. Maintenance and support for vendor-developed drivers are provided by the hardware vendor.

x86 only: How to Obtain Updated Hardware Compatibility Lists and Device Driver Information

Hardware Compatibility Lists and Driver Update releases (including related documentation) are produced periodically as support for new hardware becomes available. They are available from these sources:

World Wide Web--For Driver Updates, open URL http://access1.Sun.COM/ drivers/. For Hardware Compatibility lists, open URL http://

  access1.sun.com/certify/hcl.html.

FTP--Use anonymous FTP to access ftp.uu.net, then go to /vendor/sun/ solaris/x86/du/ for Driver Updates, or /vendor/sun/solaris/x86/hcl/ for Hardware Compatibility Lists.
CompuServe--Type go sunsoft and go to the Solaris x86 library.

Note - The World Wide Web, CompuServe, and ASK-IT (below) also point to Support-provided installation and configuration information as well as answers to frequently asked questions.

x86 only: Related Documentation Only

Email Autoresponder--To obtain a Hardware Compatibility List or a Driver Update Announcement via email, send email to hcl-index@Sun.COM (http://mailto:hcl-index@Sun.COM) for a list of autoresponse aliases that return hardware support information.
ASK-IT--SunSoft's Automated Support Fax-on-Demand Service Includes the current Hardware Compatibility List and document No. 51251, which summarizes the current Driver Update.

In North America, call one of these numbers:

1-800-SUNSOFT and choose options 4, 1, 1, 1
(310) 348-6219 and choose option 1

Outside North America, call one of these numbers and choose option 1:

Australia (61-2-844-5374)
Japan (03-5717-2560)
Singapore (63-383-1971)
United Kingdom (44-1276-677131)

x86 only: How to Obtain Technical Support

To obtain technical support:

In North America, call 1-800-SUNSOFT and choose option 4.
Outside North America, contact your Sun Software Support Provider.