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Chapter 2 Software Installation 2-9
2.4.2 Installing Solaris Operating System Drivers
The following instructions are for installing drivers if you are performing a fresh
installation of the Solaris 10 operating system. You do not need to reinstall the
drivers if you are using the preinstalled version of the operating system.
1. Remove the currently installed operating system from the server. See
Section 2.1.1, “Erasing the Primary Boot Hard Disk” on page 2-3.
2. If necessary, set up the BIOS for Solaris operating system installation. See
Section 2.1.2, “Setting up the BIOS for Operating System Installation” on page 2-4.
3. Install the operating system. If you are using RIS to install Windows XP, refer to
Appendix A.
4. Install the drivers as shown in the following procedure.
To install the drivers and mount the diagnostic partition when running the Solaris 10
Operating System:
1. Log in to the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation as superuser.
2. Insert the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Supplemental CD into the DVD drive.
The CD is automounted by the Solaris 10 Operating System.
3. Change to the /cdrom/cdrom0/drivers/sx86 directory by typing the following
command:
4. Run the install script by typing the following command:
The networking and sound drivers are now installed.
The script prompts the user to reboot the system for changes to take effect.
5. Reboot the server.
6. When xserver choices are displayed, select the default Xorg.
7. When prompted for networking information on your system, enter the
networking information for your server.
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/drivers/sx86
#./install.sh