Mounting DOS partition - mounting a DOS partition under Solaris is fairly simple if we meet the following two requirements. First, we must have a hard disk(s) already installed with one or more DOS partitions and secondly, the drive(s) need to be located on the computer which you are trying to access. However, it isn't necessary for the DOS partition you want to mount to be on the same drive as Solaris
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Use the command:

Xfree86 mouse - Having problems with the mouse after installing Xfree86? Solaris does not use the /dev/mouse driver, but instead uses the /dev/kdmouse. You will immediately notice once you start CDE or Openwin starts that the mouse does not respond. In order to remedy this situation we need to let XFree86 know where the correct mouse driver can be located. This is done by modifying an entry in the /etc/XF86Config file.

# vi /etc/XF86Config

Section "Pointer"

Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/kdmouse"
BaudRate 1200
Emulate3Timeout 50

EndSection

ASPPP connection - Having problems connecting to your ISP using the Solaris ASPPP?  The most common problem is that there is no carriage return at the end of the systems file.  There must be a carriage return (CR) character at the end of the line added to this file. If using a graphical editor, such as the one supplied with CDE, ensure that the cursor is positioned at the start of the line following the inserted line before saving the file. If this CR character is omitted, the aspppd log file will report:

Call Failed: SYSTEM NOT IN Systems FILE

Local Printer - There are a few ways to add and remove print queues with Solaris 2.x. It is important to use one method of administrating the printer configuration, and stick to that method.   For the purpose of clarification, we will use <starburst> as the printer name in the examples below.

To add a printer:

# lpadmin -p starburst -v /dev/cua/b    # serial
# lpadmin -p starburst -v /dev/bpp0     # parrallel

Set the printer permissions

# chmod 600 /dev/cua/b       
# chown lp /dev/cua/b
# chgrp lp /dev/cua/b

Set printer type and queue

# lpadmin -p starburst -T hplaserjet -I any

Enable the printer

# accept starburst
# enable starburst

Set printer to be default

# lpadmin -d starburst

Note: If you wish to add a parrallel printer, change all reference to /dev/cua/b to /dev/bpp0.

Solaris 2/x86 driver updates - This is probably one of the most comonly asked questions and the easiest to resolve.  SUN maintains a Web site with most information and upgrades needed to support their OS.

The Solaris x86 driver updates can be obtained by HTTP from: http://access1.Sun.COM/drivers/driverMain.html

The Solaris x86 driver updates can be obtained by anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.uu.net/vendor/sun/solaris/

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