Acer 08P4100 Manuel D’Utilisation

Solaris

Manual No. 775079

7-5

1. Access the root directory. At the # prompt, type

cd /

2. Type the following command to see if the Volume Management

software is running on the computer you are updating:

ps -ef | grep vold

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Note

For more information about managing diskettes and
drives, see the System Administration Guide for
Solaris.

3. If Volume Management is running, temporarily stop it by typing the

following command line at the system prompt.

/etc/init.d/volmgt stop

4. Insert the MDAC Supplemental Diskette into the disk drive.

5. Mount the MDAC Supplemental Diskette at the /mnt mount point by

typing the following command:

mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /mnt

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Note

You must mount the MDAC Supplemental Diskette at
this point in the file structure to update your computer
successfully.

6. Execute the install script on the diskette, using the appropriate Solaris

release directory (sol_27 for Solaris 7). For example:

# /mnt/DU/sol_27/i86pc/Tools/install.sh -i

The install.sh script searches for all new or updated drivers on the
diskette. When a new or updated driver is found, the following message
is displayed:

Unconditionally installing ITUs <mlx mdac>

Installing package <MYLXmlx>

7. You will see the following message:

Installation of <MYLXmlx> was successful.