
GFX 550e Installation and Reference Manual
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The following are prerequisites for installing the “GFX 550e
Driver Software”:
• The system is running Solaris 10 or higher..
• At least 2MB of disk space is available in "/usr" and “/.”
• One or more GFX 550e cards are presently installed in the
desktop/server.
NOTE: All device drivers are loadable. No kernel changes are
required.
3.3 Installing GFX 550e Driver Software
This section describes software installation from a CD-ROM.
3.3.1 CD-ROM Installation
The following are step-by-step instructions for installing the “GFX
550e Driver Software” from a CD-ROM.
1. Install a GFX 550e card in the computer as described in
Chapter 2.
2. Boot the computer with the "-r" (reconfiguration) option.
To do this on a typical SPARC desktop/server, perform
the following steps:
• Power ON the computer.
• Wait until you see boot messages displaying on the
screen, then press and hold the Stop (L1) key, and
then press the "A" key.
• At the "ok" prompt, type "boot –r" followed by the
<Enter> key.
3. After the system has booted, log in as root.
4. Insert the CD-ROM labeled "GFX 550e Driver Software-
Solaris Edition" into the CD-ROM drive.
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