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SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide Please Recycle Safety Agency Compliance Statements Safety Precautions CD-ROM Conformité aux normes de sécurité Pile au lithium Einhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften SELV-Richtlinien Normativas de seguridad Cumplimiento de la normativa Selv Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions Xii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Class a Notice ICES-003 Class a Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe a Regulatory Compliance Statements Xvi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Declaration of Conformity EMC Safety Contents Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Using Windows XP Professional Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and Software Using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Using Windows Server 2003 Using Red Hat Linux Installing and Configuring Server Software Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Using SunPCi III Software 109 Troubleshooting 135 Xxvi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Contents Xxviii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March SunPCi III International Support Glossary Index SunPCi III Online Support 195SunPCi III Performance Tips Figures Xxxii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Tables Xxxiv SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Preface Who Should Read This Book How This Book Is Organized Document Conventions Using Unix CommandsSolaris Command Windows SunPCi III Keyboard Shortcuts Typographic ConventionsShell Prompts Contacting Sun Technical Support Related Documentation Xl SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Accessing Sun Documentation Online Sun Welcomes Your Comments Xlii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Introducing SunPCi III Hardware and Software Supported Microsoft Windows Linux Operating Systems SunPCi III 3.2.1 Features From a PC User’s Perspective Supported Citrix MetaFrame Software From a Solaris User’s Perspective Set your Manpath variable as follows How to View Solaris Manual PagesGetting Help for SunPCi III Software Getting Help for Microsoft Windows and Linux Software Removing Microsoft Windows Software SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Getting Started System Requirements Starting and Stopping the SunPCi III Software How to Start the SunPCi III SoftwareHow to Exit the SunPCi III Software Click the Shut down option Click OK Emulated Drives and SunPCi III SoftwareClick Start and choose Shut Down Creating an Emulated Drive How to Create a New Emulated Drive Start the SunPCi III software 1Create a New Emulated Drive Dialog Box Click Reset Now How to Attach an Existing Emulated Drive as a C or D Drive Attaching Emulated Drives How to Grow an Existing Emulated Drive Growing an Existing Emulated Drive 3Grow an Existing Emulated Drive Dialog Box Microsoft Windows Service Packs Power Management Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Multiple Cards Configuration Process Advanced Server Support for Configuration Options Naming .ini Files When Using Multiple Cards Configuring Multiple Cards With SunPCi III SoftwareDefault .ini Configuration File Click OK to accept the default disk image name How to Create an .ini File Using the -nOptionAt the Solaris prompt, type the following command Using Cards and Emulated Drives How to Identify Card Names How to Start a Specific .ini File How to Start a Specific Card How to Start a Specific Image and a Specific Card Starting Specific Disk Image Files Updating the SunPCi III Card Configuration Rebinding Images and Cards Multiple Card Behavior Using the Diskette Drive With Multiple CardsUsing the CD-ROM Drive With Multiple Cards Networking With Multiple Cards SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Networking With SunPCi Hardware and Software Networking With SunPCi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Obtain the following information before you begin Setting Up Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and SoftwareHow to Set TCP/IP Properties To configure virtual networking How to Set Up Physical Ethernet NetworkingHow to Set Up Virtual Ethernet Networking How to Use Power Management With Physical Networking SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows XP Professional Installing Windows XP Professional Installation Notes How to Perform a Custom Installation Install the SunPCi III drivers Upgrade Notes How to Upgrade Windows NT4 WS to Windows XP Professional Windows Explorer, navigate to the following path Double-click upgrade.batInstall the Service Pack Double-click upgrade.bat Installing Japanese Windows XP Professional How to Perform an Automatic Installation How to Perform a Manual Installation \drivers\winxp\setupwxp /td How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Click the Hardware tab Click Device Manager Click Have Disk Click Browse Click NextClick Next Click the Network adapters options Click Open Right-click Local Area Connection or Local Area Connection How to Configure the Network for Windows XP ProfessionalFrom the Start menu, choose My Network Places Click Properties How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet Attach the mouse by pressing Meta-M Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box Click the Settings tab Click VideoClick Apply How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Installing Windows \ f\drivers\win2k\setupw2k /sr\export\home\win2k\i386 Upgrading Windows NT to Windows \sun\w2kupg\upgrade.bat Double-click upgrade.bat Double-click the fsdon.reg Registry file located at Configuring Virtual Ethernet Networking for Windows How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Click the Add a New Device option Click Next Double-click Add/Remove HardwareClick Next Click the Add/Troubleshoot a device radio button Click the Network adapters options Click Next How to Configure the Network for Windows How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet How to Prepare Windows 2000 to Display External Video How to Configure Windows 2000 for External Video Use How to Configure the MouseKeys Accessibility Option SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows Server Installing Windows Server \ f\drivers\winnet\setupnet /sr\export\home\winnet\i386 Upgrade Notes How to Upgrade Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server \sun\wnetupg\upgrade.bat Before You Begin the Upgrade Configuring Virtual Ethernet Networking for Windows Server How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Navigate to c\sun\sunnet\winnet\sunndis.inf How to Configure the Network for Windows Server How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet How to Prepare Windows Server 2003 to Display External Video How to Configure Windows Server 2003 for External Video Use How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor Your monitor is now active in Windows Server SunPCi III 3.2.1User’s Guide March Using Red Hat Linux Installing Red Hat Linux How to Install Red Hat Linux Using Red Hat Linux How to Configure Networking for Linux Click Yes Click Yes Reboot your system How to Reconfigure Networking For LinuxHow to Prepare Linux to Display External Video How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor Color Depth Issues with Linux and the System Monitor SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Installing and Configuring Server Software How to Enable SunFSD Mapping How to Disable SunFSD Mapping Double-click the fsdoff.reg Registry file located at SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Using a Diskette Drive With SunPCi III Software Using a CD/DVD Drive With SunPCi III Software How to Mount a CD-ROM Drive Start SunPCi III software How to Set Up a CD-ROM DriveExit superuser Using the LED Indicator Connecting Peripheral DevicesHow to Eject a CD From a CD-ROM Drive Connecting the Ethernet Device Connecting Audio DevicesConnecting the USB Device Connecting the External Video Connecting Additional USB and 1394 Firewire Devices 1SunPCi III Main Card Backplate Connecting USB Devices Connecting the Firewire Device Connecting Serial and Parallel Port Devices Connecting a Parallel Device Connecting a Serial Device How to Configure a Serial Mouse for an External Monitor Using SunPCi III Software Sunpci Command and Its Options 1lists the SunPCi III command-line options Filename.ini SunPCi III Menus File Menu 3Options Menu Commands Options Menu Log on to your version of Microsoft Windows How to Automatically Update Intel DriversUpdating Intel and Linux Drivers How to Manually Update Intel Drivers How to Automatically Update Linux Drivers How to Manually Update Linux Drivers Boot@Boot Support SunPCi Daemon Virtual Network Computing VNC Configuring and Using Boot@Boot Support Configuring Boot@Boot Support for VNC # /opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpcidadm -a VNC CmdLineArgs=-geometry 1152x900 -depth 24 -keytable Germany5 Preparing SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support Configuring SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support # /opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpcidadm -e card1 card2 Shutting Down a VNC or SunPCi III Session Listing Boot@Boot SessionsDisabling Boot@Boot Support for VNC or for SunPCi III Cards Shutting Down the SunPCi Daemon Process Making Manual Changes to the Boot@Boot Configuration Using an X Server Other Than Xvnc Extended Drives and SunPCi Software How to Interact With VNC From a Remote ClientInstall the SUNWspvn3 package on the remote client Go to the vncviewer by going to the following path File System Drives Network Drives Using the Copy and Paste Commands for the Japanese Locale Save your changes and close the file How to Set Up a Solaris Printer From Microsoft Windows Avoid Using Screen Savers SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Troubleshooting Support for Issues SunPCi III Hardware Issues Hardware Error Messages Table A-1SunPCi III Hardware Error Messages and Solutions Mouse Issues Diskette Drive Issue Exit superuser Restart all SunPCi III software CD-ROM Drive IssuesVideo Display Issues External Video Resolutions Restart the system Power Management Error Message USB and Firewire Connection Issues SunPCi III Software and Solaris Issues Installation Error Message Startup Error Messages Table A-5Startup Error Messages and Solutions Emulated Hard Drive Issues Table A-6Emulated Hard Drive Issues and Solutions Solaris Stale Links Issue Using Multiple Operating SystemsCreating Bootable Partitions Missing Master.ini File After Factory Installation Multiple Cards and Microsoft Windows Issue Configuring Virtual Networking Using SunPCi III Software Click the Mouse icon Xinerama Display IssuesSystem Clock and Daylight Savings Time Issue Unexpected Power Failure Issue Colormap Flashing With Ideas Software Locate the disk image of your C drive SunPCi III Software and Microsoft Windows IssuesBacking Up an Emulated C Drive Make a copy of the file FAT16 File System Limitation Issue Application Installation to Solaris File System Issues Displaying Shortname Tails Japanese Copy and Paste IssueOpening in Safe Mode Only Starts in External Monitor Computer Management window opens Red Hat Linux Issues Keyboard Sometimes Disappears When Leaving Stand By Mode Cannot Copy Graphics Between Solaris and Linux Use NFS to Access Solaris FilesPhysical Networking is Only Supported Network Option Firewall Prevents NIS From Working Disk Device Naming Inconsistent During InstallationDisk Image Installation Must Complete Partitions per Disk Allowed Display Issue when Viewing Emacs Avoid Scanning Partitions for Bad Blocks Cannot Eject CD From Solaris When Mounted Through Linux USB Keyboards and Mice Only Work With External Monitor Audio Might Not Work For Dhcp Update the ifcfg-eth0file as needed Save the ifcfg-eth0fileFind the ifcfg-eth0file at the following location Linux Does Not Open If Installation Is Interrupted Using VNC With Linux Might Not Work Solaris and Linux Gnome Desktop Incompatibility Custom Display Mode Issue Double Mouse Pointer Issue Click OK in the Display Properties dialog box File System Drive IssuesRight-click your Windows desktop Choose Properties Right-click the My Computer icon Choose Properties Microsoft DirectDraw Performance Issue Restart the SunPCi session Upgrading results in a blue screen with the error message Cannot Unmap SunFSD Drives No Mouse Input After Booting Into Safe ModeIncorrect Path Name After Adding D Drive RealPlayer 6.0 Attempts Installation of New CD-ROM Drivers Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Audio CD Issue Click OK to close the Options window Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Virtual CD-ROM IssueSetting the Time Limit for Stand By Mode From the File menu in SunPCi, choose Exit Extended Drive SunFSD Issues Windows Networking and SunFSD IssuesInstalling Applications on SunFSD Cannot Connect to Other Systems Network Startup Is Slow After ConfigurationFSD Mapping Is Now Case Sensitive Installing Applications From a SunFSD Source Directory Installing Applications Into a SunFSD Target Directory Missing Network Icon on Windows Desktop Issue Software Appears to Hang When Browsing Network Drives Save the file and exit the text editor Reboot your system Unable to Mount Network Drive With Windows Explorer Issue Unable to Mount Certain NFS Mount Points as a Network Drive Microsoft Windows Application Issues Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications Table A-8Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications Set rlimfdmax=XXXX Installation and SunFSD on Windows XP Professional SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Retrospect Software and SunFSD McAfee Virus Scan 7.0 Requires Full Pathname SunPCi III International Support International Support Using the Keyboard Environment Variables Kbtype Environment Variable Values Kbcp Environment Variable Values How to Configure the Keyboard for Microsoft Windows How to Set an Environment VariableHow to Turn Off an Environment Variable Using an International Keyboard Under International Keyboard Code Page Table Using Code Pages and SunPCi III SoftwareDOS Character Set National Language Support Codes Table B-3National Language Support $LANG Variable $LANG Variable Settings Chinese China SunPCi III Online Support SunPCi III Product Web SunPCi III Documentation Increasing System Memory Fine-Tuning the SunPCi ConfigurationSunPCi III Performance Tips Specifying Emulated Drives Improving Video Performance Running Game Software on SunPCi III Platform How to Increase Video MemoryExit the Setup window Using a Palm Pilot With SunPCi III Software Video Display Routing Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Appendix Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Appendix Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Index DOS Index SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Index SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Voldfloppydisable script SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March