Patch-ID# 102065-02
Keywords: smc ethernet 8416 boot cmos
Synopsis: SunOS 5.4_x86: smc driver update and fixes
Date: Oct/26/94

Solaris Release: 2.4_x86

SunOS release: 5.4_x86

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Topic: SunOS 5.4_x86: smc driver update and fixes

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1172457 1173825

Changes incorporated in this version: 1173825

Relevant Architectures: i386

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Files included with this patch:

kernel/drv/smc

Problem Description:

1173825 smc ultra + solaris reboot = bad cmos ?

Systems with SMC 8216 or 8416 cards can fail to reboot; symptoms include
black screen but no text, HBA BIOS can't find boot disk, apparent
CMOS corruption

(from 102065-01)

1172457 Update SMC driver to handle new board type (SMC8416)

Adds support for a new SMC Ethernet card (8416) to the existing
smc driver.

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