Related Books and Papers
For detailed reference information about the device driver interfaces, see the man page sections 9, 9E (entry points), 9F (functions), and 9S (structures). For information on hardware and other driver-related issues, the following books might be helpful.
From Sun Microsystems:
Application Packaging Developer's Guide, Sun Microsystems, 2000.
Open Boot PROM Toolkit User's Guide, Sun Microsystems Computer Company, 1996.
STREAMS Programming Guide. Sun Microsystems, 2000.
Multithreaded Programming Guide. Sun Microsystems, 2000.
Solaris 64-bit Developer's Guide. Sun Microsystems, 2000.
Solaris Modular Debugger Guide. Sun Microsystems, 2000.
From other sources:
The SPARC Architecture Manual, Version 9. Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN 0-13-099227-5.
The SPARC Architecture Manual, Version 8. Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN 0-13-825001-4.
Pentium Pro Family Developer's Manual, Volumes 1-3. Intel Corporation, 1996. ISBN 1-55512-259-0 (Volume 1), ISBN 1-55512-260-4 (Volume 2), ISBN 1-55512-261-2 (Volume 3).
Note - In this document, the term "IA" refers to the Intel 32-bit processor architecture, which includes the Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium II Xeon, Celeron, Pentium III, Pentium III Xeon, and Pentium 4 processors, and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD and Cyrix.
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output | Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output | machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value | To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 | Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. | Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2 Shell Prompts
Shell | Prompt |
|---|---|
| C shell prompt | machine_name% |
| C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |