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diff --git a/DOCS/SOLARIS b/DOCS/SOLARIS index 0a9ef23798..f962cc26a0 100644 --- a/DOCS/SOLARIS +++ b/DOCS/SOLARIS @@ -3,3 +3,21 @@ Notes for Solaris users 1. To build the package you will need GNU make (gmake, /opt/sfw/gmake), native Solaris make will not work. + +2. Due to two bugs in solaris 8 x86, you cannot reliably play DVDs using a + capacity >4GB: + + - The sd(7D) driver on solaris 8 x86 driver has bug when accessing a + disk block >4GB on a device using a logical blocksize != DEV_BSIZE + (i.e. CDROM and DVD media). Due to a 32bit int overflow, a disk + address modulo 4GB is accessed. + (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22516) + + - The similar bug is present in the hsfs(7FS) filesystem code (aka ISO9660), + hsfs currently does not support partitions/disks >4GB, all data is + accessed modulo 4GB + (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22592) + +-- +Jürgen Keil + |