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Solaris Operating Environment End-of-Software-Support Announcements

The following end-of-software-support announcements are current, as of the 9/04 (Update 7) release of the Solaris(TM) Operating System. For the complete text of Solaris Operating System end-of-software-support announcements see the Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes on http://docs.sun.com.

Features Removed From the Solaris 9 Operating System

• adb(1) Map Modifiers and Watchpoint Syntax
• AnswerBook2 Server
• aspppd Utility
• ATOK8 Japanese Input Method
• crash Utility
• Crash Dump Options for Solaris ipcs(1) Command
• cs00 Japanese Input Method
• x86: devconfig Command
• x86: Device and Driver Software Support
• Early Access (EA) Directory
• Emulex MD21 Disk Controller for ESDI Drives
• enable_mixed_bcp Tunable
• x86: Intel 486-Based Systems
• japanese Locale Name Alternate
• Java Software Developer's Kit (SDK) 1.2.2
• JDK(TM) 1.1.8 Software and JRE 1.1.8
• Kerberos Version 4 Client
• OpenWindows Toolkits for Developers
• OpenWindows Environment For Users
• Priority Paging and Related Kernel Tunables (priority_paging/cachefree)
• s5fs File System
• sendmail Utility Features
• Solaris Maintenance Updates
• SUNWebnfs Package
• sun4d-Based Servers
• SUNWrdm Package

Features That Might Be Removed From a Future Release of the Solaris Operating System

• device_driver Path-Name Support in add_drv System
• AdminTool Command
• Asian Short dtlogin Names
• asysmem() and sysmem() Interfaces
• Audit Daemon Interfaces
• Device Allocation Interfaces For the Basic Security Module
• Obsolete Device Driver Interfaces
• Device Management Entries in power.conf
• Device Support and Driver Software
• Euro Character Input Sequences That Are Alt Key-Based and Meta Key-Based
• Federated Naming Service XFN Libraries and Commands
• Non-POSIX Thread Behavior of fork() Function
• Generic LAN Driver Version 0 Interfaces
• GMT Zoneinfo Time Zones
• SPARC: Graphic Driver Support
• Java Runtime Environment 1.2.2
• Kodak Color Management System
• Korean CID Fonts
• Lance Ethernet (le) Drivers
• libXinput Library
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Library
• Obsolete Lightweight Process (LWP) Interfaces
• Nameless Interface Groups Feature
• Netscape 4.7x Software
• Netscape 6.2x and Netscape 7.0 Software
• netstat -k Option
• Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) Name Service Type
• pam_unix Module
• Perl Version 5.005_03
• Power Management I/O Control Commands
• 64-bit SPARC: ptrace Interface in libc
• sdtjmplay Desktop Java Media Player
• Serial Parallel Controller (SPC) Driver
• sendmailvars and the L and G sendmail.cf Commands
• SPARC: 64-bit Packages
• Solaris 32-bit Sun4U Kernel
• Solaris Static System Libraries
• Solaris Volume Manager Transactional Volume
• Solstice Enterprise Agents
• Standalone Router Discovery
• Storage Interfaces
• Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 7.0 (Formerly Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 Platform Edition)
• sun4m Hardware
• Sun StorEdge A3000, Sun StorEdge A3500, and Sun StorEdge A3500FC Systems
• Tapes Devices
• Ultra AX and SPARCengine Ultra AXmp Graphics Card
• 32-bit: X11 Static Libraries
• XIL Interface
• xetops Utility
• xutops Print Filter
• x86 Only: Driver Support

The Solaris operating environment running on an x86 based system currently supports numerous devices based on the ISA and EISA I/O buses. Support for these devices and the device drivers written specifically for them might be removed in a future release. Support for the EISA bus might be removed in a future release.

Note that some drivers also support PCI devices; these drivers might also be removed in a future release.

The following device drivers that support only ISA and EISA devices might be removed in a future release.

• compaq: Compaq PSMI MP Module
• corollary: Corollary PSMI MP Module

For a list of other devices and drivers, see the Solaris 7 Online Release Notes (SUNWrdm) on http://docs.sun.com.

End-of-Software-Support Announcements in Previous Releases of the Solaris Operating System

For more information on end-of-software-support announcements published previously, see the following documents on http://docs.sun.com.

• Solaris 9 End-of-Software-Support Announcements
  • Solaris 9 4/04 Release Notes
  • Solaris 9 12/03 Release Notes
  • Solaris 9 8/03 Release Notes
  • Solaris 9 4/03 Release Notes
• Solaris 8 Transition Frequently Asked Questions
• Solaris 8 End-of-Software-Support Announcements
  • Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes
  • Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes