Sun Device Detection Tool helps you to detect whether the Solaris Operating System (OS) can be installed on your x86 or x64 system. This tool indicates in a couple of minutes whether the Solaris OS supports the devices that are detected in your x86 or x64 system. If your devices are already shown on the Solaris OS Hardware Compatibility Lists (HCL), then you do not need to use this tool.

This page provides the following information about Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1:

• Product Description
• System Prerequisites
• Using Sun Device Detection Tool
• Sun Device Detection Tool - Stand-alone Version
• FAQ
• Help

When you invoke the Sun Device Detection Tool, it generates a table that shows whether a Solaris driver exists for each device that the tool detects. The table also indicates whether the driver is built-in with the Solaris OS or available in OpenSolaris.org or whether a third-party driver is available.

NOTE: Sun does not warrant the behavior of any third-party driver or OpenSolaris driver.

Sun Device Detection Tool is updated periodically to include new drivers in the driver database that the tool uses. The current version has a driver database that contains information about the Solaris OS built-in drivers, Open Solaris drivers and the third-party drivers. If the tool detects that one of your devices does not have the supported drivers, re-run the Sun Device Detection Tool after the release of a new version of the Solaris OS to determine whether there exists any latest drivers that supports the device.

Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1 enables you to submit the system information to HCL using the HCL Submission function.

• Get Solaris 10 OS
• Get Solaris Express Developer Edition

Only the following operating systems are supported by Sun Device Detection Tool:

• Solaris OS
  •  Solaris 10 release x86 or x64 updates
  •  Solaris Express Developer Edition release x86 or x64 updates
• Microsoft Windows
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows 2000
• Linux version 2.6 kernel x86 or x86_64 distributions
• Mac OS X x86 or x86_64

Note: Sun Device Detection Tool supports both 32-bit and 64-bit systems for Solaris, Linux, Windows and Mac OS

To run Sun Device Detection Tool, your system must have Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.4 or later installed. The JRE enables you to run the Java applications.

Click here JRE Free Download – to install JRE.

Invoking Sun Device Detection Tool

To start Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1, make sure you have met the System Prerequisites listed above. Click the link below to invoke the Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1:

Start Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1

The Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1 download window is displayed. Click Accept to agree with the license agreement.

Note: The Sun Device Detection Tool runs automatically as soon as you click Accept. You do not need to install Sun Device Detection Tool.

After the tool is invoked, the main window containing the Start button is displayed. 

The main window of Sun Device Detection Tool provides the driver information for the latest releases of Solaris 10 and Solaris Express Developer Edition. Select the target operating system for which you want to know whether the Solaris drivers exist from the drop-down list of the main window.

The example below shows the Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1 main window.

Detecting Native System

To proceed with detecting your native system, click the Start button. Sun Device Detection Tool searches for the devices on your system and compares the detected devices with a database of devices that are supported in the target Solaris OS. The Solaris OS driver availability report for your native system is generated.

Importing Device Data Files

Apart from testing the current system on which the tool is invoked, you can also provide a plain text file that contains the output of the following system commands:

• prtconf -pv (on Solaris OS).
• lspci -vv -n (on Linux OS).
• reg query hklm\system\currentcontrolset\enum\pci /s (on Windows based OS).

To import external device data file, perform the following steps:

1. Gather the system information using one of the commands listed in the above. For instance:
   
       c:\> reg query hklm\system\currentcontrolset\enum\pci /s > register-1.txt


2. Select Import... from the File menu of the main window. A file chooser dialog is displayed.

3. Select one or more device data files for which you want to check whether the Solaris driver exists from the file chooser and click open.


4. Click Start. If you select multiple files, you are prompted to type the directory path where the generated HTML files are be stored.

The tool scans the imported device data files. After the reports are generated, a check box appears at the top-right corner of the main window. By default, the check box is kept selected. In this case, you can change the target operating system from the main window and start checking the Solaris availability for the imported files for another Solaris release.

If you unselect the check box and click Start, the tool returns to scan your native system again. In this case, the tool does not display the check box after generating the native system report.

Overview of the Report

Sun Device Detection Tool displays a table of results. The table contains a row for each device that was detected. Results are displayed for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Solaris OS.

The report window has some colored indicators for which the explanation is as given below:

•  (Solaris Bundled Driver) — The target version of Solaris OS has the driver bundled.
•  (Third Party Driver) — The target version of Solaris OS does not have a bundled driver but a third party driver is available. You can visit the link provided on the page to get more information on the third party drivers.
• (Open Solaris Driver) — Open Solaris drivers are provided by OpenSolaris.org. You can visit the link provided on the page to get more information on the OpenSolaris drivers. 
• (No Solaris Driver) — The target version of Solaris OS does not have a bundled driver and there is not a known third party driver or OpenSolaris driver.
•  (No Dedicated Xorg Driver supporting Graphic Interface) — Only kernel video driver is available for the video device and there is no Xorg video driver available to support Solaris graphic interface.

A tooltip appears when you roll over the mouse on each PCI device that is displayed in the report table. This tooltip provides device data information such as vendor id, device id, class code, sub-system vendor id, sub-system id, and the revision id of the respective PCI device.

Sun Device Detection Tool detects both the kernel video driver and the Xorg video driver for each video device. Not all video devices have both of the two types of video drivers. Some video devices have only the kernel driver. For example, the ATI RV280[Radeon 9200 PRO] video device has only a kernel video driver named vgatext.

In the table, if the first two fields of a video device displays two names, then Sun Device Detection Tool has found a dedicated kernel and Xorg video driver for the device. For example, the S3 Unichrome Pro VGA Adapter has a kernel video driver named vgatext and an Xorg video driver named via.

For a video device that does not have a dedicated Xorg driver, you can try to attach the vesa driver on the device. The vesa driver is a generic Xorg video driver. For more information, see the vesa(7D) man page.

Note -  also means that a driver can be associated with the corresponding device, but can not be guaranteed for the device to work properly. In such a scenario, the message displayed after the yellow indicator will be 'Driver support for indicated device not guaranteed'.

Saving the Report

You can also save the report in an HTML format by performing the following steps:

1. Select Save... from the File menu of the main window. A dialogue box appears that prompts you for the path where you want to save the HTML report.
2. Type the path to the report directory to save the HTML report.
3. Click Save.

Note - If a single device data file is imported, the report will be shown in a tabular format. Only when multiple device data files are imported, the reports are saved as HTML files in the specified directory.

Analyzing the Logs

Sun Device Detection Tool generates log files for troubleshooting purpose. Whenever the tool fails to function normally, the error details are included in the log files. You need to enable logs to create the log files. By default, logging is disabled.

You can enable Logging by performing the following steps:

1. Select Log Settings from the File menu. The Log Settings pop-up window is displayed.
2. Enable Save log files in specified directory check box.
3. Type the directory name in the Log Directory text box.
4. Click Save.
5. Click the Start button to scan the native system or imported device data files. The logs are generated.

In the log directory, Sun Device Detection Tool creates a file with name of the format: running-MMDDhhmmXX.log.

If you need help analyzing the log files, send email to device-detect-feedback@sun.com.

Using HCL Submission Option

You can submit your system information to the HCL for auditing purposes. After auditing, if the system information meets HCL specifications, the audited report is published in the HCL. You can invoke the HCL Submission option by clicking File > Submit menu item.

This function can be used only with the following operating systems on x86/x64 platforms:

• Solaris 10 OS
• Solaris Express Developer Edition

NOTE: The HCL Submission functionality is not available with Windows, Linux and Mac OS. For this reason, the Submit menu will not be visible on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. If you are using Sun Device Detection Tool on a Solaris release other than the above listed Solaris releases, then the Submit menu will be in a disabled state. In this case, you can manually submit the system information at the http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/submittal/submit.jsp web page.

To submit the system information to the HCL, follow these steps:

1. Click Submit... from the File menu of the main window. The Contact information window is displayed.
   
   

2. Enter contact information. Click Next. The System information window is displayed.

3. Select the system type.
   

   Sun Device Detection Tool automatically detects the Manufacturer, Model, CPU type, and BIOS/Firmware maker information for the selected system type. If this function is unable to detect information for the specified system type, then you need to manually type the system information. Provide System Information.
   
   

4. Type the remaining system information in the corresponding fields.
   

   Use the General Notes field to provide additional information for the selected system type apart from the automatically detected values.
    
   Note - The prtdiag command is available only with Solaris 10 6/06 (Update 2) and later.

5. Click Next.

   The Summary window is displayed. Review the summary of the report. You can save this report by clicking the Save Report button on the bottom-left hand side of the window. Click Next to continue.
   
   
   

6. Provide Proxy Server Information.If you do not have a direct connection to Internet, you can select Use proxy server option. After selecting this option enter the proxy server address and the port in the fields provided. 

   Note - If you start Sun Device Detection Tool through Java Web Start using Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6 on Solaris 10 OS or Solaris Express Developer Edition, the report submission might fail. In this scenario, you need to remove the Socks proxy settings from the web browser or set the proxy information in the Java Control Panel. For more information, see CR 6515296.
   
   

7. Click Next to submit the report. To exit HCL Submission, simply close the window, click the Cancel button, or click Finish button after submission.
   

You can also submit the system information manually. To manually submit the system information, visit the http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/submittal/submit.jsp web page.

Other Information Collected

Apart from the system information you have provided, other system information is automatically collected and sent.
This additional system information includes:

1. BIOS Information
2. Manufacturer Information
3. Motherboard Information
4. Processor Information
5. Memory Information
6. PCI device data information.
7. Attached driver name for each detected PCI device.

The following example provides a summary of information detected and sent along with the report:

Configuration Summary:
System Type: Desktop System
Manufacturer Name: Dell Inc.
Model: Dell DXC061
OS Bit 64: false
OS Version: Solaris 10 5/08
CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz
CPU Number: 1
Patches Tested: No add-in patches
BIOS Maker and Version: Dell Inc.; Release Date: 03/23/2007; BIOS Revision: 2.2
Non-Standard BIOS Settings:
Board Revision Level:
General Notes:

System Information:
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product: Dell DXC061

BIOS Information:
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Version:
Release Date: 03/23/2007
BIOS Revision: 2.2
Firmware Revision:

MotherBoard Information:
Product: 0WG860
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Version:
Onboard Device: [Video,Disabled]Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

CPU Information:
Processor 0:
Processor Socket Type: Microprocessor
Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz
Processor Manufacturer: Intel
Processor Identifiers: 0x6,0xf,0x2
Current Voltage: 1.8V
External Clock: 1066MHZ
Max Speed: 5200MHZ
Current Speed: 1866MHZ
Virtual Machine Extensions Support: Yes
Number of cores per processor: 2
Number of threads per processor: 2

Memory Information:
Memory Subsystem 0:
Array Used Function: System memory
Memory Error Correction Supported: Single-bit ECC
Maximum Array Capacity: 4096M
Number of Memory Devices: 4

Memory Device 0:
Memory Device Locator: DIMM_1
Total Width: 64
Data Width: 64
Installed Size: 1024M
Memory Device Type: DDR
Speed: 667MHZ

Memory Device 1:
Memory Device Locator: DIMM_2
Total Width: 64
Data Width: 64
Installed Size: 1024M
Memory Device Type: DDR
Speed: 667MHZ

Memory Device 2:
[Not Installed]

Memory Device 3:
[Not Installed]

PCI Controllers Information:
PCI Controller 0:
Vendor ID: 1002
Device ID: 7187
Class Code: 00030000
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 0402
Revision ID: 00
Attached Driver Name: vgatext

PCI Controller 1:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 104c
Class Code: 00020000
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: e1000g

PCI Controller 2:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2834
Class Code: 000c0300
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: uhci

PCI Controller 3:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2835
Class Code: 000c0300
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: uhci

PCI Controller 4:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 283a
Class Code: 000c0320
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: ehci

PCI Controller 5:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 284b
Class Code: 00040300
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: audiohd

PCI Controller 6:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2830
Class Code: 000c0300
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: uhci

PCI Controller 7:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2831
Class Code: 000c0300
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: uhci

PCI Controller 8:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2832
Class Code: 000c0300
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: uhci

PCI Controller 9:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2836
Class Code: 000c0320
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: ehci

PCI Controller 10:
Vendor ID: 104c
Device ID: 8023
Class Code: 000c0010
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 00
Attached Driver Name: hci1394

PCI Controller 11:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2820
Class Code: 0001018f
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: pci-ide

PCI Controller 12:
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2825
Class Code: 00010185
Sub VID: 1028
Sub DID: 01dc
Revision ID: 02
Attached Driver Name: pci-ide

As you can infer, some sections are repeated signifying the number of hardware resources in the system. For instance, there can be more than one processor in the system.
 
Note - While Sun Device Detection Tool tries to collect the above mentioned information, it may not be possible to collect complete information about the system on all platforms.

Sun Device Detection Tool is also available as a stand-alone version on DVD. The features of the stand-alone version is same as that of the version available on the website. The stand-alone version does not require an internet access to run as it includes the built-in driver data. You can check for the most current updates by downloading the version that is available on the website. The stand-alone version of Sun Device Detection Tool is integrated with the Solaris Express Developer Edition 1/08 release, also called as SXDE. It provides driver information about SXDE.

1. Will Sun Device Detection Tool modify any configuration or data on my system?
2. How can I tell what version of JRE I have installed?
3. What can I do if my system does not meet the system prerequisites?
4. Does this tool have a minimum resolution requirement?
5. When I clicked the link to run this tool, a jnlp file was downloaded. What should I do with this jnlp file?
6. What can I do if Sun Device Detection Tool does not launch on my system?
7. What can I do if the Sun Device Detection Tool launches on my Solaris Express Developer Edition system, but the GUI does not display?
8. What can I do if the Start button is disabled?
9. How should I run the registry query command on the Windows XP OS? Where is the register.txt file after I run this command?
10. What does "Note-1" mean in the driver report?
11. I installed a third-party driver for my device, and it works well. Why is this device labeled "No Solaris Driver" in the driver report?
12. If a device is marked "No Solaris Driver" in the driver report, can this device still work with the Solaris Express Developer Edition release or Solaris 10 OS?
13. Where can I get more information about third-party drivers?
14. Will Sun Device Detection Tool work on non-x86/x64 systems such as SPARC, PowerPC, or Macintosh in the future?

1. Will Sun Device Detection Tool modify any configuration or data on my system?

   No. Sun Device Detection Tool will not modify any configuration or data on your system.

2. How can I tell what version of JRE I have installed?

   To verify that you have JRE 1.4 or later installed, use the -version option on the java command, as shown in the following example:

   % java -version
   java version "1.4.2_13"
   Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_13-b06)
   Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_13-b06, mixed mode)

3. What can I do if my system does not meet the system prerequisites?

   If your system does not meet the system prerequisites for Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1, you can use Solaris Express Installation Check Tool to determine whether your system is likely to be able to install and run the Solaris OS.

   Another alternative to running Sun Device Detection Tool is to collect your device information and send it to device-detect-feedback@sun.com or compare it to the latest Solaris for x86: PCI Device Support list.

   • For Solaris systems, use the following command to collect your device data:

     prtconf -pv

   • For Linux systems, use the following command to collect your device data:

     lspci -vv -n

   • For Windows systems, use the following command to collect your device data:

     reg query hklm\system\currentcontrolset\enum\pci /s

   If these commands do not work, check your system documentation for commands to use to collect device data. For each device on your system, send the device ID, vendor ID, class code, subsystem vendor ID, and subsystem ID to device-detect-feedback@sun.com.

4. Does this tool have a minimum resolution requirement?

   A resolution higher than 800x600 is recommended to run Sun Device Detection Tool. However, this tool can run under any resolution.

5. When I clicked the link to run this tool, a jnlp file was downloaded. What should I do with this jnlp file?

   Confirm that you have JRE 1.4 or later installed. This is one of the system prerequisites.

   If you do have JRE 1.4 or later installed, then on a Windows system do the following steps:

   1. Open the Start menu.
   2. Click Run.
   3. In the Run text box, enter the command cmd. A terminal window opens.
   4. In the terminal window, use the cd command to go to the directory where the jnlp file is located.
   5. In the same terminal window, enter the following command:

      javaws name_of_jnlp_file

   Note: Your Internet connection must be maintained during this entire procedure.

   On a Solaris or Linux system, do the following:

   1. In a terminal window, use the cd command to go to the directory where the jnlp file is located.
   2. In the same terminal window, enter the following command:

      javaws name_of_jnlp_file

   Note: Your Internet connection must be maintained during this entire procedure.

6. What can I do if Sun Device Detection Tool does not launch on my system?

   1. Make sure your firewall is not blocking this tool.
   2. Make sure you are using JRE 1.5 or later. (This solution is not applicable for JRE 1.4.)
   3. Open the Java Application Control Panel Reviewer window.
      For Solaris OS or a Linux OS, open a terminal window and enter the following command:

      ControlPanel

      For Windows XP OS, click the Java icon in the Windows Control Panel.
   4. Select the first page (titled "General") on the control panel. Click the Network Settings button in the middle of the page. You should see the Network Settings window.
   5. Select the Use proxy server item, and input corresponding address and port information below this item. If you do not need proxy, then select the Direct Connection item.
   6. Click the OK button on this General window.
   7. Click the OK button on the Java Control Panel.
   8. Close the Java Application Control Panel Reviewer window.
   9. Enter the following command:

      javaws name_of_jnlp_file

   Sun Device Detection Tool should run.

7. What can I do if the Sun Device Detection Tool launches on my Solaris Express Developer Edition system, but the GUI does not display?

   1. Open a terminal window and enter the following command:

      unset GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID

   2. In the same terminal window, run the Sun Device Detection Tool again.

8. What can I do if the Start button is disabled?

   If the Start button is disabled, you probably are not running on a supported system. See the System Prerequisites section. If your system does not meet the system prerequisites, you can collect your device information yourself and send it as described above.

9. How should I run the registry query command on the Windows XP OS? Where is the register.txt file after I run this command?

   Follow these steps to run the registry query command on a Windows XP system:

   1. Open the Start menu.
   2. Click Run.
   3. In the Run text box, enter the cmd command. A terminal window opens.
   4. In the terminal window, enter the following command exactly as shown:

      reg query hklm\system\currentcontrolset\enum\pci /s > register.txt

      The register.txt file is saved in the current directory. To confirm the name of the current directory, enter the cd command.

10. What does "Note-1" mean in the driver report?

    "Note-1" means this device has a third-party driver, and the download address of this third-party driver is below the report table and labeled "Note-1". If more than one device on your system has a third-party driver, the first such device is labeled "Note-1", the second is labeled "Note-2", and so forth.

11. I installed a third-party driver for my device, and it works well. Why is this device labeled "No Solaris Driver" in the driver report?

    This device has a driver for other operating systems, but not for the Solaris Express Developer Edition 1/08 release or Solaris 10 5/08 OS. Sun Device Detection Tool 2.1 reports whether Solaris Express Developer Edition 1/08 release or Solaris 10 5/08 OS drivers exist for your detected devices, either as part of the Solaris Express Developer Edition 1/08 release or Solaris 10 5/08 OS or available from third parties.

    If you have a driver for this device that works with the Solaris Express Developer Edition 1/08 release or Solaris 10 5/08 OS, please tell us. If you want to suggest particular drivers that should be integrated into the Solaris OS, send email to driver-request@sun.com.

12. If a device is marked "No Solaris Driver" in the driver report, can this device still work with the Solaris Express Developer Edition release or Solaris 10 OS?

    A device that is marked "No Solaris Driver" in the driver report might work with the Solaris Express Developer Edition OS or Solaris 10 OS if one of the following conditions is true:

    • A third-party driver exists for this device, but that third-party driver is not yet included in the Sun Device Detection Tool database. Check this web page periodically to make sure you are using the most current release of Sun Device Detection Tool.
    • The device is supported unofficially by a driver that is included in the Sun Device Detection Tool database. For example, the iprb driver is known to work on most Intel 100M network controllers, but only a few of these network controllers are officially supported.
    • The device is supported unofficially by a driver that is published on the OpenSolaris web site, but the driver is not included in the Sun Device Detection Tool database. Check the OpenSolaris web site periodically to search for drivers you need.

13. Where can I get more information about third-party drivers?

    • The Sun and Third-Party HCL Resources page on the HCL web site
    • Solaris Developer Center on the Sun Developer Network (SDN)
    • The Device Drivers community site on the OpenSolaris web site

    NOTE: Sun does not warrant the behavior of any third-party driver.

14. Will Sun Device Detection Tool work on non-x86/x64 systems such as SPARC, PowerPC, or Macintosh in the future?

    Currently, there are no plans to support these non-x86/x64 systems. To see what hardware is supported by the Solaris OS on SPARC platforms, see the Solaris 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide or the Solaris OS Hardware Compatibility Lists.