Patch-ID# 101902-09
Keywords: security pcfs PCMCIA fdformat ports add_drv drvconfig fd FDIOSCHAR
Synopsis: SunOS 5.4: add_drv, drvconfig, pcfs, fdformat & fd fixes
Date: Feb/19/97

Solaris Release: 2.4

SunOS Release: 5.4

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available on x86 as patch 101924

Topic: SunOS 5.4: add_drv, drvconfig, pcfs, fdformat & fd fixes

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1143457 1146540 1164094 1171871 1172076 1177071 1178651 1178652 1178667 1186413 1189464 1195272 1243401 1247852 1263105 4016653

Changes incorporated in this version: 4016653

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 103250-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/usr/bin/fdformat
/usr/include/sys/dkio.h
/usr/kernel/fs/pcfs
/usr/sbin/add_drv
/usr/sbin/drvconfig
/usr/sbin/ports
/kernel/drv/fd


Problem Description:
 
4016653 When fdc_sec_size is 128 or 256, it becomes an error at ioctl(FDIOSCHAR)
 
(from 101902-08)
 
1263105 Cannot read floppy label, after format a write-protected floppy.
 
(from 101902-07)
 
1247852 floppy drive error makes machine panic: pc_rele: nrefs count
 
(from 101902-06)
 
1177071 pcfs security problem
 
(from 101902-05)
 
1243401 Cannot mount Fujitsu FMR diskette on Solaris2.4/2.5.
 
(from 101902-04)
 
1172076 drvconfig changes permissions on existing device entries under /device.
 
(from 101902-03)
 
1189464 mount_pcfs on bad diskettes hard hangs machines
1195272 mount of bad diskette panics system in mod_rele_dev_by_major()
 
(from 101902-02)
 
1146540 Missing definition type for the generic PCMCIA interface in the dkio.h file.
1143457 pcfs does not support DOS file system on PCMCIA SRAM card ram disk.
1164094 Enhancing fdformat utility for formatting PCMCIA memory cards
1178667 ports command needs to understand different types of serial ports
1178651 add_drv command needs new switch to prevent loading driver
1178652 drvconfig command needs new switch to prevent loading driver

(from 101902-01)
 
1171871 pcfs cannot handle NEC-DOS medium density format
 
pcfs cannot handle NEC-DOS medium density format:
On a sun4m_ss10, "fdformat -M -t nec" will work with a high-density floppy,
then "mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /mnt" returns an error.
 
(from 103250-01)
 
1186413 Changing sectors/track via FDIOSCHAR ioctl does not re-calculate max blocks.
 
Patch Installation Instructions:
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Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on
using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided
with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below.
 
Special Install Instructions:
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Reboot after patch installation.
