When I boot OpenSolaris Development snv_134 X86 livecd I see that message over and over.
Here is the whole verbose boot script : module /platform/i86pc/kernel//unix: text at [0xfe800000, 0xfe8e783b] data at 0xfec00000 module /kernel/genunix: text at [0xfe8e7840, 0xfeacfcd7] data at 0xfec501c0 SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_134 32-bit Copyright 1983-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. features: 1001fff<cpuid,sep,pat,cx8,pae,mca,mmx,cmov,de,pge,mtrr,msr,tsc,lgpg> mem = 786044K (0x2ff9f000) Using default device instance data SMBIOS not loaded (System does not export an SMBIOS table)initialized model-specific module 'cpu_ms.GenuineIntel' on chip 0 core 0 strand 0 root nexus = i86pc pseudo0 at root pseudo0 is /pseudo scsi_vhci0 at root scsi_vhci0 is /scsi_vhci . . . a pile of lines later . audioemu10k#0: AC'97 codec id TriTech TR28023 (54524103, 2 channels, caps 0) PCI-device: pci1102,21 at 13, audioemu10k0 audioemu10k0 is /pci at 0,0/pci1102,21 at 13 ISA-device: asy1 asy1 is /pci at 0,0/isa at 7/asy at 1,2f8 /pci at 0,0/pci1011,24 at 11/pci1000,1000 at 4 (ncrs1): Rev. 6 Symbios 53c875 found. PCI-device: pci1000,1000 at 4, ncrs1 ncrs1 is /pci at 0,0/pci1011,24 at 11/pci1000,1000 at 4 ATAPI device at targ 0, lun 0 lastlun 0x0 model PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D ATA/ATAPI-5 supported, majver 0x3c minver 0x0 ata_set_feature: (0x66,0x0) failed ATAPI device at targ 1, lun 0 lastlun 0x0 model DVD RW DRU-820A ATA/ATAPI-5 supported, majver 0x3c minver 0x0 PCI-device: ide at 0, ata0 ata0 is /pci at 0,0/pci-ide at 7,1/ide at 0 /pci at 0,0/pci1011,24 at 10/pci1000,1000 at 4 (ncrs0): Rev. 6 Symbios 53c875 found. PCI-device: pci1000,1000 at 4, ncrs0 ncrs0 is /pci at 0,0/pci1011,24 at 10/pci1000,1000 at 4 UltraDMA mode 2 selected MultiwordDMA mode 2 selected Ethernet address = 0:60:b0:fc:14:24 PCI-device: pci103c,106c at 5, pcn1 pcn1 is /pci at 0,0/pci1011,24 at 11/pci103c,106c at 5 ISA-device: pit_beep0 pit_beep0 is /pci at 0,0/isa at 7/pit_beep 8042 device: mouse at 1, mouse8042 # 0 mouse80420 is /pci at 0,0/isa at 7/i8042 at 1,60/mouse at 1 PCI-device: pci103c,106c at 5, pcn0 pcn0 is /pci at 0,0/pci1011,24 at 10/pci103c,106c at 5 pseudo-device: llc10 llc10 is /pseudo/llc1 at 0 pseudo-device: lofi0 lofi0 is /pseudo/lofi at 0 sd0 at ata0: target 0 lun 0 sd0 is /pci at 0,0/pci-ide at 7,1/ide at 0/sd at 0,0 pseudo-device: power0 power0 is /pseudo/power at 0 pseudo-device: ramdisk1024 ramdisk1024 is /pseudo/ramdisk at 1024 pseudo-device: ucode0 ucode0 is /pseudo/ucode at 0 pseudo-device: zfs0 zfs0 is /pseudo/zfs at 0 8042 device: keyboard at 0, kb8042 # 0 kb80420 is /pci at 0,0/isa at 7/i8042 at 1,60/keyboard at 0 sd1 at ata0: target 1 lun 0 sd1 is /pci at 0,0/pci-ide at 7,1/ide at 0/sd at 1,0 pseudo-device: nvidia255 nvidia255 is /pseudo/nvidia at 255 pseudo-device: fcp0 fcp0 is /pseudo/fcp at 0 pseudo-device: fcsm0 fcsm0 is /pseudo/fcsm at 0 pseudo-device: srn0 srn0 is /pseudo/srn at 0 pseudo-device: dtrace0 dtrace0 is /pseudo/dtrace at 0 pseudo-device: fasttrap0 fasttrap0 is /pseudo/fasttrap at 0 pseudo-device: fbt0 fbt0 is /pseudo/fbt at 0 pseudo-device: lockstat0 lockstat0 is /pseudo/lockstat at 0 pseudo-device: profile0 profile0 is /pseudo/profile at 0 pseudo-device: sdt0 sdt0 is /pseudo/sdt at 0 pseudo-device: systrace0 systrace0 is /pseudo/systrace at 0 sd18 at ncrs1: target 0 lun 0 sd18 is /pci at 0,0/pci1011,24 at 11/pci1000,1000 at 4/sd at 0,0 sd20 at ncrs1: target 2 lun 0 sd20 is /pci at 0,0/pci1011,24 at 11/pci1000,1000 at 4/sd at 2,0 Hostname: opensolaris Remounting root read/write Probing for device nodes ... Preparing live image for use Done mounting Live image Default selected: English USB keyboard Configuring devices. WARNING: No randomness provider enabled for /dev/random. Use cryptoadm(1M) to enable a provider. pseudo-device: fssnap0 fssnap0 is /pseudo/fssnap at 0 pseudo-device: pool0 pool0 is /pseudo/pool at 0 pseudo-device: bpf0 bpf0 is /pseudo/bpf at 0 pseudo-device: lx_systrace0 lx_systrace0 is /pseudo/lx_systrace at 0 pseudo-device: winlock0 winlock0 is /pseudo/winlock at 0 pseudo-device: nsmb0 nsmb0 is /pseudo/nsmb at 0 pseudo-device: pm0 pm0 is /pseudo/pm at 0 Reading ZFS config: done. opensolaris console login: Mar 12 05:02:43 opensolaris pseudo: pseudo-device: devinfo0 Mar 12 05:02:43 opensolaris genunix: devinfo0 is /pseudo/devinfo at 0 Mar 12 05:02:43 opensolaris rootnex: xsvc0 at root: space 0 offset 0 Mar 12 05:02:43 opensolaris genunix: xsvc0 is /xsvc at 0,0 Mar 12 05:02:44 opensolaris pseudo: pseudo-device: srn0 Mar 12 05:02:44 opensolaris genunix: srn0 is /pseudo/srn at 0 Mar 12 05:02:48 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn0 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it opensolaris console login: jack Password: Mar 12 05:03:48 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn1 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.11 snv_134 February 2010 jack at opensolaris:~$ jack at opensolaris:~$ PS1=\$\ $ env | sort HOME=/jack HZ=100 LOGNAME=jack MAIL=/var/mail/jack MANPATH=/usr/gnu/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/X11/share/man PAGER=/usr/bin/less -ins PATH=/usr/gnu/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin PWD=/jack SHELL=/usr/bin/bash SHLVL=1 TERM=sun-color TZ=PST8PDT _=/usr/gnu/bin/env $ TERM=vt100 $ export Mar 12 05:04:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn0 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it TERM $ Mar 12 05:05:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn1 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it Mar 12 05:06:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn0 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it $ which scanpci /usr/bin/scanpci $ scanpci -v Error opening /devices/pci at 0,0:reg: Permission denied $ /usr/bin/scanpci Error opening /devices/pci at 0,0:reg: Permission denied $ uname -a SunOS opensolaris 5.11 snv_134 i86pc i386 i86pc Solaris $ cat /etc/release OpenSolaris Development snv_134 X86 Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 01 March 2010 $ Mar 12 05:07:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn1 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it $ Mar 12 05:08:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn0 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it $ Mar 12 05:09:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn1 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it $ Mar 12 05:10:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn0 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it Mar 12 05:11:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn1 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it $ Mar 12 05:12:49 opensolaris in.ndpd[1457]: Interface pcn0 has been removed from kernel. in.ndpd will no longer use it So this follows up my earlier post that the pcn driver considered harmful. What will to take to remove it forever. -- Dennis