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: pci1102,2...@13, audioemu10k0 audioemu10k0 is /p...@0,0/pci1102,2...@13 ISA-device: asy1 asy1 is /p...@0,0/i...@7/a...@1,2f8 /p...@0,0/pci1011,2...@11/pci1000,1...@4 (ncrs1): Rev. 6 Symbios 53c875 found. PCI-device: pci1000,1...@4, ncrs1 ncrs1 is /p...@0,0/pci1011,2...@11/pci1000,1...@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: i...@0, ata0 ata0 is /p...@0,0/pci-...@7,1/i...@0 /p...@0,0/pci1011,2...@10/pci1000,1...@4 (ncrs0): Rev. 6 Symbios 53c875 found. PCI-device: pci1000,1...@4, ncrs0 ncrs0 is /p...@0,0/pci1011,2...@10/pci1000,1...@4 UltraDMA mode 2 selected MultiwordDMA mode 2 selected Ethernet address = 0:60:b0:fc:14:24 PCI-device: pci103c,1...@5, pcn1 pcn1 is /p...@0,0/pci1011,2...@11/pci103c,1...@5 ISA-device: pit_beep0 pit_beep0 is /p...@0,0/i...@7/pit_beep 8042 device: mo...@1, mouse8042 # 0 mouse80420 is /p...@0,0/i...@7/i8...@1,60/mo...@1 PCI-device: pci103c,1...@5, pcn0 pcn0 is /p...@0,0/pci1011,2...@10/pci103c,1...@5 pseudo-device: llc10 llc10 is /pseudo/l...@0 pseudo-device: lofi0 lofi0 is /pseudo/l...@0 sd0 at ata0: target 0 lun 0 sd0 is /p...@0,0/pci-...@7,1/i...@0/s...@0,0 pseudo-device: power0 power0 is /pseudo/po...@0 pseudo-device: ramdisk1024 ramdisk1024 is /pseudo/ramd...@1024 pseudo-device: ucode0 ucode0 is /pseudo/uc...@0 pseudo-device: zfs0 zfs0 is /pseudo/z...@0 8042 device: keybo...@0, kb8042 # 0 kb80420 is /p...@0,0/i...@7/i8...@1,60/keybo...@0 sd1 at ata0: target 1 lun 0 sd1 is /p...@0,0/pci-...@7,1/i...@0/s...@1,0 pseudo-device: nvidia255 nvidia255 is /pseudo/nvi...@255 pseudo-device: fcp0 fcp0 is /pseudo/f...@0 pseudo-device: fcsm0 fcsm0 is /pseudo/f...@0 pseudo-device: srn0 srn0 is /pseudo/s...@0 pseudo-device: dtrace0 dtrace0 is /pseudo/dtr...@0 pseudo-device: fasttrap0 fasttrap0 is /pseudo/fastt...@0 pseudo-device: fbt0 fbt0 is /pseudo/f...@0 pseudo-device: lockstat0 lockstat0 is /pseudo/locks...@0 pseudo-device: profile0 profile0 is /pseudo/prof...@0 pseudo-device: sdt0 sdt0 is /pseudo/s...@0 pseudo-device: systrace0 systrace0 is /pseudo/systr...@0 sd18 at ncrs1: target 0 lun 0 sd18 is /p...@0,0/pci1011,2...@11/pci1000,1...@4/s...@0,0 sd20 at ncrs1: target 2 lun 0 sd20 is /p...@0,0/pci1011,2...@11/pci1000,1...@4/s...@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/fss...@0 pseudo-device: pool0 pool0 is /pseudo/p...@0 pseudo-device: bpf0 bpf0 is /pseudo/b...@0 pseudo-device: lx_systrace0 lx_systrace0 is /pseudo/lx_systr...@0 pseudo-device: winlock0 winlock0 is /pseudo/winl...@0 pseudo-device: nsmb0 nsmb0 is /pseudo/n...@0 pseudo-device: pm0 pm0 is /pseudo/p...@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/devi...@0 Mar 12 05:02:43 opensolaris rootnex: xsvc0 at root: space 0 offset 0 Mar 12 05:02:43 opensolaris genunix: xsvc0 is /x...@0,0 Mar 12 05:02:44 opensolaris pseudo: pseudo-device: srn0 Mar 12 05:02:44 opensolaris genunix: srn0 is /pseudo/s...@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 j...@opensolaris:~$ j...@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/p...@0,0:reg: Permission denied $ /usr/bin/scanpci Error opening /devices/p...@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 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org