Setting "tavor_iommu_bypass=0" is necessary?  Does the motherboard have 
an IOMMU built into the chipset?

-David

kristof wrote:
> We also got IB working on the second tyam motherboard 3992E
>
> After having dowloaded the correct bios update from the tyan site, the bios 
> upgrade was succesfull (old bios version V1.02.B10 , new: V1.03 release date 
> 05/02/2008).
>
> But first solaris coul'd boot anymore.
>
> it was hanging during configuring /dev
>
> When we removed the ib card boot was  succesfull.
>
> Then finaly we found some fixes:
>
> In case Solaris Express installation fails or hangs on your PCI Express 
> system, then discard the previous suggested workaround per 
> x64_solaris_installation_could_fail. Solaris Express Build 53 introduces a 
> new module for x64 PCI Express Error handling called - pcie(7d). This is same 
> as on the SPARC based machines. The workaround is now:
>
> Step 1: Boot with \-kd option
> Do break into the GRUB menu editor and append "-kd" to
> the line that begins with "kernel ..."
>
> When Solaris boots, it will pause at the kernel debugger prompt.
>
> Step 2: Set a kernel breakpoint for the symbol "attach_drivers" thus:
> [0]> ::bp \-d \-n 1 attach_drivers
> [0]> :c
>
> Step 3: Disable PCI Express Error Handling thus:
> [0]> pcie`pcie_error_disable_flag/W 1
> [0]> :c
>
> Step 4: To make this setting permanent, append to /etc/system
> set pcie:pcie_errror_disable_flag = 1
>
>
> And:
>
> Sun Bug ID 6430161
> Inhibit the tavor driver from attempting to use IOMMU "bypass mode"; in 
> /etc/system file add:
> set tavor:tavor_iommu_bypass=0
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