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Why Am I Getting An Error When Trying to Use update_drv -f ? (Doc ID 1003567.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 13, 2019

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 9 GA and later
All Platforms

Goal

Running the update_drv command in Solaris[TM] 9 Operating System on a driver that isn't loaded because there are no devices that use that driver produces one type of error. And on a driver that is in use and can not be unloaded because it is busy produces a different error. In both cases the .conf file is re-read.



According to the manpage the update_drv command is used to inform the system about attribute changes to an installed device driver. By default, the system rereads the driver.conf(4) file and reloads the driver binary module. The -f option will force the system to reread the driver.conf file even if the driver module cannot be unloaded. How can we tell if it is busy before running the update_drv command?

Solution

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