Installing driver for onboard NIC
I'm new to Solaris and have a question as to how to install drivers for my onboard NIC. I found drivers that might work but I don't know what to do with them. Do I use the tar command? Will it put it in the right directory that way or do I need to move it somewhere else first.
If the drivers work, can I then set it up for DHCP? I've read a little bit about it. Will this work: ifconfig <interfacename> auto-dhcp?
# 1
Before this gets completely out of hand, [url=http://forum.sun.com/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=105923]like a recent thread[/url],
let's get a few things out of the way.
What hardware do you have? Brand? Model?
What precise Ethernet chipset do you have?
Integrated to the systemboard?Add-on card ?
If this is some sort of a PC, have you checked the
Solaris Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/sol/
and have you compared your hardware to what's on that list ?
Generally speaking, there is no such thing as "maybe" or "might work"
when you are speaking of driver software packages.
They would be correct or they would be wrong.
What driver software are you considering?
If you downloaded it, provide the link.
There should be a README file with the software, even if it's not named "readme".
# 2
If the file you downloaded ends in .tar,then extracting it with the tar commandwill allow to read the README file.tar xvf download.tarI second Rukbat's advice about reconaissance,having been involved in the saga to which he refers.cheers.
# 3
If the file you downloaded ends in .tar,then extracting it with the tar commandwill allow to read the README file.tar xvf download.tarI second Rukbat's advice about reconaissance,having been involved in the saga to which s/he refers.cheers.
# 5
The sfe driver does seem appropriate for the SIS chipset.
At least, there's more information in this thread
and the discussion seems to be on the correct path.
The README in the tarball has explicit instructions and a couple of "gotchas".
Contibutor kidari and others can proceed forward at this point.
I'm the hardware geek, around here.
