NIC skipped at install time
Hi,
i'm trying to install Solaris 10 - 6/06 on a some what older P4 1.5 GHz comp with 512 MB of DDR RAM. Everything goes well at booting the DVD except that when it comes to the NIC configuration it skips my NIC without configuring it. I always get the message: Using RPC Bootparam to configure network..... and after waiting for 1 minute it prints a message that my NIC is skipped. How can i fix it? I'm using a 3Com 3C905C NIC. Help please, I'm very new to Solaris
Thanks in advance
# 1
> i'm trying to install Solaris 10 - 6/06 on a some
> what older P4 1.5 GHz comp with 512 MB of DDR RAM.
> Everything goes well at booting the DVD except that
> when it comes to the NIC configuration it skips my
> NIC without configuring it. I always get the message:
> Using RPC Bootparam to configure network..... and
> after waiting for 1 minute it prints a message that
> my NIC is skipped. How can i fix it?
This is not a bug that must be fixed.
The installer is trying to automatically configure the NIC
using a RARPD server on the network, that tells the
box it's IP4 address.
If you do not have a rarpd server installed on your network
you must manually enter the NIC configuration.
That happens automatically in the next few installation
steps. That's all.
# 2
This is the other install issue I am having almost to a tee! In my case, I have a wireless router (DLINK DI-714P+) that I've setup as a dhcpp server for my LAN. I've taken of WEP encryption for now, and have am restricting access based on MAC address.
The installer does not ask me to manually configure the NIC but I'm also having issues with getting XSun and Xorg to run so perhaps there are some hardware issues? I'm running a P4 2.6GHz, nVidia chipset with on board graphics.
Thanks.
