> > Hi, > >> I found in this page http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Ethernet+Networking >> that a Broadcom NIC 5719 is supported with oi 151a7. In that page >> you can read "bge 15.4.3". So I assume this is the driver version >> from Broadcom wich I downloaded and tried to install. (BRCMbge- >> Solaris_11-i386-15.4.3.pkg) > > OI should have a driver built-in for these types of NICs so why do you > download another one from Broadcom? > Haven't you tried OI's one first?
Yes I tried plain vanilla oi 151a7 but the nic is not recognized. In fact in the wiki page a month before was stated that the broadcom 5719 is not supported and in fact there is a feature request: https://www.illumos.org/issues/3446 about this. But last week it appears as supported with the text: "bge 15.4.3" so that's why I tried installing the broadcom driver. > > >> The installer shows a pair of warning messages, about conflicting >> files, but continues and finishes. I installed with root. But >> afterwards there is no nic available in the system. I tried the >> usual advices: update_drv -a -i "pciex14e4,1657" bge, add_drv, check >> file /etc/driver_aliases , ifconfig -a plumb, sys-unconfig, etc. But >> the driver never attaches. > > I have seen similar problems in the days when OpenSolaris was still alive. > As far as I remember I only got problems using another driver downloaded > from Broadcom's website so I finally stuck with the one built-in into the > system... > > >> To make a test, in the same system I installed Solaris 11 and tried >> to install the same driver. > > As above: Why? Solaris 11 has built-in drivers that should work out-of-the > box... No, out of the box, solaris 11 does not recognize the Broadcom 5719. > > > HTH > > Thorsten > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > End of OpenIndiana-discuss Digest, Vol 31, Issue 32 > *************************************************** _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
