How to get Solaris 8 x86 (32 bits) ethernet up on Vmware 6.x.x?
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but once I have loaded the kernel and everything, I found it is funny that the driver is not working at all and both /dev and /devices doesn't show any sign of NIC or ethernet controller existance.
I have also checked my /var/adm/messages it didn't mention anything about pcn or ae driver.......
So anyone got any solution to this problem? btw, for your information I have patched the kernel with the latest kernel patch and it still the remain the same ....
and lastly, how to use the "boot -a option" because there is a file called /etc/system.noae, which I wanted to test it by using the boot -a option.
You know that Solaris 10 can run Solaris 8 under a brand? i.e. S10 can run S8 in virtual mode - the compatibility is good, but no S8 kernel stuff works, such as device drivers. But as you use VMWare i suspect no kernel stuff such as device drivers work. If your S8 app doesnt use device drivers, chances are very good it will work flawlessly under S10 running a brand. Google on this, for more information. S10 supports in brandZ: Linux v2.4, S8, S9, S10, Linux v2.6 (experimental), Linux 64bit (is worked upon - very slowly).
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