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Originally Posted by jlliagre
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Yes jlliagre, I've downloaded the file and I tried to follow the README txt but i am in trouble.
how to install it?
This is the README txt from the downloaded driver
***************************************************************************
CAUTION: There is NO WARRANTY for this software.
As this software is loaded into the kernel, it might cause the kernel to
panic or hang.
Masayuki Murayama
KHF04453@nifty.ne.jp
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1. Introduction
This is the VIA Rhine family NIC driver for Solaris. Rh will work with
VT86C100 (Rhine I), DL10030 (Rhine I), VT6102 (Rhine II), VT6105 (Rhine
III), built-in Rhine II ethernet mac in VT8235 and VT8237 south bridges.
It is distributed under the BSD license.
2. Specification of the driver
File name of the driver:
/kernel/drv/vfe
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/vfe (for sparc 64bit kernel)
Special file name:
/dev/vfeN (where N is a unit number, typcally 0 for first card)
For example
% ifconfig vfe0
Tested chips and cards
VT6102(Rhine II rev 43) -- Planex communications Inc.(Japan) FNW-9702-T3
VT6102(Rhine II rev 47)
DL10030(Rhine I rev 6) -- Corega Inc.(Japan) FEtherII PCI TX
VT6105(Rhine III rev 85) -- Corega Inc.(Japan) FEther PCI-TXA
This driver is ready for VT6105M (Rhine-III management adaptor) but not
tested.
3. Prepare for installation
(1) Install your PCI card and boot Solaris.
(2) Copy source and binary files.
# gunzip -cd vfe-x.x.x.tar.gz | tar xf -
(3) Add hostname for the NIC card into the /etc/hosts file
(4) If you have installed rh driver, remove it and reboot the system.
# rem_drv rh
# sync
# init 0
(5) Make links to correct binary directory and Makefile according to your
configuration. i386 and gcc are default.
% cd /.../vfe-x.x.x
% rm obj Makefile
% ln -s Makefile.${KARCH}_${COMPILER} Makefile
% ln -s ${KARCH} obj
where ${KARCH} is the result of `isainfo -n`, and ${COMPILER} is
"gcc" or "suncc" which you want to use to make the driver.
(6) Making binaries (only for sparc platform)
Rh driver is ready for 64bit and 32bit solaris8 10/00 sparc or
later. (But currently it is unstable on sparc platforms.)
This distribution does not include sparc binaries. To make the binaries,
you need Sun C compiler or gcc version 3, and do the following operations.
% /usr/ccs/bin/make
(7) Making binaries only for OpenSolaris users.
Rh driver likely work with GLD v3 in OpenSolaris, known as Nemo.
You can enjoy the new functions by recompiling vfe source code.
% rm Makefile.config
% ln -s Makefile.config_gld3 Makefile
% /usr/ccs/bin/make
4. Testing
# cd /.../vfe-x.x.x
# /usr/ccs/bin/make install
# ./adddrv.sh
# /usr/ccs/bin/make uninstall (don`t do this for Solaris7)
# modload obj/vfe
# devfsadm -i vfe ( for solaris7, use drvconfig and reboot with -r option )
# ifconfig vfeN plumb ( where N is unit number, typcally 0 for first card)
# ifconfig -a ( you will see an entry for vfe0, ensure ethernet address is correct)
# ifconfig vfeN HOSTNAME
# ifconfig vfeN ( ensure IP address is correct)
# ifconfig vfeN up ( and then you can test with ping, telnet, ftp ...)
5. Installation
After you ensure that the vfe driver is fully functional, install it.
(1) install the vfe driver into kernel directory
# cd /.../vfe-x.x.x
# /usr/ccs/bin/make install
If you did not test vfe driver yet, execute the following commands:
# ./adddrv.sh
# devfsadm -i vfe ( for Solaris7 use drvconfig and reboot with -r option )
(2) Configure the network interface. Create and/or modify the following files:
/etc/hostname.vfeN
If you want to use vfe with dhcp, you also need to create a empty file
below to get an assigned IP address automatically from a dhcp server
at boot time.
/etc/dhcp.vfe0
(3) Reboot the system.
# init 6
6. Troubleshooting
Q. Following message is printed in the /var/adm/messages file
NOTE: vfeN: link up but auto-negotiation failed.
A. This massage appears for Rhine I chips when the link partner does not
have auto negotiation capability.
Please disable auto negotiation capability for your NIC card by specifying
the correct media mode in /kernel/drv/vfe.conf with the following syntax:
vfeN-duplex=["full"|"half"] vfeN-speed=[100|10]; # where N is a unit number
For example
vfe0-duplex="full" vfe0-speed=100; # full-duplex 100Mbps for vfe0
vfe0-duplex="half" vfe0-speed=10; # half-duplex 10Mbps for vfe0
Q. The driver cannot be unloaded because the device is busy, and the following
message appears in /var/adm/messages file:
NOTICE: vfeN: vfe_detach: buffer is busy
A. Wait for a little while until some modules in the kernel release receive
buffers which were allocated by the vfe driver.
Q. The system does not boot after the driver is installed.
A. Uninstall the NIC card and reboot solaris. Then, unregister the driver:
# rem_drv vfe
Or boot solaris with -a option and use /etc/system.novfe instead of
default [etc/system]. This inhibits loading the driver.
/etc/system.novfe is automatically generated when executing 'make install'
or 'make test'
Q. Solaris boots, but the network interface does not work.
A. Is the network interface running?
Execute 'ifconfig -a'. If you see an entry for vfeN, the driver is loaded
and working correctly.
Please check the configuration of the network interface.
Is an ethernet cable connected properly?
Please check if the network interface is receiving packets.
% snoop -P -d vfeN
If Solaris panics while testing, please send me the following information:
(1) /var/adm/messages
(2) Output of prtconf -pv
(3) Output of prtconf -vD
(4) Output of adb
Solaris core dump consists of unix.N and vmcore.N which are created in
/var/crash/YOUR-HOST-NAME/ .
Execute 'adb -k unix.N vmcore.N' and type the following subcommands.
$c (stack trace back will be printed)
$<msgbuf (last messages are printed)
^D (To quit adb, type control-D)
