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On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Mike Watkins <[email protected]> wrote:

> Joost,
>
> This is great. I will try this tomorrow (hopefully).
>
> I realize that drivers are compiled/built for a certain OS level, but will
> this be the case for each OpenSolaris build? (ie OpenSolaris 09.04, etc.)
>
> Specifically, will I need another up-rev'ed driver for the next OpenSolaris
> version...and the next...etc?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Joost Mulders <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> The driver you've got there was compiled on build 104 or so.
>> OpenSolaris 2008/11 is build 101.
>>
>> Here's one created on 101
>>
>> http://joostm.nl/solaris/vr/VR_1_35_OS_2008_11/via-rhine-ethernet-1.35.pkg
>>
>> Please, use driver-discuss or networking-discuss for follow up posts.
>>
>>
>> Regards, Joost
>>
>>
>> On 3 feb 2009, at 19:39, Mike Watkins wrote:
>>
>>  I'm trying to us a D-Link DFE-530TX+ and run into the same problem (sort
>>> of...)
>>> OpenSolaris 08.11 sees the NIC as...
>>>
>>> Network VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105/VT6106S [Rhine-III]
>>>
>>> node name:                     pci1186,1406
>>> Vendor:                        VIA Technologies, Inc.
>>> Device:                        VT6105/VT6106S [Rhine-III]
>>> binding name:                  pci1186,1406
>>> devfs path:                    /p...@0,0/pci8086,2...@1e/pci1186,1406
>>> compatible name:
>>> (pci1106,3106.1186.1406.86)(pci1106,3106.1186.1406)(pci1186,1406)(pci1106,3106.86)(pci1106,3106)(pciclass,020000)(pciclass,0200)
>>> driver name:                   vr
>>> driver state:                  Detached
>>> assigned-addresses:            81052010
>>> reg:                           52000
>>> compatible:                    pci1106,3106.1186.1406.86
>>> model:                         Ethernet controller
>>> power-consumption:             1
>>> devsel-speed:                  1
>>> interrupts:                    1
>>> max-latency:                   8
>>> min-grant:                     3
>>> subsystem-vendor-id:           1186
>>> subsystem-id:                  1406
>>> unit-address:                  4
>>> class-code:                    20000
>>> revision-id:                   86
>>> vendor-id:                     1106
>>> device-id:                     3106
>>>
>>> I followed the steps in the previous posts and got pretty far...
>>>
>>> r...@opensolaris:/export/home/mikew/Desktop# pkgadd -d
>>> via-rhine-ethernet-1.30.pkg
>>>
>>> The following packages are available:
>>>  1  via-rhine-ethernet     VIA Rhine Ethernet device driver
>>>                           (i386,sparc) 1.30
>>>
>>> Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
>>> all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:
>>>
>>> Processing package instance <via-rhine-ethernet> from
>>> </export/home/mikew/Desktop/via-rhine-ethernet-1.30.pkg>
>>>
>>> VIA Rhine Ethernet device driver(i386,sparc) 1.30
>>> Joost Mulders
>>> ## Executing checkinstall script.
>>> Using </> as the package base directory.
>>> ## Processing package information.
>>> ## Processing system information.
>>> ## Verifying disk space requirements.
>>> ## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed.
>>> ## Checking for setuid/setgid programs.
>>>
>>> This package contains scripts which will be executed with super-user
>>> permission during the process of installing this package.
>>>
>>> Do you want to continue with the installation of <via-rhine-ethernet>
>>> [y,n,?] y
>>>
>>> Installing VIA Rhine Ethernet device driver as <via-rhine-ethernet>
>>>
>>> ## Installing part 1 of 1.
>>> /kernel/drv/amd64/vr
>>> /kernel/drv/vr
>>> [ verifying class <i386> ]
>>> ## Executing postinstall script.
>>> devfsadm: driver failed to attach: vr
>>> Warning: Driver (vr) successfully added to system but failed to attach
>>>
>>> Installation of <via-rhine-ethernet> was successful.
>>> r...@opensolaris:/export/home/mikew/Desktop# update_drv -a -i
>>> '"pci1186,1406"'
>>> r...@opensolaris:/export/home/mikew/Desktop# update_drv -a -i
>>> '"pci1186,1406"' vr
>>> devfsadm: driver failed to attach: vr
>>> Warning: Driver (vr) successfully added to system but failed to attach
>>> r...@opensolaris:/export/home/mikew/Desktop#
>>>
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Also, there is an integrated NIC that I disabled via the BIOS (shouldn't
>>> be assigned an IRQ), but OpenSolaris still sees it and it shows up in the
>>> Device Driver Utility (with a third party driver missing error msg)
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike
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