On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:03:23 +0200
Stoyan Angelov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Trey Sizemore wrote:
> > Hi List-
> > 
> > I've just done an install of Solaris 10 12/06.  My first concern is
> > getting networking up.  I have an Intel dg965ss motherboard with
> > on-board gigabit ethernet.  
> > 
> > What driver is required?  I suppose I can use a USB key to transfer
> > once I get the appropriate driver from another box.  I notice USB
> > devices are not automounted by default.
> > 
> 
> hello Trey,
> 
> not very good news - it seems there are some problems with your build
> in card that you have (it should be Intel 82566DC right? you may
> check this with /usr/X11/bin/scanpci or with prtpicl -v). i have
> found some bugs reported against this card at bugs.opensolaris.org:
> 
> http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6482530
> http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6480859
> 
> there is thread discussing similar problem here:
> http://br.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=18954
> 
> 
> you can take a look at the blog entry "How do I find out what my
> network device is?"
> http://blogs.sun.com/jmcp/entry/how_do_i_find_out
> 
> i can not seem to find an entry for your motherboard in the hcl list 
> either...  :(
> http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/sol/
> 
> it is frustrating not to have networking... the fastest way to get
> you going is to add an additional supported pci card.
> 
> greetings,
> 
> Stoyan Angelov
> 

Yes, sad to hear.  Another ethernet card may not be an option for this
box.

I guess I'll monitor the bugs you mentioned.

-- 
Cheers,
Trey
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