[OpenIndiana-discuss] Problem with bge driver

[Thorsten Heit]

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?


> 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...


HTH

Thorsten