Hiccups installing Solaris 10 5/09 onto Compaq EVO desktop

[shamu]

Initial intention was to install OpenSolaris 11 onto a Compaq EVO desktop (small form factor), installation already half way. OpenSolaris 11 should work the same way, if it does not load the appropriate driver for the network adapter.

Apparently doesn't recognize/unable to detect Intel Pro/100 VM network adapter on Compaq EVO desktop.

[b]Load the appropriate driver for Intel Pro/100 VM NIC[/b]

Run prtconf -pv

# prtconf -pv (will give a long output)

compatible: 'pci8086,103b.e11.12.81' + 'pci8086,103b.e11.12' + 'pcie11,12' + 'pci8086,103b.81' + 'pci8086,103b' + 'pciclass,020000' + 'pciclass,0200'
model: 'Ethernet controller'
power-consumption: 00000001.00000001
fast-back-to-back:
devsel-speed: 00000001
interrupts: 00000001
max-latency: 00000038
min-grant: 00000008
subsystem-vendor-id: 00000e11
subsystem-id: 00000012
unit-address: '8'
class-code: 00020000
revision-id: 00000081
vendor-id: 00008086
device-id: 0000103b
name: 'pcie11,12'

Locate Ethernet controller (as shown in the output snippet pasted above)

Go to http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/read/PC/

Use the vendor-id and devicei-id to locate the correct device name

103b - 82801DB PRO/100 VM (LOM) Ethernet Controller

Run the following

# grep 82801DB /boot/solaris/devicedb/master
pci8086,1039 pci8086,1039 net pci iprb.bef "Intel 82801DB Ethernet 82562ET/EZ PHY"
pci8086,103d pci8086,103d net pci iprb.bef "Intel 82801DB PRO/100 VE Ethernet"

Edit /etc/driver_aliases and add the following accordingly

iprb "pci8086,103b"

[b]Temporarily configure IP address for iprb0[/b]

Load the driver

# modload /kernel/drv/iprb
# ifconfig iprb0 plumb
# ifconfig iprb0 x.x.x.212 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
# route add default x.x.x.1

[b]Permanently configure IP address for iprb0[/b]

Create a new text file /etc/hostname.iprb0

x.x.x.212

Create another new text file /etc/defaultroute

x.x.x.1

Edit if doesn't exist, or create /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver x.x.x.20
nameserver x.x.x.13

Edit /etc/hosts accordingly to make it look something like this (amend accordingly)

::1 localhost loghost
127.0.0.1 localhost loghost
x.x.x.212 europa europa.jupiter.space

Make sure the following exist or amended accordingly (if need be) /etc/nsswitch.conf

hosts: files dns

do a reconfigure reboot

# reboot -- -r