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Chapter 6: Driver installationChapter 6: Driver installation
Chapter 6: Driver installationChapter 6: Driver installation
Chapter 6: Driver installation
6.2.56.2.5
6.2.56.2.5
6.2.5
SolarisSolaris
SolarisSolaris
Solaris
The network adapter driver for Solaris 8.0 system comes in three formats:
Datastream format:
BRCMbcme.pkgBRCMbcme.pkg
BRCMbcme.pkgBRCMbcme.pkg
BRCMbcme.pkg
Compressed and TAR file system format:
BRCMbcme.tar.ZBRCMbcme.tar.Z
BRCMbcme.tar.ZBRCMbcme.tar.Z
BRCMbcme.tar.Z
Driver Update (DU) binary image*:
bcmedu.imgbcmedu.img
bcmedu.imgbcmedu.img
bcmedu.img
**
**
* Use to create DU diskette
Installing the driversInstalling the drivers
Installing the driversInstalling the drivers
Installing the drivers
Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom
®
Gigabit LAN
controller drivers on a Solaris 8.0 system.
1. Change the directory to where the
BRCMbcme.pkg BRCMbcme.pkg
BRCMbcme.pkg BRCMbcme.pkg
BRCMbcme.pkg is located.
2. Use the command:
pkgadd -d BRCMbcme.pkg
or
Copy
BRCMbcme.tar.ZBRCMbcme.tar.Z
BRCMbcme.tar.ZBRCMbcme.tar.Z
BRCMbcme.tar.Z to
/tmp /tmp
/tmp /tmp
/tmp using these commands:
cd /tmp
uncompress BRCMbcme.tar.Z
tar xvf BRCMbcme.tar
pkgadd -d /tmp
3. Execute
prtconf prtconf
prtconf prtconf
prtconf to determine instance number of the NIC.
4. Use the command:
ifconfig bcme[instance_number] plumb
5. Use the command:
ifconfig bcme[instance_number] ip_address netmask....
Saving the changesSaving the changes
Saving the changesSaving the changes
Saving the changes
To make these changes permanent:
1. Use a text editor (e.g., vi) to create a file in the /etc directory, then
name the file as
hostname.bcme[instance_number]hostname.bcme[instance_number]
hostname.bcme[instance_number]hostname.bcme[instance_number]
hostname.bcme[instance_number]. Add the IP
address of the interface to this file, save, then exit.
2. Add a proper subnet mask to the file
/etc/netmasks/etc/netmasks
/etc/netmasks/etc/netmasks
/etc/netmasks.