sol 10 x86 - already in use as a driver or alias

[bertieb...@gmail.com]

Got an twinhead laptop that I'm installing Solaris 10 onto. During
install, network interface is not found, but on the HCL someone has
suggested the use of a gani driver.

I built one of these a few months ago and the gani driver worked a
treat. Had to install gcc etc first and build it but it worked.

Building the same laptop again but this time I'm doing the make
install but then getting the above error when doing adddrv.sh...

Anyway, checked /etc/driver_aliases and theres an entry there for
pci10ec, 8169 as rge? Cant remember touching this file before? Any
ideas?

[Thomas Tornblom]

"BertieB...@gmail.com" <bertieb...@gmail.com> writes:

That entry is is for the bundled Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Driver.

From scanpci:
---
pci bus 0x0006 cardnum 0x00 function 0x00: vendor 0x10ec device 0x8169
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet
---

See "man rge"

[bertieb...@gmail.com]

On Dec 18, 11:30 am, Thomas Tornblom <tho...@Hax.SE> wrote:

Yes. But it doesnt work as rge.

Last time I did this the gani driver worked a treat....

[Thomas Tornblom]

"BertieB...@gmail.com" <bertieb...@gmail.com> writes:

Ok, then your hardware appears to be later than mine, which works fine
with the rge driver.

Just "rem_drv rge" then and install the gani driver.

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> Last time I did this the gani driver worked a treat....

Thomas

[bertieb...@gmail.com]

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thanks. i'll give that a try...

[bertieb...@gmail.com]

On Dec 18, 1:54 pm, "BertieBigBol...@gmail.com"

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Excellent. thanks. this works a treat.