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Solaris Driver Setup
The Solaris Release 8 driver is released in two formats:
1
BRCMbcme.pkg (datastream format)
2
BRCMbcme.tar.Z (compressed and TAR file system format)
Driver Installation
To install the Solaris driver:
1
Change to the directory in which
BRCMbcme.pkg
resides.
2
Perform one of the following two substeps:
a pkgadd -d BRCMbcme.pkg
or
b
Copy
BRCMbcme.tar.Z
to
/tmp
cd /tmp
uncompress
BRCMbcme.tar
pkgadd -d /tmp
3
Execute
prtconf
to determine the instance number of the NIC.
4 ifconfig bcme[instance_number] plumb
5 ifconfig bcme[instance_number] ip_address netmask…
To make these changes permanent:
1
Using a text editor, create a file named
hostname.bcme[instance_number]
in the
/
etc
directory.
2
Add the IP address of the interface of this file, then save and exit.
3
Add a proper subnet mask to the file
/etc/netmasks
.
Uninstalling the Driver
To uninstall the Solaris driver:
1 ifconfig bcme[instance_number] down
2 ifconfig bcme[instance_number] unplumb
3 pkgrm BRCMbcme
