Solaris 10, PCMCIA NIC issue

I've installed Solaris 10 3/05 on a Dell Inspiron 8100,. A pcmcia controller does not appear in the autoconfig scan. The NIC is a DLink PCMCIA card, and the o/s does not see the interface. Any suggestions?

Were you ever able to get the nic card working? I am trying to get a D-Link DFE-690 working on my Dell, and am not sure if I should just take it back. One of the Sun websites show a 3Com card as Solaris 10 compatible, but I have been unable to locate it to buy. Seems it came with a Toshiba laptop.

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Hello;
I'm pretty impressed with Arch up to now, but am having a problem with the pcmcia NIC. I'm sure it's some simple config problem, but I haven't been able to figure it out.
I'm using a Network Everywhere NP100, which uses the axnet driver. No problems there. I have it set as eth0="dhcp".
It works fine, but when I restart the box, or start up from a cold start, dhcp isn't assigning an IP, and during boot, network fails on start. After the box is up and running, I have to remove the card from the slot and reinsert it to get dhcp to assign an IP.
I haven't seen this problem with other distros, so I know it can be fixed, not not sure how. Below is my rc.conf, maybe somebody can spot something I'm missing?
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TIMEZONE=EST5EDT
KEYMAP=us
CONSOLEFONT=
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USELVM="no"
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HOSTNAME="Arch-laptop"
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# (prefix a module with a ! to disable it)
MODULES=(!usbserial !ide-scsi snd-es1968 yenta-socket pcmcia ohci_hcd ehci_hcd pcspkr parport_pc parport irtty_sir sir_dev irda crc_ccitt i2c_piix4 i2c_core uhci_hcd usbcore tsdev evdev rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd_page_alloc gameport snd_mpu401_uart snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd soundcore rtc)
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# (prefix an interface in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it)
# Note: to use DHCP, set your interface to be "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# (prefix a route in ROUTES with a ! to disable it)
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# (prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it)
DAEMONS=(dbus hal pcmcia syslog-ng crond network !netfs !hotplug)
# End of file
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

# When you boot the machine the first time it is just fine?
No it has this problem every time the machine is started.
# Do you really have to remove the card from the slot, isn't 'cardctl eject' enough?
Removing and reinserting the card is faster than typing out a command so that's what I do.
# Does it work with static IP?
Don't know, router is set up as DHCP and haven't tried changing it to static. As it's a mobile machine, I'd prefer it works using dhcp.
# Does your machine own another nic, so the race who will become eth0 could be won by an ethernet card?
No, I just have the one NIC at the moment. I have a wireless pcmcia NIC as well, but haven't installed/configured it yet as I don't use it much and would like to solve this ethernet problem first.
#By the way, which kernel modules own the axnet drivers?I can't see any matching module in rc.conf's modules section, and you have hotplug disabled.
It's owned by pcmcia, which loads the module itself when the card is detected. This is working perfectly and the driver modules loads no problem. As far as I can tell the problem seems to be with the network daemon itself, but I could be mistaken about this.
I disabled hotplug for the moment while I try to figure this out. At first I thought hotplug was the culprit but even with it disabled the problem remains. I just haven't bothered to re-enable hotplug as I already have all the modules loading through rc.conf anyway and it speeds up booting.
Hope the additional info may help figure this out. I'm stumped.

HELP ME!!! NIC ISSUES! PLEASE!

Can someone please help me, im on my 5th card now and still no success, i now have a 3com 3c905cx-tx-mn in here, the system detects it and lists it by name in the hardware listing but it wont work when i try to reconfigure for networking.
PLEASE HELP
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I'm porting a driver source code from Solaris 8 to
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Okay, I have a Dell Inspiron 3500 running a newly installed Arch system, and an SMC 8040TX ethernet card. The card is supported by pcnet_cs, and I have been using it under Linux with this and other laptops for several years. However, the card is not properly detected at boot time. The relevant modules are loaded: pcmcia_core, pcmcia, yenta_socket, and pcnet_cs, but the card's indicator lights are steadily lit (as opposed to flashing, which would indicate that the network interface is up), and ifconfig shows that there is no eth0 interface.
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b0re wrote:i had the same problem with my intel card.. all I had to do was edit /etc/rc.conf and remove the ! from pcmcia and hotplug. after that everything worked just fine.. hope that helps...
It's nice to get a response--finally. But how long ago was that? See, unless I badly misunderstand something (always possible), there is no pcmcia daemon any more; certainly, there is no /etc/rc.d/pcmcia on my system, and the pcmcia-cs package is no longer in the main Arch repository. So removing that ! won't do anything, will it?
As for hotplug ... I really don't understand what's up with that. I heard that the switch from devfs to udev meant that hotplug would be obsolete ... yet something by that name still seems to exist. So I'll try that at least ... though I think I already have.
forgot.. also had to add acpi=off to my kernel line in grubs menu.lst
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Hi,
I bought a sun fire 2100 with Solaris 10 pre-installed;
When the system boot up: it shows:
Root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass):
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thanks for the suggestions,
1.
I run "svcs -x" and "svcs -v" and get the logs as attached in the end.
2.
Since I am the new user for solaris 10, I wonder how to fix those initialization errors?
3.
If I have to reinstall Solaris 10, can I do it without DVD Rom? (My sun fire 2100 box is coming without DVD reader, but have USB port)
thanks,
Michael,
root@unknown # svcs -x
svc:/system/boot-archive:default (check boot archive content)
State: maintenance since Mon Nov 19 09:53:45 2007
Reason: Start method exited with $SMF_EXIT_ERR_FATAL.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS
See: /etc/svc/volatile/system-boot-archive:default.log
Impact: 43 dependent services are not running. (Use -v for list.)
svc:/network/rpc/gss:default (Generic Security Service)
State: uninitialized since Mon Nov 19 09:53:43 2007
Reason: Restarter svc:/network/inetd:default is not running.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-5H
See: gssd(1M)
Impact: 10 dependent services are not running. (Use -v for list.)
svc:/application/print/server:default (LP print server)
State: disabled since Mon Nov 19 09:53:43 2007
Reason: Disabled by an administrator.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-05
See: lpsched(1M)
Impact: 1 dependent service is not running. (Use -v for list.)
root@unknown #
root@unknown # svcs -v
STATE NSTATE STIME CTID FMRI
online - 9:53:43 4 svc:/system/svc/restarter:default
online - 9:53:44 - svc:/milestone/name-services:defaut
online - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/pfil:default
online - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/loopback:default
online - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/physical:default
online - 9:53:45 - svc:/milestone/network:default
online - 9:53:45 - svc:/system/identity:node
online - 9:53:45 - svc:/system/filesystem/root:default
online - 9:53:45 - svc:/network/service:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/utmp:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/sysidtool:system
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/sysidtool:net
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/milestone/single-user:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/cryptosvc:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/rpc/bind:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/console-login:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/device/fc-fabric:defaut
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/platform/i86pc/kdmconfig:defat
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/initial:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/identity:domain
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/filesystem/local:defaut
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/milestone/sysconfig:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/manifest-import:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/device/local:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/filesystem/usr:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/filesystem/minimal:deft
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/sysevent:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/milestone/devices:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/nfs/status:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/nfs/nlockmgr:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/power:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/cron:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/nfs/client:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/inetd:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/filesystem/autofs:defat
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/system-log:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/smtp:sendmail
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/rmtmpfiles:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/milestone/multi-user:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/system/name-service-cache:deft
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/ssh:default
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/milestone/multi-user-server:dt
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/application/font/fc-cache:deft
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/application/print/cleanup:deft
offline - 9:53:43 - svc:/application/print/ipp-listenet
offline - 9:53:44 - svc:/platform/i86pc/eeprom:default
offline - 9:53:44 - svc:/system/coreadm:default
offline - 9:53:44 - svc:/system/keymap:default
offline - 9:53:44 - svc:/system/sac:default
offline - 9:53:44 - svc:/system/dumpadm:default
offline - 9:53:44 - svc:/system/fmd:default
offline - 9:53:44 - svc:/system/zones:default
offline - 9:53:44 - svc:/system/picl:default
maintenance - 9:53:45 - svc:/system/boot-archive:default
uninitialized - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/rpc/gss:default
uninitialized - 9:53:43 - svc:/application/x11/xfs:default
uninitialized - 9:53:43 - svc:/application/font/stfsloader:dt
uninitialized - 9:53:43 - svc:/application/print/rfc1179:deft
uninitialized - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/rpc/smserver:default
uninitialized - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/rpc/rstat:default
uninitialized - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/rpc/rusers:default
uninitialized - 9:53:43 - svc:/network/nfs/rquota:default
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/security/ktkt_warn:det
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/telnet:default
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/ftp:default
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/finger:default
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/login:rlogin
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/shell:default
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/rpc-100235_1/rpc_ticot
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/rpc-100083_1/rpc_tcp:t
uninitialized - 9:53:44 - svc:/network/rpc-100068_2-5/rpc_ud

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Hello everyone. I'm in the process of certifying a system with four dual-port gigabit ethernet ports. I can pass all tests with only one of those dual-port cards enabled, but when I have any more I fail the test.
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Kevin, will this fix the problems with trying to do installations with
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"KBOYLE" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> The developers have apparently resolved this issue in an upcoming patch.
> When the patch is applied you will be able to:
>
>
> - Click on Advanced Settings to list all Network Interfaces.
> - Select the radio button corresponding to the network interface you
> would like simba to use
> - Select/de-select network interfaces you do/do not want to be
> touched.
>
> I don't know when the patch will be released into the channel. You will
> know that the patch has been applied by checking from a terminal console
> what revision of Simba is installed.
> Code:
> --------------------
> server:~ # rpm -q simba
> simba-2.5-r1921
>
> --------------------
>
>
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