[ale] Seeking Solaris 10 driver (Intel 82578DM PHY)

[Rich Faulkner]

Thanks Chuck but I already have a copy of 10/09 in hand.  The problem is
getting driver(s) for the PHY controller on the System Host Board (SHB)
that I'm using.  Solaris x86 Installation Check Tool (v1.7) reads the
h/w as all compatible save the Intel 82578DM PHY which seems to bugger
the NICs on the I/O bracket.  So far I know that Oracle says the device
is not on the HCL (not even on the "Reported to work" list) -- so I was 
hoping there may be a driver out there for this.  I have already been to
Intel and don't see a blessed thing for Solaris drivers of any kind.  

Thus is my quandary...Rich



On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 15:03 -0400, Chuck Payne wrote:
> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Rich Faulkner <rfaulkner at 34thprs.org> wrote:
> > No.  Was wondering if OpenSolaris would be compatible to 10.  Will
> > check-out the link too.  Thanks!
> >
> > RinL
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 14:19 -0400, Ed Cashin wrote:
> >> Have you already looked at Opensolaris and https://www.illumos.org/ ?
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Rich Faulkner <rfaulkner at 34thprs.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>         Great news!  I've got my first paying gig with a foot in
> >>         *NIX!!  Thus
> >>         now I'm troubleshooting a system which is desired to have
> >>         Solaris 10 but
> >>         the SHB/BP includes the Intel 82577LM PHY (for which Solaris
> >>         sees it as
> >>         the same as the Intel 82578DM PHY).  Neither has drivers
> >>         native to
> >>         Solaris and it is not on the HCL.  A check of Intel shows NO
> >>         Solaris
> >>         drivers at all.
> >>
> >>         Anyone have knowledge of a driver or alternative source for
> >>         drivers for
> >>         Intel on Solaris?
> >>
> >>         Crossing fingers here...
> >>
> >>         Rich in Lilburn
> >>
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> openSolaris was more like Fedora is to Red Hat. openSUSE is to SUSE
> Enterprise Linux.  If you want Solaris 10 for X84, I have a dvd a
> round somewhere, if I remember it is Solaris 10 update 6.  The plan
> was for at some point for openSolaris to replace Solaris, but like
> anything else good or cool, Oracle has killed it.
>