Adding RTL8111B/RTL8111C network driver to Solaris Jumpstart
Posted on August 8, 2008
My jumpstart client has a builtin RTL8111B/RTL8111C network card. When i boot up the client thru PXE booting it gives me an error “no driver was found for the interface used to boot jumpstart”
Download the updated SUNWrge package, this holds the driver for rge
http://www.aplis.cz/SUNWrge.tar.gz
My Jumpstart image is shared thru NFS in /installer directory
#cd /installer/boot
Create a temporary miniroot directory
#mkdir x86.miniroot-rge.unpacked
Unpack the existing miniroot to the temp miniroot directory
#/boot/solaris/bin/root_archive unpack ./x86.miniroot ./x86.miniroot-rge.unpacked
Remove the existing SUNWrge package
#pkgrm SUNWrge
Add the updated SUNWrge package
#cd /export/home/john
#gunzip SUNWrge.tar.gz
#tar xvf SUNWrge.tar
#pkgadd -d . SUNWrge
Check the new aliases
#grep rge /etc/name_to_major /etc/driver_aliases
/etc/driver_aliases:rge “pci10ec,8169″
/etc/driver_aliases:rge “pci10ec,8110″
/etc/driver_aliases:rge “pci10ec,8168″
/etc/driver_aliases:rge “pci10ec,8111″
Remove the existing rge driver in the jumpstart miniroot
#cd /installer/boot
#/usr/sbin/rem_drv -b ./x86.miniroot-rge.unpacked/ rge
Add the new driver
#/usr/sbin/add_drv -b ./x86.miniroot-rge.unpacked -n -v -m ‘* 0600 root sys’ -i ‘”pci10ec,8169″ “pci10ec,8110″ “pci10ec,8168″ “pci10ec,8111″‘ rge
Reboot client to install driver.
Driver (rge) installed.
Backup original miniroot
#mv x86.miniroot x86.miniroot.orig
Compress the new Jumpstart miniroot
#/boot/solaris/bin/root_archive pack ./x86.miniroot ./x86.miniroot-rge.unpacked/
Sources:
Jeff’s Solaris Admin blog
» Filed Under Linux/Nix
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