On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:39:55 +1000, poncie ponce wrote:

> tried to install S on a PC. first try it didnt load the driver for the
> network card.

What kind of NIC? Did you ensure that your hardware is on the HCL?

> second try on a spare machine it loaded the driver for the network but
> not the
> Adaptec SCSI controller. Question. Is this type of thing normal with
> Solaris ?

Not with supported hardware. OpenSolaris, for instance, is lacking
support for some Adaptec HBAs. Solaris and Solaris Express have better
SCSI support.

Dave Uhring wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:39:55 +1000, poncie ponce wrote:
>
>> tried to install S on a PC. first try it didnt load the driver for the
>> network card.
>
> What kind of NIC? Did you ensure that your hardware is on the HCL?
>
the built in Via tech. Rhine something. and no, I didnt check the
HCL :-(

>> second try on a spare machine it loaded the driver for the network but
>> not the
>> Adaptec SCSI controller. Question. Is this type of thing normal with
>> Solaris ?
>
> Not with supported hardware. OpenSolaris, for instance, is lacking
> support for some Adaptec HBAs. Solaris and Solaris Express have better
> SCSI support.
I thought I was safe with the SCSI controller. I know most/all Linux
flavours
are 100% Adaptec compatible.
I've a second spare PC I may be able to have the best of both worlds
with
the drive form one and the compatible network car from T other :-)
PP.

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:18:45 +1000, poncie ponce wrote:
> Dave Uhring wrote:

>> Not with supported hardware. OpenSolaris, for instance, is lacking
>> support for some Adaptec HBAs. Solaris and Solaris Express have better
>> SCSI support.
> I thought I was safe with the SCSI controller. I know most/all Linux
> flavours
> are 100% Adaptec compatible.

Solaris and Solaris Express are perfectly happy with the Adaptec 29160N
HBA that I'm using in my server box with 5 SCSI drives.

In article <4qWdneUks5i4Q8vVnZ2dnUVZ_tvinZ2d@posted.internode>,
poncie ponce wrote:
>tried to install S on a PC. first try it didnt load the driver for the
>network card.

Run the Installation Check Tool:


What is the output of "prtconf -pv" for the network card?

John
groenveld@acm.org

John D Groenveld wrote:
> In article <4qWdneUks5i4Q8vVnZ2dnUVZ_tvinZ2d@posted.internode>,
> poncie ponce wrote:
>> tried to install S on a PC. first try it didnt load the driver for the
>> network card.
>
> Run the Installation Check Tool:
>
>
> What is the output of "prtconf -pv" for the network card?
>
> John
> groenveld@acm.org

Have combined the two spare boxes and will install S this AM.
thanks 4 the reply. Very helpful :-)
Poncie.