HP z400 workstation+solaris 10 X86 + Network drivers issue

dladm  show-dev returns no output.
In messages file the following error is noticed.
WARNING: mod_load cannot load module "bge"
there are few more notoces related to this after i installed the package and restarted the workstation.

Hello Sentner,

The below is the output od scan pci command.

pci bus 0x0003 cardnum 0x00 function 0x0:P vendor 0x14e4 device 0x1681 broadcom corporation NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe

Grepping 1681 gives me "bge"

The other link you have provided confirmed that the driver i downloaded from Broadcomm is not the right one as: i suspected. the reason being the read me file was not updated and you can still see the mention of old BCME driver details and there is no tar.Z file in the download (contradicting the read me file).

Now i am seraching for the right BCM5761 driver for solaris 10 X86 workstation. appreciate your time and responses. Search is still ON............

Hi Sentner,
I have checked that page doesnt contain the drivers for bge or BCM5761...just wondering why broadcomm doesnt update the right drivers....making life so difficult

Hello Sentner,

How to plumb the network card ?
I did " ifconfig bge plumb" before installing the driver it said DLPI link does not exist.

There is no BCME driver present (checked in pkginfo and /etc/driver_aliases).

However noticed that SUNWbge is not present in the system. any link where i can download this package. the os release is Solaris 10 10/09 X86.

Downloading and re-installing the latest available version  08/11 will help ?

In the below link General notes  it says

http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/hcl/data/systems/details/hewlett-packard/sol_10_05_09/36904.html

The motherboard of Z400 update to have 6 DIMM slots.

so it means that the board should have 6 slots, not that 6 slots to be populated, not sure if trhere is any relation with this issue, just checking back from squre one.

Dear Senter,

Thanks for your efforts. while checking back from square one. i remember that i have installed this workstation without connect to network. Now i have re-installed the same OS solaris 10 10/09 X86. but, this time connected to network and given details of static Ip and netmask and default router.

I am glad that i could see BGE0 in the ifconfig output and able to pingf from windows machine.
However, the speed id 100Mbps. I need to change it to 1000 mbps.
Not sure what made this work.

pls help me on setting to 1000mbps. many thanks for your continued support.

Thanks Sentner,

dladm show-dev gives the below

bge0   link:up     speed:100mbps     duplex:full

netstat -i reports 0 errors.

looking for a command to change the speed to 1000 mbps and also make it permanent

yup, the router is set for auto negotiation

Okay to make it simpler, will the below work ?

# ndd -set /dev/bge adv_1000hdx_cap 0
# ndd -set /dev/bge adv_1000fdx_cap 1
# ndd -set /dev/bge adv_autoneg_cap 0

and in /etc/system

Add:
# set bge:bge_adv_autoneg_cap=0
# set bge:bge_adv_1000hdx_cap=0
# set bge:bge_adv_1000fdx_cap=1

also, all the values should be =1 ,  i believe as it represents full duplex (is this correct) or should i proceed with the above.

For those who might look for solution. pls follow the below.

1. Install the drivers and pkg add.
2. if above doesn't work. connect to network re-install OS , when installing select the option 'YES" for networked? and give static IP and details and proceed with installation.
3. make sure the cable is working fine, also check if the card has any physical (hardware) issues.

this is how it worked for me, thanks to sentner for his continued support.