Problem compiling Broadcom 440x drivers for open Solaris

[Micah DesJardins]

Bryan,

You may want to look at the following:

http://spod.cx/blog/broadcom_440x_opensolaris_nevada.shtml

It's possible it's out of date for OS 2008.11 but if it isn't an exact
recipe I bet it's still in the ballpark.

M

On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Al Tobey <tobert at gmail.com> wrote:
> bfe.conf would just be a driver configuration file and probably does
> not exist by default.   Don't worry about it.
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 8:43 PM, Bryan O'Neal <boneal at cornerstonehome.com> wrote:
>> Sounds simple, except I don't have a bfe or bfe.config. Infact, I was
>> actually unaware I needed a bfe.confg and was just trying to compile the
>> source into, I believe, bfe.  Which I seem unable to do
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Al Tobey
>> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 7:16 PM
>> To: Main PLUG discussion list
>> Subject: Re: Problem compiling Broadcom 440x drivers for open Solaris
>>
>> Does the driver load with the add_drv.sh script bundled with the
>> source?    The installation process is usually really simple,
>> something like (assuming it's called bfe) "cp bfe
>> /usr/kernel/drv/amd64 ; cp bfe.conf /usr/kernel/drv ; update_drv bfe".
>>
>> -Al
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Bryan O'Neal <boneal at cornerstonehome.com>
>> wrote:
>>> There is no "make" in the working directory. I did check that, and
>>> even if I didn't running gcc and suncc from their full bin paths would
>>> have accounted for it. :( Also the files look fine under VIM; at least to
>> me it looks fine.
>>> I downloaded the tar.gz file from the server using Ubuntu and copied
>>> using a flash drive but untared/ziped on the sun box so their should
>>> be no windows contaminates on my end.
>>>
>>> I had actually gone down that road of though already, but thank you
>>> for the suggestions. Some times the most obvious issue is the one that
>>> takes you days to find.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of
>>> Bob Elzer
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 3:50 PM
>>> To: 'Main PLUG discussion list'
>>> Subject: RE: Problem compiling Broadcom 440x drivers for open Solaris
>>>
>>> Make sure (lol) that you don't have a file in the current directory
>>> named "make"
>>>
>>> Also sometime the files may have cr/lf in them which cause problems,
>>> this happens if the file came from a dos/win environment.
>>>
>>> check your makefile
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of
>>> Bryan O'Neal
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 2:49 PM
>>> To: 'Main PLUG discussion list'
>>> Subject: Problem compiling Broadcom 440x drivers for open Solaris
>>>
>>> I installed Open Solaris on my Dell Inspiron 6000 notebook, however
>>> the Broadcom 440x integrated nic card is not supported.
>>> I found the following link
>>> http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/components/details/363.html
>>> <http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/components/details/363.html>
>>> which leads me to a driver pack, which provides a set of instructions
>>> that basically boiled down to #make #make install however make does
>>> not compile anything.
>>> make reports Fatal error: No arguments to build. make Makefile reports
>>> Makefile is uptodate. And of course, since I can not make I am not
>>> surprised when make install reports Don't know how to make target
>> 'install'
>>>
>>> I have gotten so used to
>>>        #./config <arguments>
>>>        #make
>>>        #make install
>>> over the last decade that I have lost the trouble shooting talent for
>>> this sort of thing. I have tried with gcc and suncc but I get the same
>>> issue both times. There is no actual configure script since the make
>>> files come predone for a dozen different platforms/os/compiler combos
>>> that are supported; you just simlink to the rite one and go.
>>>
>>>
>>> Suggestions?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bryan O'Neal
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