Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> Phuong-Lan Nguyen wrote:
>
>> Hi, I am very new with OpenSolaris and Crossbow. I have followed the
>> instruction of how to install crossbow. It finished installing and
>> fixing the conflicts.
>> But after I issue the reboot command then system keep rebooting. It
>> seems that the kernel is panic.
>>
>> My question is what kind of hardware does crossbow support? purely
>> SUN hardware or it can be Dell, HP or any hardware for x86 machines?
>> Any documents that can point me to there. Thanks.
>>
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>
> Any x86 hardware is fine, if it can run Solaris. You need a GLDv3 nic,
> though. Current GLDv3 nics are:
>
> * bge
> * e1000g
> * nge
> * rge
> * dmfe
> * nxge
>
> Additionally, you really really want to use bge if you're doing much
> with Crossbow.
and to add to the confusion, *some* bges have multiple rx rings.
The following bge MACs have 16 rx rings:
BCM5700/5701/5702/5703C/5703S/5704C/5704S
I've run crossbow on Dell desktops and Acer laptops. Check here
for specific hardware components and configurations.
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/
-Mike
