Thanks James. I'll check out these sites to see if I can find out anything. I realize I probably didn't provide quite enough info This is the DNS error I'm referring to:
opensolaris console login: Dec 16 00:27:23 opensolaris mDNSResponder: Unable to parse DNS server list. Unicast DNS-SD unavailable Dec 16 00:27:34 opensolaris in.routed[534]: route 0.0.0.0/8 --> 0.0.0.0 nexthop is not directly connected. The external driver worked fine two days ago, when I was running 2008.05, so it's not a bad driver. I finally removed the card and was able to complete the install. It took a few times to get NWAM service enabled, but I'm up and running and connecting to the Internet, etc. The solution is simple to me. Don't use the external card. But, I was just curious. Now, all I have to do is get a new eyeglass Rx or figure out how to fix the screen resolution and I'll be all set. : ) jh On 12/17/08 14:05, James Carlson wrote: > Juanita Heieck writes: > >> After mucho issues using image-update to upgrade from 2008.05 to 2008.11, >> I gave up and did a fresh install of 2008.11. >> I am up and running, but only my internal wireless card is being >> detected. I had to remove my external card to get the >> install to work. It kept hanging with a DNS error. >> > > I don't know what "a DNS error" means or what sorts of drivers you > might be using. Besides visiting the nwam-discuss at opensolaris.org > list, you may want to check out the current troubleshooting > information: > > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/nwam/picea/troubleshooting/ > > There are several basic steps here that can help you identify problems > on your own. In particular, step 7 ("none of the above") includes > instructions on obtaining debug information. > > >> If I attempt to reboot with the external card inserted, the >> system hangs, and there's no activity showing on the card. >> > > That sounds like a bad driver ... I suggest describing the issue in > detail on driver-discuss at opensolaris.org. The likely next step there > would be to boot the system using kmdb, and find out why the system is > hanging. > > >> When I rebooted w/o the card, it took a few tries to get NWAM enabled, >> but it appears to be working now. I'm assuming this >> must be an issue with the Orinoco wireless cards or Tecra M2's. >> If it is an issue, I just won't bother trying to fix. >> > > I don't think there's enough information here to answer. > > I can say that I've used Orinoco (pcwl) cards with OpenSolaris (and > NWAM) without trouble. But whether that is comparable to your > situation or not, I cannot tell. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/install-discuss/attachments/20081217/843a6fdd/attachment.html>
