Matt Day wrote: > The version 6 driver package seems to install fine. When I echo $PATH > I get sbin as well now. Still no ath0 device or any ath devices for > that matter. > > When I tail dmesg I get > > WARNING: mod_load: cannot load module 'ath' > WARNING: ath: > unable to resolve dependency, module 'misc/net80211' not found > > Also as a total n00b question, I still don't seem to understand how to > install a package. I'm inside the directory that contains the install > directory, and the reloc directory, and the pkginfo file and the > pkgmap file, and I type this: pkgadd -d . SUNWatheros and I get this > message: > > pkgadd: ERROR: no packages were found in > </dlink_drivers/20070925_125628/ath-0.1-pkg/SUNWatheros> > > How do I install a package when I have those files? I haven't been > able to figure that out yet, either that or the packages for the > dlink g520 driver aren't good? Or I'm a total retard? > > Please help > > On 9/25/07, *James Cornell* <sparcdr at sparcdr.com > <mailto:sparcdr at sparcdr.com>> wrote: > > Default install of Solaris does not set PATH to see sbin or > non-core bin directories. You also need to be root by using the > 'su' command as network control needs access to the device. You > also need to put the plumb argument at the end of the ifconfig > command, eg: ifconfig ath0 plumb. You should also check dmesg for > the device by using 'grep' to find "ath". > > > James > On Sep 24, 2007, at 7:47 PM, Matt Day wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *Matt Day* < matthew.scott.day at gmail.com >> <mailto:matthew.scott.day at gmail.com>> >> Date: Sep 24, 2007 6:51 PM >> Subject: dlink dwl g520 card and ath >> To: laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org> >> >> Using the version 6 driver, I get as far as ifconfig ath0 plumb >> and then get this message: >> >> ifconfig: plumb: ath0: No such file or directory >> >> I'm a total n00b at this stuff but really want to learn what's >> going on. >> >> Using the version 5 driver, I can't seem to install the package. >> It's not just one file like the version 6 is, it's a directory >> with a few files in it, and I can't seem to install the package >> at all. Please help. >> >> Matt >> _______________________________________________ >> laptop-discuss mailing list >> laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org> > > > > A package is installed from /var/spool/pkg with no arguments to pkgadd, or it can be installed from the current working directory by using 'pkgadd -d .' Using the package name as an argument will not work. Simply try 'pkgadd -d' . instead.
James
