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Nonspecific Issues
TABLE D-2
Ethernet adapter as well as a solution for them:
TABLE D-2
Problem
prtdiag does not
recognize the NIC in
slot 0.
VLAN appears to
accept VID 0 as end
user input.
System panics in
Solaris 7 11/99
environment when
CPR attempts to
suspend a non-
suspendable thread
Inetboot may require
several retries to
complete with OBP 4.x
describes the problems you may encounter in using the GigaSwift
Troubleshooting the GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter
Description
If a PCI I/O board of an UltraSPARC III system is filled
with network adapters with an internal bridge (for
example, GigaSwift Ethernet or Quad FastEthernet),
prtdiag displays the card on slot 0. Although the card
in slot 1 is not recognized by prtdiag, the card is fully
operational and appears in the /etc/path_to_inst
file.
ce000000, ce00000, or ce0000 configured as VID 0
is actually the regular ce0 interface not VID 0 of the
ce0 interface. VID 0 is not supported as an end user
device.
The GigaSwift Ethernet driver uses certain not
suspendable kernel threads. When CPR attempts to
suspend the driver, the system panics. Currently, CPR is
supported only in Sun desktop systems (for example,
Ultra 10 and Ultra 60).
Systems with OBP 4.x (for example, Sun Blade 1000)
may automatically retry several times before
completing. The message below is displayed for each
retry:
Retrying . . .
Check TFTP server and network setup
Appendix D
Solution
Use prtconf -pv
instead of prtdiag
This is normal behavior.
• Turn off CPR.
• A CPR fix is
incorporated in Solaris 8.
Ignore these console
messages until booting is
complete
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