Setting Parameters Using The Ge.conf File; Understanding The Ge.conf File - Sun Microsystems Solaris 7 User Manual

2. Set adv_1000autoneg_cap to 0.

Setting Parameters Using the ge.conf File

You can also specify the properties described in this section on a per-device basis by
creating a ge.conf file in the /kernel/drv directory. Use a ge.conf file when
you need to set a particular parameter for a device in the system. The parameters
you set are read and write parameters that are listed in "Driver Parameter Values
and Definitions" on page 5.
The man pages for prtconf (1M) and driver.conf (4) include additional
details.

Understanding the ge.conf File

Obtain the hardware path names for the ge devices in the device tree.
Typically the path names and the associated instance numbers will be present in the
/etc/path_to_inst file.
# grep ge /etc/path_to_inst
"/sbus@b,0/network@2,100000" 0 "ge"
where:
In the device path name, the last component after the last / character and before
the @ character (network) is the device name.
The path name before the last component (sbus@b,0) is the parent name.
For Sun GigabitEthernet/S:
To identify an SBus device unambiguously in the ge.conf file, use the name and
parent name of the device. Refer to the sbus(4) man page for more information
about the SBus device specification.
In the previous example:
Name = SUNW,sbus-gem
Class = "sbus"
14 Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver • March 1999
"/sbus@b,0/network@2,100000" specifies the hardware node name in the
device tree.
"0" is the instance number.
"ge" is the driver name.