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Chapter 3

Configuring Driver Parameters

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To Set Driver Parameters Using a

ixge.conf

File

1. Obtain the hardware path names for the

ixge

devices in the device tree.

a. Check the

/etc/driver_aliases

file to identify the name associated with a

particular device:

Note –

ixge

"pci8086,1048.108e.7036" is used by the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet

adapter.

b. Locate the path names and the associated instance numbers in the

/etc/path_to_inst

file.

# grep ixge /etc/driver_aliases

ixge "pci8086,1048.108e.7036"

# grep ixge /etc/path_to_inst

"/pci@9,600000/ethernet@1" 0 "ixge"