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NAME
mknetflop - add a network interface card driver to a Network
Installation Utilities diskette
SYNOPSIS
mknetflop -s source-device -t target-device
DESCRIPTION
The mknetflop command adds a new Network Interface Card (NIC)
driver to a Network Installation Utilities diskette.
When installing the UnixWare AS or PE from a server on your
network, the Network Installation Utilities diskette is
required. This diskette contains the supported drivers that
allow machines with the appropriate network interface card
(NIC) to install UnixWare from the install server.
It is possible that a new NIC is released that is not
supported by UnixWare. In this case, the hardware vendor may
provide drivers on diskette for use with UnixWare. The
mknetflop command provides the interface to add the vendor-
supplied driver to your Network Installation Utilities
diskette so that a NIC not currently supported by UnixWare can
be used to install your system from the install server.
Parameters
-s source-device
This parameter specifies the source from which the
drivers for the new NIC driver and configuration files
are read.
source-device may be a device identifier for a diskette
device (such as /dev/rdsk/f03ht) [see intro(7)]; a
device alias (such as diskette1); or a directory. For
device identifiers, the device specified (either by
pathname or alias), must have an entry in the device
table (/etc/device.tab); otherwise, mknetflop will
abort.
If source-device specifies a diskette device, then the
diskette from which the new NIC drivers are to be read
is assumed to be a DOS filesystem NIC IHV diskette,
containing a driver.PKG file for the NIC to be added.
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-t target-device
This parameter specifies a target-device from which the
original Network Installation Utilities diskette is
read, and to which the new Network Installation
Utilities diskette, containing the new NIC driver, is
written.
target-device may be a device identifier for a diskette
device (such as /dev/rdsk/f03ht) [see intro(7)]; or a
device alias (such as diskette1). The device specified
(either by pathname or alias), must have an entry in the
device table (/etc/device.tab); otherwise, mknetflop
will abort.
Input
Two sources are required for input. First is a directory or
diskette containing a new driver for a Network Interface Card
to be added to the Network Installation Utilities diskette,
and second is the Network Installation Utilities diskette
itself.
If the specified source-device is a diskette device, then it
is assumed to be a DOS Networking IHV diskette. This diskette
may be provided when you buy a Network Interface Card. It
contains drivers for use with various operating systems,
including UnixWare. If you want to check the DOS diskette
that came with your NIC, the drivers for use with UnixWare may
be identified by their names. They are found in the root
directory of the DOS diskette and have a file extension of
.PKG.
If the specified source-device is a directory on your UnixWare
system, that directory must contain all of the files needed by
idinstall(1M) to build a driver for the new NIC. In general,
this includes the following files:
Space.c
Driver.o
Master
System
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driver.bcfg
In addition to driver files, any extra files (such as
configuration commands or loadable firmware modules) as
specified in the driver.bcfg file must be included in this
directory.
Output
For output, a new diskette is required. This diskette will be
formatted during the execution of the mknetflop command, and
all data that may have previously been on that diskette will
be lost. After successful execution of the mknetflop command,
this diskette will be a Network Installation Utilities
diskette. It contains the new NIC drivers you have specified,
and will be suitable for performing system installations from
a server on your network using the appropriate Network
Interface cards.
Exit Codes
Upon successful completion, the mknetflop command exits with a
status of 0. If the command does not run successfully, a
non-zero value is returned.
USAGE
Examples
To add a new NIC driver from a DOS NIC IHV diskette to the
Network Installation Utilities diskette, type:
mknetflop -s diskette1 -t diskette1
When prompted, insert the DOS Networking IHV diskette in the
appropriate diskette drive and press ENTER. When prompted,
remove the DOS Networking IHV diskette, insert the original
Network Installation Utilities diskette in the diskette drive,
and press ENTER. When prompted, remove the original Network
Installation Utilities diskette, insert a new diskette in the
diskette drive and press ENTER. This last diskette will be
your new Network Installation Utilities diskette.
To add a new NIC driver from a directory on your UnixWare
system to the Network Installation Utilities diskette, type:
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mknetflop -s /home/egbert/new_driver -t diskette1
When prompted, insert the original Network Installation
Utilities diskette in the diskette drive, and press ENTER.
When prompted, remove the original Network Installation
Utilities diskette, insert a new diskette in the diskette
drive and press ENTER. This last diskette will be your new
Network Installation Utilities diskette.
REFERENCES
Drvmap(4), idbuild(1M), idinstall(1M), Master(4), Node(4),
System(4)
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