Re: [osol-discuss] How to install OpenSolaris in USB harddisk?

2009-03-11 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
I would like to install OpenSolaris in a USB hard disk. I like this way of installation so that I can run OpenSolaris on different computers just by bringing my USB hard disk around. I tried booting up from the Live CD and during the installation, choose the attached USB hard disk. It went

[osol-discuss] Patch repository for customer access

2009-03-11 Thread Ivan . Peccolo
Hi Is there an opensolaris patch repository for customer access somewhere? Most sincerely Ivan PS: Please respond to me directly as I'm not on this alias. ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] [desktop-discuss] SXCE 109 python 2.6 curses support borken ?

2009-03-11 Thread Laszlo (Laca) Peter
On Tue, 2009-03-10 at 21:54 +0200, Cyril Plisko wrote: /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/_curses_panel.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin78324 Feb 18 05:03 /usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/_curses_failed.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin13736 Feb 18 05:03

[osol-discuss] ext4 bug zfs handling of the very same situation

2009-03-11 Thread Thomas Maier-Komor
Hi, there was recently a bug reported against EXT4 that gets triggered by KDE: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/317781 Now I'd like to verify that my understanding of ZFS behavior and implementations is correct, and ZFS is unaffected from this kind of issue. Maybe

Re: [osol-discuss] [zfs-discuss] ext4 bug zfs handling of the very same situation

2009-03-11 Thread Casper . Dik
The underlying problem with ext4 is that some kde executables do something like this: 1a) open and read data from file x, close file x 1b) open and truncate file x 1c) write data to file x 1d) close file x or 2a) open and read data from file x, close file x 2b) open and truncate file x.new 2c)

Re: [osol-discuss] Patch repository for customer access

2009-03-11 Thread Ché Kristo
my understanding is that when on sun support the repo is https://pkg.sun.com/opensolaris/support -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Patch repository for customer access

2009-03-11 Thread Ché Kristo
my understanding is that when on sun support the repo is https://pkg.sun.com/opensolaris/support -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] ext4 bug zfs handling of the very same situation

2009-03-11 Thread Joerg Schilling
Thomas Maier-Komor tho...@maier-komor.de wrote: there was recently a bug reported against EXT4 that gets triggered by KDE: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/317781 Now I'd like to verify that my understanding of ZFS behavior and implementations is correct, and ZFS is

[osol-discuss] SXCE 109 kernel panic

2009-03-11 Thread Gino
Just happened. Any ideas? gino Mar 11 12:48:14 cl1 unix: [ID 836849 kern.notice] Mar 11 12:48:14 cl1 ^Mpanic[cpu1]/thread=ff001fb94c60: Mar 11 12:48:14 cl1 genunix: [ID 335743 kern.notice] BAD TRAP: type=e (#pf Page fault) rp=ff001fb94870 addr=0 occurred in module ip due to a NULL

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE 109 kernel panic

2009-03-11 Thread Paul Durrant
Gino wrote: Just happened. Any ideas? Looks like a NULL pointer dereference. It would probably be useful if you could run mdb on the core and post the output of $c. Paul -- === Paul Durrant http://www.linkedin.com/in/pdurrant

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE 109 kernel panic

2009-03-11 Thread Gino
Hi Paul, # mdb -k unix.0 vmcore.0 Loading modules: [ unix genunix specfs dtrace mac cpu.generic cpu_ms.AuthenticAMD.15 uppc pcplusmp scsi_vhci zfs sd mpt fcp fctl qlc sockfs ip hook neti sctp arp usba stmf idm md cpc random crypto smbsrv nfs nca fcip lofs logindmux ptm nsctl sdbc ufs sv ii

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE 109 kernel panic

2009-03-11 Thread Paul Durrant
Gino wrote: # mdb -k unix.0 vmcore.0 Loading modules: [ unix genunix specfs dtrace mac cpu.generic cpu_ms.AuthenticAMD.15 uppc pcplusmp scsi_vhci zfs sd mpt fcp fctl qlc sockfs ip hook neti sctp arp usba stmf idm md cpc random crypto smbsrv nfs nca fcip lofs logindmux ptm nsctl sdbc ufs sv

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE 109 kernel panic

2009-03-11 Thread Gino
Gino wrote: # mdb -k unix.0 vmcore.0 Loading modules: [ unix genunix specfs dtrace mac cpu.generic cpu_ms.AuthenticAMD.15 uppc pcplusmp scsi_vhci zfs sd mpt fcp fctl qlc sockfs ip hook neti sctp arp usba stmf idm md cpc random crypto smbsrv nfs nca fcip lofs logindmux ptm nsctl sdbc

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris Bible: Buy it!

2009-03-11 Thread Simon Phipps
If people in the USA use the OpenSolaris Lending Project store[1] to buy it (or use the Project's Amazon link[2]), the Project[3] will get credit from Amazon that can then be applied at Kiva[4]. [1] http://astore.amazon.com/opensolaris-20 [2] http://www.amazon.com/?tag=opensolaris-20 [3]

Re: [osol-discuss] emacs keys

2009-03-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Howard Yeh hay...@gmail.com writes: On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:45 PM, stephen bond sten...@go.com wrote: I have OSolaris 11 with emacs from the IPS. setting mark by C-space does not work and I have to use C-@ which is very inconvenient. Please, help with getting C-space to do its usual job.

[osol-discuss] Solaris 10 printer manager query

2009-03-11 Thread russell aspinwall
Hi, After upgrading to Solaris 10 5/08 the Solaris Printer Manager changed so that it offered the following options when adding New Attached Printer dialogue box Printer Name : Description : Printer Port: Printer Type: File Contents: Fault Notification: Options: Banner: After applying patch

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris Bible: Buy it!

2009-03-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Ché Kristo ch...@internode.on.net writes: I am wondering if the book can be purchased as a PDF, as I am always where the book is not when I need to reference it :-( You probably know this already but 2 full chapters are available at opensolaris sites. There is probably a link at

Re: [osol-discuss] emacs keys

2009-03-11 Thread Randall Q. Huxley III
Yeah unfortunately something about the desktop seems to be grabbing certain key input that should go to Emacs. For now I run it in a terminal. emacs -nw -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Re: [osol-discuss] Solaris 10 printer manager query

2009-03-11 Thread Peter Sear
Hi Russell Could it be just that printmgr needs restarting? btw this discussion list is for OpenSolaris not Solaris 10. You should be able to get help for this type of question through your normal support channels. FYI there is a printing-disc...@opensolaris.org list for questions that do

Re: [osol-discuss] emacs keys

2009-03-11 Thread Howard Yeh
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sten...@go.com wrote: Yes, Osol has GNOME desktop and CDE only. Please, tell me how to do it. There are no issues with the keyboard at all. I looked at xev. left Alt sends Alt-L but in emacs it is mapped to Alt-A. I discovered that the Windows key is

[osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Mike DeMarco
I am attempting to download a package from blastwave and keep getting Option -n selected, stopping here. I have checked the config file and -n is not set for wgetopts. Anyone know what in the wide wide world of sports is going on here? THanks -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Dennis Clarke
I am attempting to download a package from blastwave and keep getting Option -n selected, stopping here. What rev of Solaris or OpenSolaris or what-ever are you on ? I have checked the config file and -n is not set for wgetopts. Which wget are you using ? /usr/sfw/bin/wget ?

[osol-discuss] Copying files and folders

2009-03-11 Thread Hanma
Hello Sorry, but I have one problem. I wanted to install Opera for OpenSolaris 2008.11. I've downloaded file *.tar.gz and extracted it. There was folders lib, etc and other. I don't know how to install applications in OpenSolaris, but I thought to copy folders and files to \. But copy command

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Mike DeMarco
I am attempting to download a package from blastwave and keep getting Option -n selected, stopping here. What rev of Solaris or OpenSolaris or what-ever are you on ? OpenSolaris b81 I have checked the config file and -n is not set for wgetopts. Which wget are you using ?

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Dennis Clarke
I am attempting to download a package from blastwave and keep getting Option -n selected, stopping here. What rev of Solaris or OpenSolaris or what-ever are you on ? OpenSolaris b81 should work fine I have checked the config file and -n is not set for wgetopts. Which wget are

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE 109 kernel panic

2009-03-11 Thread Artem Kachitchkine
Mar 11 12:48:14 cl1 genunix: [ID 335743 kern.notice] BAD TRAP: type=e (#pf Page fault) rp=ff001fb94870 addr=0 occurred in module ip due to a NULL pointer dereference Mar 11 12:48:14 cl1 unix: [ID 10 kern.notice] Mar 11 12:48:14 cl1 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] ff001fb94750

Re: [osol-discuss] Life With Solaris

2009-03-11 Thread Andras Barna
search the forum iirc it was licence issue .. dont know exact details On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Rallavagu rallav...@gmail.com wrote: Trying to configure lifewithsolaris (http://lifewithsolaris.jp/) repository and it seems to be down. Anybody has an idea if there are any alternatives? I

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Mike DeMarco
/opt/csw/bin/pkgutil --catalog Fetching new catalog if available... --14:08:06-- http://blastwave.network.com/csw/unstable/i386/5.11/catalog = `/var/opt/csw/pkgutil/catalog.i386.5.11.0' Resolving blastwave.network.com... 64.79.150.209 Connecting to

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Shawn Walker
Mike DeMarco wrote: /opt/csw/bin/pkgutil --catalog Fetching new catalog if available... --14:08:06-- http://blastwave.network.com/csw/unstable/i386/5.11/catalog = `/var/opt/csw/pkgutil/catalog.i386.5.11.0' Resolving blastwave.network.com... 64.79.150.209 Connecting to

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Dennis Clarke
/opt/csw/bin/pkgutil --catalog Fetching new catalog if available... --14:08:06-- http://blastwave.network.com/csw/unstable/i386/5.11/catalog = `/var/opt/csw/pkgutil/catalog.i386.5.11.0' Resolving blastwave.network.com... 64.79.150.209 Connecting to

Re: [osol-discuss] Life With Solaris

2009-03-11 Thread Aaron Wilson
I think with the CSW or blastwave packages you need to install their version of gnome, and login in using it instead of the JDS version of gnome, and programs you install should show up in that gnome menu. I for one though don't really like the blastwave version of gnome and prefer the JDS

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Mike DeMarco
Mike DeMarco wrote: /opt/csw/bin/pkgutil --catalog Fetching new catalog if available... --14:08:06-- http://blastwave.network.com/csw/unstable/i386/5.11/catalog = `/var/opt/csw/pkgutil/catalog.i386.5.11.0' Resolving blastwave.network.com... 64.79.150.209 Connecting to

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave pkgutil

2009-03-11 Thread Dennis Clarke
Mike DeMarco wrote: /opt/csw/bin/pkgutil --catalog Fetching new catalog if available... --14:08:06-- http://blastwave.network.com/csw/unstable/i386/5.11/c talog = `/var/opt/csw/pkgutil/catalog.i386.5.11.0' Resolving blastwave.network.com... 64.79.150.209 Connecting to

Re: [osol-discuss] We Need a Critical Look at IIIM

2009-03-11 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
but, speaking as an OpenSolaris user, I believe we need a compelling justification why we need it in the LiveCD! Oops, compelling justification should be --compelling explanation--. Thanks. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [osol-discuss] Solaris 10 printer manager query

2009-03-11 Thread russell aspinwall
Hi, Problem resolved, a case of RTFM. It appears that the Make, Model and Driver options do not appear after a clean install of Solaris 10 10/08 in the Printer Manager. However, if you create a printer with a ppd interface and then delete it the options remain. example below. # lpadmin -p

Re: [osol-discuss] Life With Solaris

2009-03-11 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
Trying to configure lifewithsolaris (http://lifewithsolaris.jp/) repository and it seems to be down. Anybody has an idea if there are any alternatives? I have used blastwave but, their packages does not integrate well. For example, after installing an application it does not show up

[osol-discuss] vim doesn't source ~/.vimrc

2009-03-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Setup: OS=Opensolaris 2008.11 vim=See full `:version output at the end When I start vim on a file it does not source the ~/.vimrc file. That file is actually a symlink to the hard file elsewhere. Permissions are on both slink and hard copy: ls -l ~/.vimrc: lrwxrwxrwx 1 reader staff 35 [...]

Re: [osol-discuss] vim doesn't source ~/.vimrc

2009-03-11 Thread Shawn Walker
Harry Putnam wrote: Setup: OS=Opensolaris 2008.11 vim=See full `:version output at the end When I start vim on a file it does not source the ~/.vimrc file. That file is actually a symlink to the hard file elsewhere. Permissions are on both slink and hard copy: ls -l ~/.vimrc: lrwxrwxrwx 1

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris Bible: Buy it!

2009-03-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: You probably know this already but 2 full chapters are available at opensolaris sites. There is probably a link at opensolaris.org but I know for sure there is an obvious link on the left side at opensolaris.com.

Re: [osol-discuss] [networking-discuss] SXCE 109 kernel panic

2009-03-11 Thread Cathy Zhou
It looks like the FW_HOOKS() macro has already set mp and ipha to NULL, but we continues to call ip_tcp_input() and lead to the panic. I will see whether there is already bug filed for this, and if not, file a new bug. Thanks - Cathy Gino wrote: # mdb -k unix.0 vmcore.0 Loading modules:

Re: [osol-discuss] Life With Solaris

2009-03-11 Thread Rallavagu
W. Wayne Liauh wrote: Trying to configure lifewithsolaris (http://lifewithsolaris.jp/) repository and it seems to be down. Anybody has an idea if there are any alternatives? I have used blastwave but, their packages does not integrate well. For example, after installing an application it

Re: [osol-discuss] [networking-discuss] SXCE 109 kernel panic

2009-03-11 Thread Cathy Zhou
Okay. This is 6791062. - Cathy It looks like the FW_HOOKS() macro has already set mp and ipha to NULL, but we continues to call ip_tcp_input() and lead to the panic. I will see whether there is already bug filed for this, and if not, file a new bug. Thanks - Cathy Gino wrote: # mdb -k

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris Bible: Buy it!

2009-03-11 Thread Dave Miner
Harry, thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. A couple of comments in-line below. Harry Putnam wrote: Emmanuel De Paepe emmanuel_depa...@yahoo.com writes: Idem over here. I paid it only 28.5 Euro, which is an excellent price if you see the '50 US dollar' on the back of the

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris Bible: Buy it!

2009-03-11 Thread Brian Cameron
Dave: Specifically in the case of partitioning, I think we chose not to emphasize this as strongly, as ZFS makes it a far less interesting topic in general; you really want to just be giving it whole disks and making your life simpler. Perhaps that's being a little too optimistic about ZFS for

[osol-discuss] unable to install using installadm - error 20 multiboot kernel must be load

2009-03-11 Thread Jay Seaman
I'm attempting to perform a network install of OpenSolaris to a SunFire x4500 (thumper) which does not have a local dvd. I setup an install server on another X86 system, created manifests etc.. When I boot the X4500, I get the grub menu, which is nice and I think a good sign. However pressing

[osol-discuss] Full Root? - I think Not

2009-03-11 Thread Rick S.
Hi all. I come from the Real Solaris world, been working with Solaris 10 for about 3 years now, and decided to give OpenSoalaris a place on my home server vice Soalris 10 x86. I think I'm missing something here, on Solaris 10 when I create a 'full' root zone, it copies over 100,000's of

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris Bible: Buy it!

2009-03-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian Cameron brian.came...@sun.com writes: Dave: Specifically in the case of partitioning, I think we chose not to emphasize this as strongly, as ZFS makes it a far less interesting topic in general; you really want to just be giving it whole disks and making your life simpler. Perhaps

Re: [osol-discuss] Full Root? - I think Not

2009-03-11 Thread Ché Kristo
A lot of the cruft has either been removed intentionally to fit onto CD size distribution or because the component is not redistributable... -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

[osol-discuss] How can I get rid of aggravating `Key ring'

2009-03-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the aggravating `Key Ring' dialog the jumps up on the opensolaris desktop every time I try to log into a remote machine via ssh. I want to do it the simple way and enter my paswwd at the command line. Don't want to be bothered in anyway by helpful (unhelpful

[osol-discuss] Regarding Pstack

2009-03-11 Thread Akhil Jain
Hi all, Can you please tell me some good doc links about understanding the output of Pstack. Like when I do a pstack on my process it shows like: 0009a890 main (1c, ffbff45c, ffbff4d0, 24d000, fd0a0380, fd0a03c0) + 2018 00098448 _start (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) + 108 So I want to know what

Re: [osol-discuss] vim doesn't source ~/.vimrc

2009-03-11 Thread Harry Putnam
Shawn Walker swal...@opensolaris.org writes: But still it does not get sourced when I start vim on a file. What build are you on? I'm using 106. I´m on 108 ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] How can I get rid of aggravating `Key ring'

2009-03-11 Thread Alfred Peng
you can go to System-Preferences-Sessions and uncheck GNOME Keyring Daemon Wrapper in the Startup Programs tab to turn off gnome-keyring, if you do not like it. Detail can be found: https://www.opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=310681#310681 -Alfred Harry Putnam wrote: Can