Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Ming Kin Lai
OK, let's say there is a fair number of people using OpenSolaris at home for personal use. But as far as those bugs discussed in the forums here are concerned, is it fair to say that most of the time these bugs arise out of work-related problems? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Ian Collins
Ming Kin Lai wrote: > I am curious - how many people here in these OpenSolaris forums have > OpenSolaris installed on their PCs at home? Or are they mostly discussing > OpenSolaris problems they have at work/school? Does anyone have any idea? > > I'm sure there are plenty that do. I know

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Jim Grisanzio
Ming Kin Lai wrote: > It is a choice-of-words issue on whether the word "abandoning" should be > used. But as hartz said, Sun is clearly diverting its resource to > OpenSolaris. As to how bad (as far as Solaris 10 is concerned) the diversion > is, that's a judgment call. I don't see a diver

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Jim Grisanzio
Ming Kin Lai wrote: > I am curious - how many people here in these OpenSolaris forums have > OpenSolaris installed on their PCs at home? Or are they mostly discussing > OpenSolaris problems they have at work/school? Does anyone have any idea? > I think you'll find it a mix, really. I have a

Re: [osol-discuss] REVIEW System Admin. Guide for the Back to School Kit

2008-08-02 Thread Kathy Slattery
> I have found one: > > page 10: > Stop the service. > # svcadm enable network/ssh > > Are You writing it in Latex? > > Any place to get the source of that book? Oooops! Thanks for catching that. Currently, I'm using a customized version of Epic to author the book. The source isn't available y

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Ming Kin Lai
I am curious - how many people here in these OpenSolaris forums have OpenSolaris installed on their PCs at home? Or are they mostly discussing OpenSolaris problems they have at work/school? Does anyone have any idea? This message posted from opensolaris.org _

Re: [osol-discuss] REVIEW System Admin. Guide for the Back to School Kit

2008-08-02 Thread vermaden
I have found one: page 10: Stop the service. # svcadm enable network/ssh Are You writing it in Latex? Any place to get the source of that book? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@openso

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Mike Gerdts
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Ming Kin Lai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If asking for a way to report a bug resembles looking for free > support, well, I don't know what to say. ?If I have a product and > care about it, I would love people giving feedback and tell me > what's wrong about it. ?I t

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Ming Kin Lai
> You sound like you're looking for something > resembling support for > a commercial product, without having to pay for a > support contract. > That's not likely to be sustainable (support people > have to eat, companies > have to keep a minimum stock price, bills have to be > paid, etc). If askin

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Ming Kin Lai
It is a choice-of-words issue on whether the word "abandoning" should be used. But as hartz said, Sun is clearly diverting its resource to OpenSolaris. As to how bad (as far as Solaris 10 is concerned) the diversion is, that's a judgement call. Whereas one can point to all these Solaris 10 pa

Re: [osol-discuss] Scientific programs for indiana?

2008-08-02 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
> Hi all, > > Anybody know where to get packages for some common > scientific programs such as: > > R + packages > python + packages... numpy, scipy, pylab > fftw > some sort of tex distribution + packages > octave > > I had my first exposure to Solaris as an undergrad > working in a computation

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Dennis Clarke
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Richard L. Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?‏ >> From: Shawn Walker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sent: Sat 8/02/08 5:31 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >> >> These lists are for

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Richard L. Hamilton
> Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?‏ > From: Shawn Walker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Sent: Sat 8/02/08 5:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > > These lists are for OpenSolaris, not Solaris. I'm not > certain what gave you the idea that Sun has

Re: [osol-discuss] Where did my /opt go ? snv_93 says its gone gone gone

2008-08-02 Thread Dennis Clarke
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Sherry Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dennis, > > Yes I have seen this. /opt was set up as a separate file system by the > installation process, and the "canmount" proterty was set to "no" (not > sure by which step yet), as a result post-upate /opt is no lon

Re: [osol-discuss] Where did my /opt go ? snv_93 says its gone gone gone

2008-08-02 Thread Sherry Moore
Hi Dennis, Yes I have seen this. /opt was set up as a separate file system by the installation process, and the "canmount" proterty was set to "no" (not sure by which step yet), as a result post-upate /opt is no longer mounted. If you run # zfs mount rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt. It should s

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Brad Vaughan
A couple of questions might help to clarify the best way to get your answer; 1) What are you trying to achieve; - developing an application for enterprise deployment on Solaris 10 - personal use - deploying Solaris 10 in a production environment 2) What do you want as a result of getting to a

[osol-discuss] Where did my /opt go ? snv_93 says its gone gone gone

2008-08-02 Thread Dennis Clarke
I performed a pkg image-update from os200805 ( snv_86 ? ) to snv_93 and my compilers are gone. In fact all of /opt is gone. I ended up with *multiple* /opt filesystems from multiple opensolaris revs : -bash-3.2# zfs list NAMEUSED AVAIL REFE

Re: [osol-discuss] "hexfloat" format not supported by |strtod()| in C99/SUSv3 mode ? / was: Re: Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Dennis Clarke
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Roland Mainz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dennis Clarke wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Ming Kin Lai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I have a feeling that Sun has abandoned maintaining Solaris, and shifted >> > its resources to OpenSolaris. Well, that's

[osol-discuss] "hexfloat" format not supported by |strtod()| in C99/SUSv3 mode ? / was: Re: Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Roland Mainz
Dennis Clarke wrote: > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Ming Kin Lai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a feeling that Sun has abandoned maintaining Solaris, and shifted > > its resources to OpenSolaris. Well, that's good news to people here, I > > guess. > > So, can I discuss things about So

Re: [osol-discuss] SMF and Peoplesoft assistance.

2008-08-02 Thread Moinak Ghosh
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Leigh O'Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been tasked with trying to have SMF monitor our Peopelsoft instance. > In order to start the appserver I used a delivered compile module who, in our > instance starts 44 processes. Is SMF smart enough to recognize i

Re: [osol-discuss] Reading ext3 filesystem from redhat branded zone?

2008-08-02 Thread Johan Hartzenberg
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Mike Gerdts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 7:21 AM, Mike Gerdts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Johan Hartzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 2:30 AM, Krenz von Leiberman > >> <[EMAIL P

Re: [osol-discuss] Reading ext3 filesystem from redhat branded zone?

2008-08-02 Thread Mike Gerdts
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 7:21 AM, Mike Gerdts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Johan Hartzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 2:30 AM, Krenz von Leiberman >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Is it possible to read an external hard drive with an ex

Re: [osol-discuss] Reading ext3 filesystem from redhat branded zone?

2008-08-02 Thread Mike Gerdts
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Johan Hartzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 2:30 AM, Krenz von Leiberman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Is it possible to read an external hard drive with an ext3 filesystem from >> a redhat branded zone? >> Thanks in advance. > > No. >

Re: [osol-discuss] Reading ext3 filesystem from redhat branded zone?

2008-08-02 Thread Johan Hartzenberg
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 2:30 AM, Krenz von Leiberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > Is it possible to read an external hard drive with an ext3 filesystem from > a redhat branded zone? > Thanks in advance. > No. Branded zones run Solaris, but with Linux-lookalike APIs. Therefore, no Linux kernel,

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Johan Hartzenberg
Hello Ming On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 7:51 AM, Ming Kin Lai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sun can write all the PR things they want to claim that they are not > abandoning Solaris. But let's look at the real stuff. For example, I would > refer you to a thread "How to report bugs ?" in Sun's "Gener

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris be discussed here?

2008-08-02 Thread Ian Collins
Ming Kin Lai wrote: > > Sun can write all the PR things they want to claim that they are not > abandoning Solaris. But let's look at the real stuff. Like updates 1-5 and later 6? If you have a Solaris question, use Usenet or your support channel. Ian