Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] info about Solaris and the new 4K-Sector-Disks (e.g. WDxxEARS)
That PSARC is already included into OpenIndiana: changeset: 9889:68d0fe4c716e user:yu, larry liu - Sun Microsystems - Beijing China larry@sun.com date:Wed Jun 17 19:20:05 2009 +0800 summary: PSARC 2008/769 Multiple disk sector size support. I guess the issue here is little misunderstood by the community. Solaris/OpenSolaris/OpenIndiana is ready for 4k drives and it uses 4k if drive report that. The case with WD EARS is the drive emulates 512b sectors (it reports 512b instead of 4k) while it's 4k native. Take a look at related bug report: https://www.illumos.org/issues/453 and proposed solution: http://lists.illumos.org/pipermail/developer/2011-January/001218.html On Feb 9, 2011, at 7:20 PM, Edward Martinez wrote: Some info: Appears Oracle Oracle has addressed this problem in PSARC 2008/769 http://arc.opensolaris.org/caselog/PSARC/2008/769/final_spec.txt. This seems to be a fairly generic and flexible solution, however it will only be available in the next release of Solaris. It might be already integrated into OpenSolaris http://arc.opensolaris.org/caselog/PSARC/2008/769/final_spec.txt http://www.solarismen.de/archives/4-Solaris-and-the-new-4K-Sector-Disks-e.g.-WDxxEARS-Part-1.html http://www.solarismen.de/archives/5-Solaris-and-the-new-4K-Sector-Disks-e.g.-WDxxEARS-Part-2.html -- Regards, Edward ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss -- Piotr Jasiukajtis | estibi | SCA OS0072 http://estseg.blogspot.com ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
Yes - it's too bad; actually the GEForce 220 worked fine when I tried Solaris 10 but I just couldn't get the internet to work with the rge0 driver (which is OK with OSOL, OI) in my machine . It's pretty obvious that hardware for consumer PCs is very strongly directed at Windows (why wouldn't they ?); if it works for anything else that's a bonus. The alternative seems to be the way that was once the only way - hardware and OS from the same manufacturer, and priced accordingly (look at Apple Mac) Regards Guy On 02/10/11 10:25 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/10/11 00:57, Guy Woolley wrote: Ken, Have you seen this bug report ? https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. Best of luck Guy On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: Hello People: I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was pleased to note the Quadro 600 is officially supported. The Quadro 600's price point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty much any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list just a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. Thanks bunches. Hello, I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 driver supported list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5296653SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER; cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss Thanks Guy, I guess, i will have to swap cards between my home systems. it appears it will be tougher to buy hardware for solaris then linux; not so long ago, i build an amd dual core and opensolaris 2009, osol_snv134, solaris 10, will not install because of a cpu bug. However Oracle linux, and other linux distros run great on it. now it appears a bug in the solaris kernel is causing problems with these video cards.(geforce GT 220) i would be bet Oracle does not give a hoot how solaris runs on my computer as long it runs great on SUN units. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
Any known issues, please add it into the HCL and also bug it. Somebody might be able to look at it at some point, and get it fixed, which is good for everyone. Thanks, Deano de...@cloudpixies.com -Original Message- From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 February 2011 10:52 To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice Yes - it's too bad; actually the GEForce 220 worked fine when I tried Solaris 10 but I just couldn't get the internet to work with the rge0 driver (which is OK with OSOL, OI) in my machine . It's pretty obvious that hardware for consumer PCs is very strongly directed at Windows (why wouldn't they ?); if it works for anything else that's a bonus. The alternative seems to be the way that was once the only way - hardware and OS from the same manufacturer, and priced accordingly (look at Apple Mac) Regards Guy On 02/10/11 10:25 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/10/11 00:57, Guy Woolley wrote: Ken, Have you seen this bug report ? https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. Best of luck Guy On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: Hello People: I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was pleased to note the Quadro 600 is officially supported. The Quadro 600's price point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty much any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list just a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. Thanks bunches. Hello, I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 driver supported list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5 296653SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss Thanks Guy, I guess, i will have to swap cards between my home systems. it appears it will be tougher to buy hardware for solaris then linux; not so long ago, i build an amd dual core and opensolaris 2009, osol_snv134, solaris 10, will not install because of a cpu bug. However Oracle linux, and other linux distros run great on it. now it appears a bug in the solaris kernel is causing problems with these video cards.(geforce GT 220) i would be bet Oracle does not give a hoot how solaris runs on my computer as long it runs great on SUN units. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
According to the defect.solaris report it's a bug in the solaris 11 kernel so it's up to Oracle/Nvidia - don't hold your breath Guy On 02/10/11 11:11 AM, Deano wrote: Any known issues, please add it into the HCL and also bug it. Somebody might be able to look at it at some point, and get it fixed, which is good for everyone. Thanks, Deano de...@cloudpixies.com -Original Message- From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 February 2011 10:52 To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice Yes - it's too bad; actually the GEForce 220 worked fine when I tried Solaris 10 but I just couldn't get the internet to work with the rge0 driver (which is OK with OSOL, OI) in my machine . It's pretty obvious that hardware for consumer PCs is very strongly directed at Windows (why wouldn't they ?); if it works for anything else that's a bonus. The alternative seems to be the way that was once the only way - hardware and OS from the same manufacturer, and priced accordingly (look at Apple Mac) Regards Guy On 02/10/11 10:25 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/10/11 00:57, Guy Woolley wrote: Ken, Have you seen this bug report ? https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. Best of luck Guy On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: Hello People: I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was pleased to note the Quadro 600 is officially supported. The Quadro 600's price point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty much any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list just a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. Thanks bunches. Hello, I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 driver supported list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5 296653SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss Thanks Guy, I guess, i will have to swap cards between my home systems. it appears it will be tougher to buy hardware for solaris then linux; not so long ago, i build an amd dual core and opensolaris 2009, osol_snv134, solaris 10, will not install because of a cpu bug. However Oracle linux, and other linux distros run great on it. now it appears a bug in the solaris kernel is causing problems with these video cards.(geforce GT 220) i would be bet Oracle does not give a hoot how solaris runs on my computer as long it runs great on SUN units. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
Hi, I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was pleased to note the Quadro 600 is officially supported. The Quadro 600's price point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty much any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list just a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. I have a HP ProLiant ML350 G5 with a Quadro NVS 290 (PCIe 1x). As long as the system was running OpenSolaris (up to build 134), there were no problems and no need to install special drivers from NVidia's website - the system already contained them, although in slightly older versions. Recently I installed Solaris 11 Express that worked out of the box; no need to install the newer drivers available at NVidia's website, but they also work fine. HTH Thorsten ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
OI will be using the illumos kernel soon, so we don't necessary rely on Oracle fixing the kernel bug. If illumos know about it, we can look at fixing it. OI + illumos != Solaris 11 :D Bye, Deano -Original Message- From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 February 2011 11:16 To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice According to the defect.solaris report it's a bug in the solaris 11 kernel so it's up to Oracle/Nvidia - don't hold your breath Guy On 02/10/11 11:11 AM, Deano wrote: Any known issues, please add it into the HCL and also bug it. Somebody might be able to look at it at some point, and get it fixed, which is good for everyone. Thanks, Deano de...@cloudpixies.com -Original Message- From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 February 2011 10:52 To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice Yes - it's too bad; actually the GEForce 220 worked fine when I tried Solaris 10 but I just couldn't get the internet to work with the rge0 driver (which is OK with OSOL, OI) in my machine . It's pretty obvious that hardware for consumer PCs is very strongly directed at Windows (why wouldn't they ?); if it works for anything else that's a bonus. The alternative seems to be the way that was once the only way - hardware and OS from the same manufacturer, and priced accordingly (look at Apple Mac) Regards Guy On 02/10/11 10:25 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/10/11 00:57, Guy Woolley wrote: Ken, Have you seen this bug report ? https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. Best of luck Guy On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: Hello People: I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was pleased to note the Quadro 600 is officially supported. The Quadro 600's price point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty much any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list just a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. Thanks bunches. Hello, I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 driver supported list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5 296653SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss Thanks Guy, I guess, i will have to swap cards between my home systems. it appears it will be tougher to buy hardware for solaris then linux; not so long ago, i build an amd dual core and opensolaris 2009, osol_snv134, solaris 10, will not install because of a cpu bug. However Oracle linux, and other linux distros run great on it. now it appears a bug in the solaris kernel is causing problems with these video cards.(geforce GT 220) i would be bet Oracle does not give a hoot how solaris runs on my computer as long it runs great on SUN units. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The Illumos pkgsrc project
I have updated the project page, released a new version of the script, and made a forum. It can all be found at http://www.illumos.org/projects/worsoe. The Illumos Pkgsrc Project Mads Worsøe Duun ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
I believe Illumos do know about it, see https://www.illumos.org/issues/367 and Albert Lee pointed out to me the defect.solaris bug report (#15751) last October when I hit the problem. Guy On 02/10/11 11:47 AM, Deano wrote: OI will be using the illumos kernel soon, so we don't necessary rely on Oracle fixing the kernel bug. If illumos know about it, we can look at fixing it. OI + illumos != Solaris 11 :D Bye, Deano -Original Message- From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 February 2011 11:16 To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice According to the defect.solaris report it's a bug in the solaris 11 kernel so it's up to Oracle/Nvidia - don't hold your breath Guy On 02/10/11 11:11 AM, Deano wrote: Any known issues, please add it into the HCL and also bug it. Somebody might be able to look at it at some point, and get it fixed, which is good for everyone. Thanks, Deano de...@cloudpixies.com -Original Message- From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 February 2011 10:52 To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice Yes - it's too bad; actually the GEForce 220 worked fine when I tried Solaris 10 but I just couldn't get the internet to work with the rge0 driver (which is OK with OSOL, OI) in my machine . It's pretty obvious that hardware for consumer PCs is very strongly directed at Windows (why wouldn't they ?); if it works for anything else that's a bonus. The alternative seems to be the way that was once the only way - hardware and OS from the same manufacturer, and priced accordingly (look at Apple Mac) Regards Guy On 02/10/11 10:25 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/10/11 00:57, Guy Woolley wrote: Ken, Have you seen this bug report ? https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. Best of luck Guy On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: Hello People: I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was pleased to note the Quadro 600 is officially supported. The Quadro 600's price point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty much any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list just a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. Thanks bunches. Hello, I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 driver supported list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5 296653SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss Thanks Guy, I guess, i will have to swap cards between my home systems. it appears it will be tougher to buy hardware for solaris then linux; not so long ago, i build an amd dual core and opensolaris 2009, osol_snv134, solaris 10, will not install because of a cpu bug. However Oracle linux, and other linux distros run great on it. now it appears a bug in the solaris kernel is causing problems with these video cards.(geforce GT 220) i would be bet Oracle does not give a hoot how solaris runs on my computer as long it runs great on SUN units. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
To Ken Gunderson, The Quadro 600 works fine. If you want a basic low-cost graphics card, you can use the GeForce GT 430 or NVIDIA 9600 GT which is available in most stores today for about $50-$80 USD. I suggest the Nvidia 9600 GT if you're a casual 3D user (i.e. gaming or otherwise), or the GT 430 if you need something more 'low profile'... I'll update the HCL to reflect 'cheaper' cards. To Guy, Colin Ellis is reviewing the issues with DRI/DMA support for the Illumos team. A patch fix is available through Oracle's X team for the reported bug/CR 7001754 (not officially committed yet to resolve bug so I'll say 'no' for the record). Sidenote: I've tested the Nvidia drivers up to v260.19.36 with OI 148. With the default drivers included, you can go as high-end as the Quadro 6000. ~ Ken Mays --- On Thu, 2/10/11, Guy Woolley guy.wool...@btinternet.com wrote: From: Guy Woolley guy.wool...@btinternet.com Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 3:57 AM Ken, Have you seen this bug report ? https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. Best of luck Guy On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: Hello People: I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was pleased to note the Quadro 600 is officially supported. The Quadro 600's price point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty much any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list just a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. Thanks bunches. Hello, I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 driver supported list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5296653SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER; cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
On Thu, 2011-02-10 at 05:55 -0800, ken mays wrote: To Ken Gunderson, The Quadro 600 works fine. Thanks, Ken. How's the noise on that unit in a quiet room/office environment? In my experience larger diameter fans running at lower rpm's are preferable to smaller units spinning fast. nVidia specs as under 23 db but you can never believe marketing :( I give much higher credence to actual end users :) If you want a basic low-cost graphics card, you can use the GeForce GT 430 or NVIDIA 9600 GT which is available in most stores today for about $50-$80 USD. I suggest the Nvidia 9600 GT if you're a casual 3D user (i.e. gaming or otherwise), or the GT 430 if you need something more 'low profile'... I'm personally okay with the under $200 price point I'll update the HCL to reflect 'cheaper' cards. But it's good to have some under $100 cards on the list :) Thanks to all who replied. I think I'm going to grab a quadro 600, unless Ken comes back with unfavorable db reports. -- Ken Gunderson kgund...@teamcool.net ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
[OpenIndiana-discuss] Finding current runlevel?
Hi all Trying who -r on openindiana 147/148 seems to fail. I have tested this on three machines plus a VM so far, all on 148, but one was rebooted to an old BE with 147 just to see if there were any differences, which there wasn't. The output I get is . run-level 3 Feb 10 13:36 3 0 S I have asked some people on IRC, and for some it seems to work. On the VM, I also tried to boot into 32bit mode, but no difference. Btw, where should I report this bug? openindiana or illumos? Vennlige hilsener / Best regards roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (+47) 97542685 r...@karlsbakk.net http://blogg.karlsbakk.net/ -- I all pedagogikk er det essensielt at pensum presenteres intelligibelt. Det er et elementært imperativ for alle pedagoger å unngå eksessiv anvendelse av idiomer med fremmed opprinnelse. I de fleste tilfeller eksisterer adekvate og relevante synonymer på norsk. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Finding current runlevel?
- Original Message - Hi all Trying who -r on openindiana 147/148 seems to fail. I have tested this on three machines plus a VM so far, all on 148, but one was rebooted to an old BE with 147 just to see if there were any differences, which there wasn't. The output I get is . run-level 3 Feb 10 13:36 3 0 S Sorry - that was wrong (or right). The above is what I get form an old opensolaris install. From OI, I get this run-level2011-02-10 13:43 Vennlige hilsener / Best regards roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (+47) 97542685 r...@karlsbakk.net http://blogg.karlsbakk.net/ -- I all pedagogikk er det essensielt at pensum presenteres intelligibelt. Det er et elementært imperativ for alle pedagoger å unngå eksessiv anvendelse av idiomer med fremmed opprinnelse. I de fleste tilfeller eksisterer adekvate og relevante synonymer på norsk. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
Thanks very much for the information Cheers Guy On 02/10/11 01:55 PM, ken mays wrote: To Ken Gunderson, The Quadro 600 works fine. If you want a basic low-cost graphics card, you can use the GeForce GT 430 or NVIDIA 9600 GT which is available in most stores today for about $50-$80 USD. I suggest the Nvidia 9600 GT if you're a casual 3D user (i.e. gaming or otherwise), or the GT 430 if you need something more 'low profile'... I'll update the HCL to reflect 'cheaper' cards. To Guy, Colin Ellis is reviewing the issues with DRI/DMA support for the Illumos team. A patch fix is available through Oracle's X team for the reported bug/CR 7001754 (not officially committed yet to resolve bug so I'll say 'no' for the record). Sidenote: I've tested the Nvidia drivers up to v260.19.36 with OI 148. With the default drivers included, you can go as high-end as the Quadro 6000. ~ Ken Mays --- On Thu, 2/10/11, Guy Woolleyguy.wool...@btinternet.com wrote: From: Guy Woolleyguy.wool...@btinternet.com Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 3:57 AM Ken, Have you seen this bug report ? https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. Best of luck Guy On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: Hello People: I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was pleased to note the Quadro 600 is officially supported. The Quadro 600's price point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty much any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list just a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. Thanks bunches. Hello, I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 driver supported list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5296653SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER; cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
[OpenIndiana-discuss] local ips packages
Hi, I ahve just set up my netbook withoi148. All good but have downloaded and installed a lot of packages from various IPS repos. Now I am setting up my desktop and would like the same packages. Using the package manager export function does make life a little easier but the packages still need to be downloaded. My question is are those packages still present on the netbook such that I can easily transfer them over and use a local repo to install them on the desktop. This would save time although I do have unlimited but slow broad band. Thanks, Mike ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Finding current runlevel?
This seems to be a bug in GNU who implementation. Running this in Solaris 10, I get: [root@stargate-host /]# /usr/bin/who -r (NATIVE SUN VERSION) . run-level 3 Jan 18 20:33 3 0 S [root@stargate-host /]# /usr/local/bin/who -r (GNU VERSION) run-level Jan 18 20:33 Seems you're right rsk@prv-backup:~$ /usr/bin/who -r . run-level 3 Feb 10 13:36 3 0 S rsk@prv-backup:~$ who -r run-level2011-02-10 13:36 rsk@prv-backup:~$ which who /usr/gnu/bin/who rsk@prv-backup:~$ So where should I report this bug? Vennlige hilsener / Best regards roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (+47) 97542685 r...@karlsbakk.net http://blogg.karlsbakk.net/ -- I all pedagogikk er det essensielt at pensum presenteres intelligibelt. Det er et elementært imperativ for alle pedagoger å unngå eksessiv anvendelse av idiomer med fremmed opprinnelse. I de fleste tilfeller eksisterer adekvate og relevante synonymer på norsk. ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
[OpenIndiana-discuss] Pkgbuild with IPS and SVR4 packages
I now have a spec file for the ISC DHCP server that permits me to build an IPS package under Solaris 11 x86 or SVR4 packages under Solaris 10 SPARC and x86. I'm quite impressed with `pkgbuild'. This effort has raised a few questions in my mind. First of all, I discovered that I can't build a Solaris 11 package under Solaris 10 because a few things have changed between these versions. These include the manifest location, the run path, and the shared library versions. As well, the dependancies change from SVR4 package names to IPS package names. Is there any way around these problems? Some IPS packages contain both SPARC and x86 executables. Is there a way to build these with pkgbuild? Do SPARC and x86 IPS packages reside in the same repository, or should there be separate repositories for the two architectures? -- -Gary Mills--Unix Group--Computer and Network Services- ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
On Thu, 2011-02-10 at 09:00 -0800, Bill Sommerfeld wrote: On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't game, do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings are a drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long as the card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. I've been happy with: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024NL1E0 in a system built around a Tyan S2865-family motherboard(which may well qualify as an older system now). Passive cooling. Drives two 24 LCD's quite happily. That model fits in a pcie x16 slot. i believe there's also a pcie x1 slot version if you really don't need performance... Thanks for the pointer. The 295 also made my short list and the passive cooling is a plus. The Quadro 600 seems like a lot more card for not very much more money, however, and since Ken reports first hand that the 600 is nice and quiet, seemed like the way to go. Now that I have first hand report of the 295, I'll give it a bit more thought and consideration, as even though the 600 is quiet, the box runs pretty much 24x7 and no moving parts to wear out is a plus. PCIE2 cards downgrade to PCIE1 (and vice versa), you just loose the extra bandwidth. At least that's the theory w.r.t. the spec. I've yet to actually try it. Oh yeah, and an S2865 based system is exactly what it will be calling home. Only single 24 LCD at present. Thanks again to all-- Ken -- Ken Gunderson kgund...@teamcool.net ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] [power management] S3 suspend failure on resume.
As a follow up to my own message I did some more testing; I thought posting the results might spur some ideas: I set up a serial console and using a test I found on the old opensolaris mailing list /usr/sbin/pmconfig /usr/sbin/modload -p misc/cpr ( echo 'cpr_debug/W 3;' echo 'pm_debug/W 0x8000;' ) | mdb -wk /usr/sbin/sync; /usr/sbin/sync; /usr/sbin/sync /usr/sbin/uadmin 3 22 the system sleeps and resumes perfectly fine. There are no errors or warnings output to console, every device sleeps and wakes just fine. When I go to the realworld and use 3 20 to actually shut down power the same issues as my previous message. The system suspends without any problems all the debug output to console is positive and it suspends cleanly. After waking the system never comes back and nothing gets output to the console. It seems some how related to the actual power up sequence. I'd really like to work to get this fixed as I think the home nas server market is important for OI as a project. Thanks again for any thoughts!C From: l...@live.ca To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:12:34 -0500 Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] [power management] S3 suspend failure on resume. Hi I'm having some issues with getting my system to resume from s3 suspend on the latest oi image 148. The system is a intel pentium dual core running on an nforce 610i based board. BIOS is set to allow s3 and it works under other operating systems. When I suspend the system via sys-suspend, gnome or uadmin 3 20 it suspends fine and System is being suspended is written to the dmesg log. When I go to resume the system via either the button or a mouse click it does power up, fans and drives spin up, LEDs come on but the display never comes back and neither does the nic if I attempt to ssh in it just times out. The only way back to a working system is the hardware reset button or holding the power button down until it powers off. Upon rebooting there is nothing of note in /var/adm/messages after the System is being suspended line the next is the regular bootup line. I've tried with and without x running with the same result. If I issue uadmin 3 22 suspend to ram but don't power off and resume normally everything works perfectly the system suspends and resumes without error. So I can only guess it has something to do with the power up sequence but I have no idea how to troubleshoot this further or even to open a ticket as I don't have any logs or data about the failure. If anyone has any guidance about how to further troubleshoot this or collect some data for a bug report I'd really appreciate it! Thanks C ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions Advice
On Thu, 2011-02-10 at 05:55 -0800, ken mays wrote: To Ken Gunderson, The Quadro 600 works fine. If you want a basic low-cost graphics card, you can use the GeForce GT 430 or NVIDIA 9600 GT which is available in most stores today for about $50-$80 USD. I suggest the Nvidia 9600 GT if you're a casual 3D user (i.e. gaming or otherwise), or the GT 430 if you need something more 'low profile'... I'll update the HCL to reflect 'cheaper' cards. Lol, latest update now includes the Quadro 6000 and some other not so inexpensive models. Hope you're not paying for this stuff out of your own pocket ;-P To Guy, Colin Ellis is reviewing the issues with DRI/DMA support for the Illumos team. A patch fix is available through Oracle's X team for the reported bug/CR 7001754 (not officially committed yet to resolve bug so I'll say 'no' for the record). Sidenote: I've tested the Nvidia drivers up to v260.19.36 with OI 148. With the default drivers included, you can go as high-end as the Quadro 6000. Does anyone else think it might be nice to have an additional, separate list for cards supported by the default drivers? -- Ken Gunderson kgund...@teamcool.net ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] local ips packages
Hi, I ahve just set up my netbook withoi148. All good but have downloaded and installed a lot of packages from various IPS repos. Now I am setting up my desktop and would like the same packages. Using the package manager export function does make life a little easier but the packages still need to be downloaded. My question is are those packages still present on the netbook such that I can easily transfer them over and use a local repo to install them on the desktop. The package files should be contained under /var/pkg/download as long as the pkg property flush-content-cache-on-success isn't set to false; see pkg property. HTH Thorsten ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] local ips packages
Hi, The package files should be contained under /var/pkg/download as long as the pkg property flush-content-cache-on-success isn't set to false; see pkg property. s/false/true mea culpa... :-) Thorsten ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
