Re: [osol-help] opensolaris barebones / server install
Neal, If your objective is building a bare-bones server with ZFS and optionally install GUI/goodies, take a look at Nexenta distro. It is an opensolaris distro that matches precisely your description... and especially crafted as a storage server OS distro. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Memory use in OpenSolaris
It's zfs :-) Basically zfs will take up *any* unused RAM for cache. It will release it when something needs it though, so no need to worry about it. But basically if you have zfs, your memory meter will ALWAYS hang around 100% usage. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] collaborative website : /export/home
Hi, You can do this by modifying the DocumentRoot in /etc/apache2/2.2/httpd.conf to suit your needs. I usually do this by creating a home directory for user "webservd" (the UID under which apache runs) and copying /var/apache2/2.2 contents to /export/home/webservd Also, on a "multi user" server, you may benefit from setting up virtual servers that pick data from particular user directories. There are numerous docs on setting up virtual servers, just google them. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
[osol-help] Right Alt Key on Opensolaris
I just installed the latest OpenSolaris, am very excited by using it, the looks and feel is just like Ubuntu. However I encounter a problem (or feature!) is that, the Right Alt Key is not working! How to fix it to act the same as the Left Alt Key, for example R-Alt-F will also open the File menu on Firefox. ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] collaborative website : /export/home
Yes, Presently the web root for webstack is /var/apache2/2.2/htdocs if I'm understanding it correctly. Large collaborative packages like mediawiki might be better served from /export slice. I'm guessing I'd have to link web root to that slice somehow?? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] collaborative website : /export/home
john kroll wrote: > I have people interested in running opensolaris / solaris 11 on a > collaborative website is there a way to redirect localhost from / var to > /export/. I'm wanting to configure a mediawinki or other such application in > localhost showing specific customized profiles. Would prefer to keep all this > info out of root shell. > > What exactly do you mean by "redirect localhost"? Are you talking about a web server? Ian ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
[osol-help] package manager stall
Anyone installed SUNWslim-utils on opensolaris 2008.05 from package manager?? I found it to be the reason one of my updates stalled with dell dimension E521 chipset. Would their be any particular reason for this?? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
[osol-help] Sun V60 won't boot after installation
I'm having a similar error to some of the errors that people are getting when installing on ATA drives, but the one difference is that I am using SCSI drives not ATA. I've installed OpenSolaris 2008.05 on to a Sun V60 with two SCSI drives. I used the "Whole Disk" option. When it comes time to boot, I get the following error: WARNING: Timeout on target 0 lun 0. Initializing recovery. WARNING: Timeout on target 0 lun 0. Initializing recovery. WARNING: Timeout on target 0 lun 0. Initializing recovery. WARNING: /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED],1/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 (sd1): SCSI transport failed: reason 'reset': retrying command And from there it just repeats and never boots. I tried the -B disable-cpudrv=true work around, but no luck there either. Any thoughts? TL This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Dell Inspiron 1525 + Ethernet Driver
I also have a Laptop with the Santa Rosa CHipset . It Uses the E1000G ethernet chipset . try to boot the Solaris Express install check tool CD to find out which chipsets YOU have https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/[EMAIL PROTECTED] or run the /usr/X11/bin/scanpci binary to find out what ethernet chip you have. It might just be that the PCI code for your chip is missing from /etc/driver_aliases database. //Lars This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
[osol-help] collaborative website : /export/home
I have people interested in running opensolaris / solaris 11 on a collaborative website is there a way to redirect localhost from / var to /export/. I'm wanting to configure a mediawinki or other such application in localhost showing specific customized profiles. Would prefer to keep all this info out of root shell. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
[osol-help] Dell Inspiron 1525 + Ethernet Driver
Folks, I just installed OpenSolaris LiveCD(2008.05) that i got it from JavaONE. The installation was smooth. My problem is with the Ethernet card and it seems that the driver is NOT installed. My Laptop is a brand new Dell Inspiron 1525. I checked with Dell folks and the Ethernet card is, Intel GM965 / PM965 chipset. Where can i find the OpenSolaris driver for the above card? Thanks, -Uday. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Advanced Desktop Effects
I just tried installing Open Solaris on my desktops external HD. When I try to boot up I get to the point where I have the Solaris theme and logo but nothing else. No top menu or clock and nothing on the bottom as well as not having a cursor. What could be the cause of this? And is there a way to get things working? Thanks, David This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Memory use in OpenSolaris
The answer is probably ZFS. ZFS will use as much memory as the system has, and will release it only if some other process requires it. This is why memory usage looks worse in Indiana. Cheers Andrew. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
[osol-help] Memory use in OpenSolaris
For running the same applications, why is OpenSolaris consuming much more memory for running the same type of applications: 10 firefox browsers and running Gimp and processing several images at the same time. For this type of load SXDE was happy with about 1.5 GB, while OpenSolaris takes 2.3 of the available 4 GB. Any thoughts? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
[osol-help] Major WINE performance problem-0.9.60
I have tested Wine under Solaris 10u4, Solaris 10u5, and OpenSolaris 2008.05, and all three exhibit this same issue. I have tried building it from the base source tarball and from SFE. exactly every two seconds there is a slight pause or 'hitch' in graphics output. It is mostly noticable (and crippling) in games. Raising process priority with nice helps but does not completely alleviate it. It is worse in some games than others, I haven't had time to install something highly intensive like WoW or HL2 to test it with but I'd expect the same behavior. It's especially noticable with dxdiag Direct3D tests - the cube pauses every other second. Native OpenGL apps run fine. I'm using Solaris bundled NVIDIA drivers, and this problem occurs on a clean X server running nothing but an XTerm (no window manager, no desktop environment). This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Old elxl (3c905) half-duplex problem still here
I have no empirical experience with the 3c905for at least 5 years now. I am using only GigaBit NIC's at this time. //Lars This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Old elxl (3c905) half-duplex problem still here
>The "ndd(1M)" command allows you to modifiy the cards configuration > ># ndd /dev/elxl0 \? In Solaris 10, ndd did not support the elxl NIC; do you know for a fact it is supported in OpenSolaris, or are you just assuming? # uname -a SunOS unknown 5.10 Generic_127128-11 i86pc i386 i86pc # ndd /dev/elxl0 \? operation failed: Invalid argument This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Wireless internet connection solaris 10 x86 dell inspiron 8600.
Hi there, Since there was no response i have to roll back my system to Solaris 10 8/07. Previously i had SXDE. In SXDE i had display problem. Thanks for your resolution on Display i will try this sometime next month on my laptop when i install SXDE. My wireless issue is fixed now. i have to google it for resolution. i had fun with it. Now my laptop rocks with Solaris 10 with Wifi Wooh wooh Thank you all. Mohan This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Wireless internet connection solaris 10 x86 dell inspiron 8600.
I don't know if these issues were ever resolved but I have the answer to both the network configuration and the GUI. 1) X windows... Most of the newer radeon cards are not supported with the radeon or the ati drivers. I used the vesa driver. You can configure it through xorgconfig or you can edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and set the value of each uncommented line starting with Driver starting with the Graphics Driver Section to "vesa". There should be two entries though I am pretty sure you only need to set the one in the Device section. The other thing you have to do is lower the color depth. By default, Solaris tries to launch the X server with 24-bit color. This is not picked up from the xorg.conf file (though there is a default depth setting there) but from the service that starts the X server. This is a bit difficult though. The X server is started as a consequence ofof the cde-login service but that service does not directly start it. There is a hidden service names x11-server that is launched by the cde-login service. It is not listed in the svcs output, even with the -a option but it is there nonetheless. To change it, enter the commands as follows. Note that the prompt changes: # svccfg svc:> select x11-server svc:/application/x11/x11-server> setprop options/default_depth=16 svc:/application/x11/x11-server> listprop options/* options/serverastring /usr/x11/bin/Xorg options/server_argsastring options/stability astring Evolving options/value_authorization astring solaris.smf.manage.x11 options/tcp_listen astring false options/default_depth astring 16 svc:/application/x11/x11-server> exit # This will force the X server back to 16 million colors which will allow it to start using the generic VESA driver. I understand that Windows allows 24-bit color but Windows has a better stable of device drivers and likely always will. You don't choose to run a laptop on Solaris because of the graphics (or shouldn't anyway :)) 2) Network issue Lars is correct in that networking on laptops requires a different approach then on less mobile platforms. If you plan to never move the laptop and always connect to your network just as a desktop or server, configuring DHCP and DNS is possibly ok. However, in my case, my laptop's built-in NIC is not supported so I use a PCMCIA NIC. The boot process configures this after attempting to plumb the network which means the network always fails if it is configured to come up automatically, DHCP or otherwise. So, I use inetmenu. Once I am in, I launch the inetmenu tool and simply answer the prompts. This will configure one NIC, even wireless ones if they are supported. Do a Google search for inetmenu and you should find it. -dt This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Old elxl (3c905) half-duplex problem still here
>The "ndd(1M)" command allows you to modifiy the cards configuration ndd does not support the elxl cards, at least in Solaris 10: # uname -a SunOS unknown 5.10 Generic_127128-11 i86pc i386 i86pc # ndd /dev/elxl0 \? operation failed: Invalid argument # Do you know for a fact this works in OpenSolaris 2008.05? As I said, this has been an issue in the standard Solaris forums for years, w/o resolution. Editing the /kernel/drv/elxl.conf file as the man page suggests results in the NIC failing to work altogether. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Best chipsets for an (Open)Solaris system?
I have a Asus P5KR motherboard. Everything works except the on-board ethernet. It is a Attansic gigabit ethernet chip. Attansic is now part of Atheros. Plugging in a standard cheap ethernet card resolved the issue. The only other (minor in my opinion) issue I have encountered is during shutdown (init 5). Everything is performed correct, except the last step. In other words I need to manually switch it off. On this motherboard I run Solaris 10, SXDE and OpenSolaris. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Best chipsets for an (Open)Solaris system?
I can't say 'best', but cheapest? NF630a that is it, here. Biostar TF7050-M2; maybe some will cough, but it is also the most energy efficient, at least with the low-TDP AMD CPUs;and this is why I bought it. 1 single chip, supports audio 2.1, NVIDIA-IGP with HDMI, TV-out (on-board); plus a Broadcom RTL 8111B, 1 Gb-LAN; all out of the box nv81. Don't forget to upgrade the BIOS, though. YMMV, Uwe This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-help] Old elxl (3c905) half-duplex problem still here
The typical reasons why a NIC settles in Half duplex are: 1) It is attached to a HUB ( not a switch ) 2) It is attached to a switch with no duplex/speed negotiation facilities. 3) duplex/speed negotiation has been turned off for the switch(port) 4) Faulty cable. The "ndd(1M)" command allows you to modifiy the cards configuration # ndd /dev/elxl0 \? SHows all the parameters # ndd -set /dev/elxl0 parameter_name parameter_value is used to change the default config //Lars This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
