Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana as a server.

2021-01-30 Thread Jason Long via openindiana-discuss
No, I'm not bot. On Sunday, January 31, 2021, 09:19:12 AM GMT+3:30, Judah Richardson wrote: Just a small question: are we being attacked by chatbots? There seems to be a spate of users recently posting rapid fire questions and topics combined with relatively few statements and Engli

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana as a server.

2021-01-30 Thread Judah Richardson
Just a small question: are we being attacked by chatbots? There seems to be a spate of users recently posting rapid fire questions and topics combined with relatively few statements and English that leaves a few things to be desired. A lot of the questions also don't make much sense in the context

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana as a server.

2021-01-30 Thread Jason Long via openindiana-discuss
Thank you. Why you do it if If there is a desire and why not do it regularly? Which kind of Firewall OI using? Anything exist in its Kernel? What is the different between OI and OmniOS? On Saturday, January 30, 2021, 10:45:23 PM GMT+3:30, Tim Mooney via openindiana-discuss wrote: In r

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Mailing list etiquette reminder

2021-01-30 Thread Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss
I don't like posts such as this, but sometimes such things are needed. There is a traditional etiquette of limiting the number of discreet posts one makes. These date from when Usenet was the Internet and a 9600 baud Trailblazer attached to seismos was the sole link between the US and Europe.

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] NVIDIA VGA Driver.

2021-01-30 Thread Jim Klimov
On January 30, 2021 6:48:03 PM UTC, Jason Long via openindiana-discuss wrote: >Hello, >If I want to install the NVIDIA VGA driver on OpenIndiana, then I >should download the driver for Solaris? > >Thank you. > >___ >openindiana-discuss mailing list >ope

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] NVIDIA VGA Driver.

2021-01-30 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <306760264.412247.1612032483...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via open indiana-discuss writes: >If I want to install the NVIDIA VGA driver on OpenIndiana, then I should down >load the driver for Solaris? Yes. You can download the driver for your GPU here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/driv

[OpenIndiana-discuss] NVIDIA VGA Driver.

2021-01-30 Thread Jason Long via openindiana-discuss
Hello, If I want to install the NVIDIA VGA driver on OpenIndiana, then I should download the driver for Solaris? Thank you. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-di

[OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana as a server.

2021-01-30 Thread Jason Long via openindiana-discuss
Hello, Can I use OpenIndiana as an Apache or Nginx server or it just for Desktop PC? Thank you. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] A rant

2021-01-30 Thread Jedi Tek’Unum
> On Jan 29, 2021, at 3:08 PM, Judah Richardson > wrote: > Modern software aims to serve the user as opposed to making the user suffer > through some kind of "sacred" learning experience while developers remain > intransigent to their needs. Shockingly, it turns out that the people who > pay fo

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] A rant

2021-01-30 Thread Jedi Tek’Unum
> On Jan 29, 2021, at 3:08 PM, Judah Richardson > wrote: > On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 2:46 PM Jedi Tek’Unum wrote: > >> I thank the universe every day that I no longer have to polish turds that >> day. >> > Observe, adapt, conquer. I’ve been retired from the war efforts for awhile now and that

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Alan Coopersmith
On 1/30/21 9:54 AM, John D Groenveld wrote: Is anyone here free to explain why nVidia still provides its binaries for OpenSolaris and how much longer its obligated to provide that support? Do they actually claim to support OpenSolaris or OpenIndiana? I thought they just provided binaries for S

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20210130173642.ga17...@imap.fastmail.com>, Gary Mills writes: >Also correct. I believe that Aurelien is working on the DRM driver. >I will be happier when that is ported and working. +1. Is anyone here free to explain why nVidia still provides its binaries for OpenSolaris and how muc

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Judah Richardson
On Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 08:22 Gary Mills wrote: > On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 08:19:16AM +0200, Toomas Soome via > openindiana-discuss wrote: > > > > > On 30. Jan 2021, at 03:57, Gary Mills wrote: > > > > > > The loader works in UEFI mode, but OI does not. Usually you are > > > offered a choice at bo

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Lou Picciano
Others here, perhaps more ensconced on ‘demand’ side rather than supply… might do well to recognize/acknowledge, even - the depth of expertise/experience here. > On Jan 30, 2021, at 12:36 PM, Gary Mills wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 06:33:37PM +0200, Toomas Soome wrote: >> >> oh, well, i

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Gary Mills
On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 06:33:37PM +0200, Toomas Soome wrote: > > oh, well, in that case, the issue is not about OI not working in > UEFI mode (because it does), but the issue is that Xorg can not use > vesa driver when there is no vesa bios (which is perfectly good > reason). Also, having to run

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] openindiana-discuss Digest, Vol 126, Issue 93

2021-01-30 Thread Robert Pasken
<> Message: 1 Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:47:38 + (UTC) From: Reginald Beardsley To: Hung Nguyen Gia via openindiana-discuss Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] A rant Message-ID: <1736447057.386921.1611956858...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I have been

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss
> On 30. Jan 2021, at 16:22, Gary Mills wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 08:19:16AM +0200, Toomas Soome via > openindiana-discuss wrote: >> >>> On 30. Jan 2021, at 03:57, Gary Mills wrote: >>> >>> The loader works in UEFI mode, but OI does not. Usually you are >>> offered a choice at boo

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Gary Mills
On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 08:19:16AM +0200, Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss wrote: > > > On 30. Jan 2021, at 03:57, Gary Mills wrote: > > > > The loader works in UEFI mode, but OI does not. Usually you are > > offered a choice at boot time. Chose BIOS mode. > > What you mean by “OI does n

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss
> On 30. Jan 2021, at 10:39, Chris wrote: > > On 2021-01-30 00:03, Toomas Soome wrote: >>> On 30. Jan 2021, at 09:40, Chris wrote: >>> On 2021-01-29 22:24, Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss wrote: > On 30. Jan 2021, at 03:43, Chris wrote: > On 2021-01-29 17:18, Andy Fiddaman wrote:

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-30 00:03, Toomas Soome wrote: On 30. Jan 2021, at 09:40, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-29 22:24, Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss wrote: On 30. Jan 2021, at 03:43, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-29 17:18, Andy Fiddaman wrote: On Fri, 29 Jan 2021, Chris wrote: ; OK just dragged a Dell Optip

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss
> On 30. Jan 2021, at 09:40, Chris wrote: > > On 2021-01-29 22:24, Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss wrote: >>> On 30. Jan 2021, at 03:43, Chris wrote: >>> On 2021-01-29 17:18, Andy Fiddaman wrote: On Fri, 29 Jan 2021, Chris wrote: ; OK just dragged a Dell Optiplex 790 off the she