Re: [osol-discuss] Mounting root on NFS fails

2007-12-05 Thread Bhaskar Jayaraman
Hi there, am not trying a PXE boot but I am trying to have the kernel image on flash and boot Solaris off that image and try to mount the root alone on the nfs. Also this is possible in Linux where we boot the kernel off a flash and mount the root on the nfs and I am trying to get the sa

[osol-discuss] Mounting root on NFS fails

2007-12-05 Thread Bhaskar Jayaraman
Hi I am booting solaris on an x86 machine with the image installed solaris on a flash drive and have another system running solaris with its root file system exported on the nfs. On the system which uses the flash I modified the /boot/solaris/bootenv.rc file as follows: - I changed setprop b

Re: [osol-discuss] Live Upgrade question?

2007-12-05 Thread Tirthankar
You can do it either ways. Both should be fine Thanks, Tirthankar This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] GUI doesn't work

2007-12-05 Thread Aubrey Li
On Dec 5, 2007 5:50 PM, Robin du <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > after upgrade a new bfu archive(20071119 64bit), my system hangs here: > *** > * > *starting Desktop login on display :0 ... > * > *waiting for the Desktop Login screen before login

[osol-discuss] Mounting root on NFS fails

2007-12-05 Thread Bhaskar Jayaraman
Hi I am booting solaris on an x86 machine with the image installed solaris on a flash drive and have another system running solaris with its root file system exported on the nfs. On the system which uses the flash I modified the /boot/solaris/bootenv.rc file as follows: - I changed setprop b

Re: [osol-discuss] How to use Network Management Port

2007-12-05 Thread Tom Chen
Yes, it works! Thank you! Tom This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Live Upgrade question?

2007-12-05 Thread Kyle McDonald
I started with b74, then created an alt BE and lu'd it to b77. b77 had problems with the FC disks attached, and never booted sucessfully. Should I wipe that, clone b74 again and then upgrade to b78 over that? Or can I upgrade the b77 BE directly to b78? (on another note, anyone know for sure i

Re: [osol-discuss] How to use Network Management Port

2007-12-05 Thread Peter Tribble
On Dec 5, 2007 7:48 PM, Tom Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have very limited experience to Solaris Sparc system. I am eager to know > how to better use Network Management Port. > > Currently, I am using Serial management port to control the SunFire V215 > blade server and it works

[osol-discuss] How to use Network Management Port

2007-12-05 Thread Tom Chen
Hello, I have very limited experience to Solaris Sparc system. I am eager to know how to better use Network Management Port. Currently, I am using Serial management port to control the SunFire V215 blade server and it works greatly. Now, I want to to control another one that is far from my o

Re: [osol-discuss] Nevada b77 xVM XEN running Windows created using virt-install

2007-12-05 Thread Moinak Ghosh
Steven Sim wrote: > Moinak Ghosh; > > Thanks for your very swift reply! > > Forgive me for asking what may be a simple question...but could I have > the tag syntax <> for the usb entries...? I saw some email thread in the libvirt discussion alias about a patch for supporting tag syntax for

Re: [osol-discuss] December's Outlook on "Indiana" distro

2007-12-05 Thread Doug Scott
> > Your comments on > > choice of shell make most people press the delete > > button. > > Their loss. And their prerogative to do so. That's > how it is meant to function. No, not their loss, it is their choice. Rubbishing something that works for other people is not going to win you friends or

Re: [osol-discuss] [webstack-discuss] Open Solaris bug web UI unusable (was) Re: mysql user

2007-12-05 Thread ludo
Alan Coopersmith wrote: ludo wrote: got the same bjorken experiencehaving some useless emails about bug updates like: Believe or not, those e-mails are far less broken than they used to be - still not very good, but a step forward. sad... Will escalate some how, Escala

Re: [osol-discuss] "Indiana" review

2007-12-05 Thread Brian Utterback
David Lloyd wrote: > But why would this stop Indiana from being released, presuming Indiana > some form of Sun blessed products? Given that the current SXCE contains > this proprietary code and it can be obtained for free, so could Indiana > contain this proprietary code and be obtained for f

Re: [osol-discuss] December's Outlook on "Indiana" distro

2007-12-05 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> > "Give me more Chinese and we'll > > > finish the Great wall sooner" > > > > http://www.sampioni.com/en/Legenda/erich.htm#Note > > > > > UNIX admin > > > > I find you language very offensive, even though it > is > > under quotes. Please keep yourself under control. > > Which language do you

Re: [osol-discuss] Nevada b77 xVM XEN running Windows created using virt-install

2007-12-05 Thread Steven Sim
Moinak Ghosh; Thanks for your very swift reply! Forgive me for asking what may be a simple question...but could I have the tag syntax <> for the usb entries...? usb=1 usbdevice='tablet' Should be under right? Here is my XML dump file.. # virsh dumpxml winxp1 winxp1 b2c194de57e31f9a57d5

Re: [osol-discuss] Nevada b77 xVM XEN running Windows created using virt-install

2007-12-05 Thread Moinak Ghosh
Steven Sim wrote: > Hello Gurus; > > I've installed Nevada built 77 and successfully booted Nevada as Dom0 > and xVM as the Hypervisor. > > # xm info > host : solaris-devx > release: 5.11 > version: snv_77 > machine: i86pc > nr_cpus

Re: [osol-discuss] December's Outlook on "Indiana" distro

2007-12-05 Thread UNIX admin
> That seems a rather arbitrary constraint. There is > value in producing > releases even if they're only for x86 at the moment. > > The target audience for Indiana is probably not > running SPARC, so > there is significant value in producing just one > arch. > > Not only that, producing for more

[osol-discuss] Nevada b77 xVM XEN running Windows created using virt-install

2007-12-05 Thread Steven Sim
Hello Gurus; I've installed Nevada built 77 and successfully booted Nevada as Dom0 and xVM as the Hypervisor. # xm info host   : solaris-devx release    : 5.11 version    : snv_77 machine    : i86pc nr_cpus    : 4 nr_nodes  

[osol-discuss] Mounting root on NFS fails

2007-12-05 Thread Bhaskar Jayaraman
Hi I am booting solaris on an x86 machine with the image installed solaris on a flash drive and have another system running solaris with its root file system exported on the nfs. On the system which uses the flash I modified the /boot/solaris/bootenv.rc file as follows: - I changed setprop b

Re: [osol-discuss] December's Outlook on "Indiana" distro

2007-12-05 Thread UNIX admin
> "Give me more Chinese and we'll > > finish the Great wall sooner" > > http://www.sampioni.com/en/Legenda/erich.htm#Note > > > UNIX admin > > I find you language very offensive, even though it is > under quotes. Please keep yourself under control. Which language do you find offensive? If you t

Re: [osol-discuss] December's Outlook on "Indiana" distro

2007-12-05 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
"Give me more Chinese and we'll > finish the Great wall sooner" > http://www.sampioni.com/en/Legenda/erich.htm#Note > UNIX admin I find you language very offensive, even though it is under quotes. Please keep yourself under control. This message posted from opensolaris.org _

Re: [osol-discuss] "Indiana" review

2007-12-05 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> It's promising to see that Mac OS X, a strong BSD > UNIX, is looking > more and more like Solaris with every new release. Go > play with > Leopard if you get a chance. > > -john > Yes, Mac OS is probably trying to catch up with Solaris. But do you think Solaris will be allowed to stand s

[osol-discuss] GUI doesn't work

2007-12-05 Thread Robin du
Hi, after upgrade a new bfu archive(20071119 64bit), my system hangs here: *** * *starting Desktop login on display :0 ... * *waiting for the Desktop Login screen before login * ctrl + alt + backspace

Re: [osol-discuss] December's Outlook on "Indiana" distro

2007-12-05 Thread UNIX admin
> Your comments on > choice of shell make most people press the delete > button. Their loss. And their prerogative to do so. That's how it is meant to function. > Unfortunately, such things do affect quality; > people > can only work so many hours a day. > > Yes, but more hands make light work