Re: [osol-discuss] [tools-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPS architecture

2008-10-19 Thread C. Bergström
Mark Martin wrote: > I am seeking approval for a project for porting OpenSolaris to the > MIPS architecture. > > Proposal: > Provide code changes, tools, documentation, and other necessary > artifacts for a port of OpenSolaris to the MIPS architecture. > Movidis, a maker of MIPS based componen

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave.org

2008-10-19 Thread Dennis Clarke
> Second that ! = . Speaking as a newbe who tried to get source to work in > usr/local then tried again repathing through /usr/sfw so as not to > dublicate dependencies or internal source effort only to have bad luck and > multiple errors. What Dennis has done is awsome!! My relucktance is in > ke

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave.org

2008-10-19 Thread john kroll
Second that ! = . Speaking as a newbe who tried to get source to work in usr/local then tried again repathing through /usr/sfw so as not to dublicate dependencies or internal source effort only to have bad luck and multiple errors. What Dennis has done is awsome!! My relucktance is in keeping /

Re: [osol-discuss] The future of the IPS system

2008-10-19 Thread Duncan Paterson
thanks for your input :) sound like I'm backing the right team I'll go and learn about making these packages. Thanks very much. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave.org

2008-10-19 Thread Richard L. Hamilton
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, UNIX admin wrote: > > >> But of course you've read the text provided with > the > >> hyperlink that > >> states the dependencies eh? ;-) > > > > Of course. I am a very firm believer in reading the > documentation. In > > fact, that's the very first thing I do. > > > > But t

[osol-discuss] SNV 99 - SKGE 64 bit Driver Issue - ifconfig down up to fix

2008-10-19 Thread Matthew Drobnak
Hello everyone. I was using OpenSolaris 2008.05, but discovered that the Sun Ray software does not play nice with it. I've been using Solaris on and off, so I'm far from a Guru. I've gotten the impression that OpenSolaris = New School, and Nevada = Old School in terms of installation, feel, etc.

Re: [osol-discuss] how to register new install?

2008-10-19 Thread Dave Uhring
> I have installed zero patches on this box - should I install the Recommended > Solaris Patch Clusters If yes which one? > Solaris Express Community Edition snv_99 X86 There are *NO* patches for the operating system. There is a patch for StarOffice8 and one for SUNWvts. Use "pca". http://www.

[osol-discuss] Conary: http://www.martux.org:8001/ __/__ Re: The future of the IPS system

2008-10-19 Thread Martin Bochnig
Conary: http://www.martux.org:8001/ (The *original*. of which IPS tries{!} to be a clone of.) %martin Natamar Project On 10/19/08, Ché Kristo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you are seeing speed issues where you think there shouldn't be you can > always file a bug. Since the initial release of 20

Re: [osol-discuss] GNOME 2.24.0 unleashed

2008-10-19 Thread john kroll
Will this work within or toward an open source media server like MediaPortal or is elisa the equivalent?? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] AMD 3450 no driver

2008-10-19 Thread Tal Tamir
also, the video card in question is: ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M Radeon HD 3450 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] how to register new install?

2008-10-19 Thread Steve Szabo
I have installed zero patches on this box - should I install the Recommended Solaris Patch Clusters If yes which one? Solaris 10 x86 05/08 bash-3.2# cat /etc/release Solaris Express Community Edition snv_99 X86 Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Ri

Re: [osol-discuss] snv 98 to 99 image-update works, then zpool upgrade to v13 can not boot

2008-10-19 Thread Tal Tamir
thank you, very useful guide. I tried a fresh reformat and install of snv99 and it installs a grub version that can only read v12 ZFS... so I had to install snv97 so it will create a v12 rpool, then do an image-update, i will just hold for a while before upgrading my rpool again. -- This message

Re: [osol-discuss] Phenom or C2Q, which is faster for ZFS?

2008-10-19 Thread Tal Tamir
Thank you for the answer. what about at differing speeds? a quad core tends to be slower mhz wise then a dual core. Is ZFS good at multi threaded operation? Also, if I have the option to, should I enable or disable hyper threading? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org __

Re: [osol-discuss] [tools-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPS architecture

2008-10-19 Thread Mark Martin
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 9:48 AM, Cyril Plisko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Mark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > This is also a gap. I believe it is possible to build at least the > > OpenSolaris ON consolidation bits with GCC at the moment (although I am >

Re: [osol-discuss] Replacing missing disks

2008-10-19 Thread Dave Uhring
> The disks should should be hot swappable, no? I've never tried a hotswap myself but a previous discussion may be of help: http://opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=222069 -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mai

Re: [osol-discuss] [tools-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPS architecture

2008-10-19 Thread Cyril Plisko
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Mark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> It's too bad sun cc source isn't available yet.. I'm addicted to the >> quality of some of the code that SS12 and especially SSX is producing >> otherwise I'd be 100% 1+.. I've been working on size optimizations which >

Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPS architecture

2008-10-19 Thread Mark Martin
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Cyril Plisko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Isn't Qube too old to be considered a viable target for this project ? > One of the lessons I've learned from the PPC port is to make sure the > hardware is readily available and not going to die soon. Otherwise the > softwa

Re: [osol-discuss] The future of the IPS system

2008-10-19 Thread Ché Kristo
If you are seeing speed issues where you think there shouldn't be you can always file a bug. Since the initial release of 2008.05 i've noticed significant improvements in IPS and the package manager GUI. If you are going to the effort of compiling all of your software why not make the extra eff

Re: [osol-discuss] [tools-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPS architecture

2008-10-19 Thread Mark Martin
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 2:44 AM, "C. Bergström" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Mark Martin wrote: > >> I am seeking approval for a project for porting OpenSolaris to the MIPS >> architecture. >> >> Proposal: Provide code changes, tools, documentation, and other necessary >> artifacts for a port of Op

Re: [osol-discuss] Replacing missing disks

2008-10-19 Thread Eric Langley
daveu, After a shut down/restart all disks show up normal in the BIOS and show up with # format. However, that does not really solve the problem. The disks should should be hot swappable, no? Eric -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opens

Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPS architecture

2008-10-19 Thread Cyril Plisko
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Mark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Cyril Plisko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> >> do you have enough hardware documentation to do this ? > > At the moment that is a gap. This was also a gap for other platforms > consi

Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPS architecture

2008-10-19 Thread Mark Martin
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 10:04 PM, john g4lt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > +1 > > my qube votes +1 too XD > > In fact, for optimal political success for this, I'd suggest making > the MIPS qubes the primary target, since they were acquired by Sun > with the entire Cobalt company Not a bad idea, bu

Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPS architecture

2008-10-19 Thread Mark Martin
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Cyril Plisko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > do you have enough hardware documentation to do this ? At the moment that is a gap. This was also a gap for other platforms considered for the PowerPC platform (Sony PS3, Apple PowerMacs), but I believe our advantage

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE b100 release date?

2008-10-19 Thread Matt Wilby
Still no sign of it, the latest ISO download is still at b99 for DVD & b98 for CD. What's the delay with this release? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] The future of the IPS system

2008-10-19 Thread Duncan Paterson
What are the chances that this will one day rival apt for selection, frequency of updates and speed. I really love opensolaris, but find that I'm compiling a lot of my own packages from source which defeats the purpose a little. However I have to say other than the package manager this is the be

Re: [osol-discuss] Phenom or C2Q, which is faster for ZFS?

2008-10-19 Thread Mario Goebbels
> Which is faster for ZFS, phenom or C2Q? what about dual cores like X2 vs C2D? > Does ZFS raidz2 benefit well from quad core processors? Does intel or AMD > hold the performance per mhz edge? The Core Quads have a higher instruction per clock ratio. That means they're faster at same clock. -mg

Re: [osol-discuss] snv 98 to 99 image-update works, then zpool upgrade to v13 can not boot

2008-10-19 Thread Roman Ivanov
If not too late, read this http://blogs.sun.com/pomah/entry/zpool_upgrade_broke_grub zpool upgrade broke GRUB Need to say that I have OpenSolaris on my Sony Vaio laptop. And I am following newest releases of OpenSolaris: 86, 96, 97 and now 98. In between builds 86 and 98 ZFS pool version was i

Re: [osol-discuss] AMD 3450 no driver

2008-10-19 Thread John Brewer
Can you attach the following outputs: uname -a /usr/X11/bin/scanpci -v prtdiag -v /var/log/Xorg.0.log -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] GNOME 2.24.0 unleashed

2008-10-19 Thread Brian Cameron
Ché: > Thanks for the heads-up Brian... > > Is the pyopenssl delay due to export controls? No. It's just a matter of whether the SFW consolidation can integrate the module in time. I am working with them to try and make this happen, and am hopeful. Brian _

Re: [osol-discuss] GNOME 2.24.0 unleashed

2008-10-19 Thread Ché Kristo
Thanks for the heads-up Brian... Is the pyopenssl delay due to export controls? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] GNOME 2.24.0 unleashed

2008-10-19 Thread Brian Cameron
Ché: > My understanding is that elisa will be included in 2008.11 as well - which > should include > additional functionality above and beyond that offered by Totem... That is not true. Our plan is to integrate elisa into the 2009.04 release. However, there are a few risks that could delay t