Re: [osol-discuss] BFU to b128a

2009-12-07 Thread Brian Ruthven - Solaris Network Sustaining - Sun UK
Ian Allison wrote: Hi, Just to follow up, I looked at the create_ramdisk script (/boot/solaris/bin/create_ramdisk) and it has a dependency on mkisofs. If it can't find the mkisofs binary it sets the variable $format to ufs, this seems to cause a problem if the system has a ZFS root.

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2009.06 ZFS - COMSTAR iSCSI - NFS Reboot Issue

2009-12-07 Thread Chavdar Ivanov
Just a data point - I have a similar setup here, using snv-127 respin of OpenSolaris. Both the COMSTAR iSCSI target and the NFS volume are fully accessible by my Xen 5.5 server without any problems (well, right now I can't test this with the latest upgrade, as the Xen server has been retired

[osol-discuss] Jumbo frames on rge

2009-12-07 Thread Chavdar Ivanov
Hi, 'man rge' states, among the rest, . The values returned by the driver in the DL_INFO_ACK primitive in response to the DL_INFO_REQ are as follows: o Maximum SDU (with jumbo frame) is 7000. o Minimum SDU is 0. . The hardware

Re: [osol-discuss] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-07 Thread Nibal Al-Ghoul
Is Nexenta free? No need to get license Thanks Best Regards Nibal -Original Message- From: Erast [mailto:er...@gnusolaris.org] Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 5:50 AM To: Nibal Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Migration from windows to Linux

Re: [osol-discuss] moving grub to an alternate drive/partition

2009-12-07 Thread Vikram Hegde
Hi Eugene! I just blogged about this topic. See http://blogs.sun.com/vikhegde/entry/making_a_bootable_usb_key Vikram On Sat, 05 Dec 2009, Eugene Vilensky wrote: How can I install grub onto a different disk/partition than the rest of the operating system, using 2009.06 or any later

Re: [osol-discuss] Static Ip Issue

2009-12-07 Thread Thompson Kernighan Ritchie
could you please tell us whether the ip address you typed in # pfexec route -p add default 192.168.0.2 stands for machine ip address or default gateway address? Please don't use ip addresses. Use words like machineIPAddress or DefaultGatewayIPAddress. Not all will understand that the ip

Re: [osol-discuss] install/update/uninstall adobe reader/firefox/jdk

2009-12-07 Thread Thompson Kernighan Ritchie
1. Installing application should not require much(i should say any also) knowledge. It is done easily using admin user account in windows by great granny also. I know how complex an operating system as Graduate in Computer Science. windows provides fairly good GUI for many things not only

[osol-discuss] Open Solaris live CD only at snv_111B?

2009-12-07 Thread Colin Raven
Hi all, first post to this list - Open Solaris n00b - and reading like crazy in an attempt to upgrade that status. :) I went to grab an Open Solaris live CD to take a look at some component compatability questions up close and personal prior to actual installation, and upon booting, found that

Re: [osol-discuss] Open Solaris live CD only at snv_111B?

2009-12-07 Thread Eugene Vilensky
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Colin Raven co...@clearcutnetworks.com wrote: Is there a more recent live CD (or install ISO) and if so, where the heck can I find it? Various builds (iso and usb-stick) are available here: http://www.genunix.org/ ___

Re: [osol-discuss] Open Solaris live CD only at snv_111B?

2009-12-07 Thread Bartlomiej Pelc
There isn't. Next major OpenSolaris release is scheduled for February 2010. Nevertheless updating to newest OpenSolaris release is simple and safe as possible. After installing OS2009.06 just follow instructions on that blog:

Re: [osol-discuss] Open Solaris live CD only at snv_111B?

2009-12-07 Thread Colin Raven
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 13:56, Eugene Vilensky evilen...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Colin Raven co...@clearcutnetworks.com wrote: Is there a more recent live CD (or install ISO) and if so, where the heck can I find it? Various builds (iso and usb-stick) are available

Re: [osol-discuss] Open Solaris live CD only at snv_111B?

2009-12-07 Thread Colin Raven
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 14:07, Bartlomiej Pelc bartek.p...@gmail.com wrote: There isn't. Next major OpenSolaris release is scheduled for February 2010. Nevertheless updating to newest OpenSolaris release is simple and safe as possible. After installing OS2009.06 just follow instructions on that

Re: [osol-discuss] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-07 Thread Neil Houston
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Ron Halstead rdhalst...@gmail.com wrote: How does this relate to opensolaris at all? If Outlook/Entourage or office applications are a requirement for your organization, then your only choices are Windows and Mac OSX.  No linux or solaris.  Although you can

[osol-discuss] Using SMF to start MySQL

2009-12-07 Thread zee man
MySQL comes with it's own startup script called mysqld_safe. This script will restart the daemon if it stops for some reason. Using SMF on top of this seems redundant but this appears to be how it is setup when you install MySQL from amp-dev. What do you gain by using SMF with MySQL? --

[osol-discuss] SMF restart

2009-12-07 Thread zee man
How do you configure service restarts with SMF? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] any work on bug ID 6807184

2009-12-07 Thread Masayuki Murayama
Sorry for the delay in replying on my part, masa. Here is the info you requested: sh-4.0$ kstat -m rge | grep mac_ver mac_ver 1006632960 Thanks, your nic is 8168C too. I would be happy to test version 12 of the fix that you've built; I can't do it right

Re: [osol-discuss] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-07 Thread Erik Trimble
You're being overly dramatic. Certainly, Linux/Solaris isn't a drop-in replacement. That said, there are a great number of places where it _is_ a viable solution. It all depends on a very thorough examination of exactly what the organization is doing, how it is doing it, and what it really is

Re: [osol-discuss] any work on bug ID 6807184

2009-12-07 Thread Masayuki Murayama
I registered specifically to reply to this thread and report my own successful results. I, too, had no luck initially with the mcast.3 version, however the -9 version completely resolved my stability issues with no apparent performance problems. I'm curious though - is there a recommended

[osol-discuss] Syslog-ng?

2009-12-07 Thread Eugene Vilensky
Hi, Is syslog-ng available for OpenSolaris, through IPS or otherwise? If I were to build it, is there an easy metapackage for the build system, maybe analogous to Red Hat's rpmbuild+dependencies or Debian's build-essential metapackage? Thanks! -Eugene

Re: [osol-discuss] Syslog-ng?

2009-12-07 Thread Mike Gerdts
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Eugene Vilensky evilen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Is syslog-ng available for OpenSolaris, through IPS or otherwise?  If I were to build it, is there an easy metapackage for the build system, maybe analogous to Red Hat's rpmbuild+dependencies or Debian's

Re: [osol-discuss] Syslog-ng?

2009-12-07 Thread Casper . Dik
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Eugene Vilensky evilen...@gmail.com= wrote: Hi, Is syslog-ng available for OpenSolaris, through IPS or otherwise? = =A0If I were to build it, is there an easy metapackage for the build system, maybe analogous to Red Hat's rpmbuild+dependencies or Debia= n's

Re: [osol-discuss] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-07 Thread Paul Gress
Neil Houston wrote: Sorry to burst your bubble, but OpenOffice is simply nowhere near Microsoft Office. To you, perhaps, but try selling it to your Admin staff who sit in Excel all day. It doesn't even come close. I disagree. I have enormous spreadsheets created using Openoffice, and I have

Re: [osol-discuss] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-07 Thread Paul Gress
Nibal Al-Ghoul wrote: Is Nexenta free? No need to get license Yes, Free. ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Syslog-ng?

2009-12-07 Thread Gary Gendel
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Eugene Vilensky evilen...@gmail.com= wrote: Hi, Is syslog-ng available for OpenSolaris, through IPS or otherwise? = =A0If I were to build it, is there an easy metapackage for the build system, maybe analogous to Red Hat's rpmbuild+dependencies or

Re: [osol-discuss] Syslog-ng?

2009-12-07 Thread Casper . Dik
Solaris Syslog doesn't log using a door. Solaris logs on /dev/conslog but uses the door only to determine if the syslogd is running. Casper I always wondered at the sanity of using a door for this purpose. My biggest problem with the code is that syslogd_ok() is always called, even

Re: [osol-discuss] install/update/uninstall adobe reader/firefox/jdk

2009-12-07 Thread Tomas Bodzar
1) Installing application doesn't require too much knowledge. You can set repositories in GUI Package Manager and install packages from there too. So what's your problem? Which school you have? I'm just curious... In OpenSolaris there is a GUI available on Live CD and immediately after

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2009.06 ZFS - COMSTAR iSCSI - NFS Reboot Issue

2009-12-07 Thread Scott Meilicke
I had the exact same problem with 2009.06. I worked with Sun support for weeks, and it came down to a bug that was fixed in svn_124. I upgraded at that time to 124, and the box has been solid since then. -Scott -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Expecting NVDAgraphics v190.42 soon??

2009-12-07 Thread Ken Mays
Hello, The latest Nvidia 190.42 driver is not included on the latest snv_128a development ISO yet. IPS currently contains: NVDAgraphics v185.18.36 - the Nvidia display driver NVDAcg v2.2 - NVIDIA Cg Toolkit (w/ a GLSL 1.4-based compiler) The next IPS update is expected to have the latest

Re: [osol-discuss] Syslog-ng?

2009-12-07 Thread Rob McMahon
On 07/12/2009 14:34, Eugene Vilensky wrote: Hi, Is syslog-ng available for OpenSolaris, through IPS or otherwise? If I were to build it, is there an easy metapackage for the build system, maybe analogous to Red Hat's rpmbuild+dependencies or Debian's build-essential metapackage? I'm

Re: [osol-discuss] Expecting NVDAgraphics v190.42 soon??

2009-12-07 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Ken Mays wrote: Hello, The latest Nvidia 190.42 driver is not included on the latest snv_128a development ISO yet. It integrated to 129. The next IPS update is expected to have the latest Nvidia 190.42 driver. I'm expecting this IPS update will come out right before the Xmas holiday.

[osol-discuss] suggested reference hardware for nexenta + napp-it

2009-12-07 Thread Günther
hellobr we all know, that opensolaris does not support as much hardware than windows or linux. the opensolaris hcl is not really helpful, if you are looking for a hardware without too much problems. br in my case, i was looking for a current medium-priced micro-atx server mainboard, suitable

Re: [osol-discuss] Expecting NVDAgraphics v190.42 soon??

2009-12-07 Thread Paul Gress
Alan Coopersmith wrote: Ken Mays wrote: Hello, The latest Nvidia 190.42 driver is not included on the latest snv_128a development ISO yet. Any word on 195.22 beta yet. I've downloaded this one already, but it requires a lot of work to install it and is not integrated properly into

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenVPN

2009-12-07 Thread Mark Grant
I haven't tried OpenVPN on Solaris, but presumably an MTU setting is incorrect somewhere in the system? I remember having to tweak such settings before on Linux. I think there's an MTU setting in the OpenVPN config file, you could try reducing it to see if smaller packets get through

Re: [osol-discuss] Expecting NVDAgraphics v190.42 soon??

2009-12-07 Thread John Martin
Paul Gress wrote: Any word on 195.22 beta yet. I've downloaded this one already, but it requires a lot of work to install it and is not integrated properly into Opensolaris (VM). As you note it is still beta, so it isn't a candidate for bunding. The Sun version of this driver (SYSV packages

[osol-discuss] Non-working external microphone

2009-12-07 Thread Rob McMahon
I have a laptop, running OpenSolaris 128a: System Configuration: TOSHIBA Satellite Pro P300 BIOS Configuration: TOSHIBA V2.7004/14/2008 I've just got myself a pair of headphones with mic for your normal audio use, but I can't get OpenSolaris to see the mic. I *think* I've tried everything,

Re: [osol-discuss] ZSH with OpenSolaris

2009-12-07 Thread Lukasz
Hello, Can You copy files for ZSH completion somewhere else ? It seems that someone made some dirty things on server, where were the files, and accounts has been blocked. Regards brushek -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [osol-discuss] ZSH with OpenSolaris

2009-12-07 Thread Bartlomiej Pelc
You can download last version of completion files from here: http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=9657 They are at attachments section. Let me know if you need .zshrc with fancy menu driven completion, cause I don't have access to that file now, but can upload it tomorrow. -- This

Re: [osol-discuss] how to use SUNWnetcat to capture network traffic?

2009-12-07 Thread roland
i need to capture traffic between two apps. so you want some network sniffer. not sure if ngrep is available for solaris. I started with snoop, but as i'm only interested by ascii messages (the apps use telnet to communicate), snoop don't do the job well. why not? it probably depends on the

[osol-discuss] Navy Approved S/w DADMS and Open Solaris

2009-12-07 Thread Batey, Everett II NAVSEA
Looking for contact with anyone who understands the Navy Software Approval Process. I understand that in some recent months or years there was an approval number. Help save tax dollars if you have any insights. Cited as Department of Navy's Application and Database Management (DADMS) All my

[osol-discuss] solaris 10 branded zone

2009-12-07 Thread xx
i am following the zonecfg script at the bottom of: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Community+Group+zones/s10brand_dev_guide however i fail to create the SUNWsolaris10 zone: init...@dogpatch:~# uname -a SunOS dogpatch 5.11 snv_128a i86pc i386 i86pc init...@dogpatch:~# zonecfg -z xx xx: No

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2009.06 ZFS - COMSTAR iSCSI - NFS Reboot Issue

2009-12-07 Thread Amos Deering
ok upgraded to svn_128, I was a little hesatent as I attempted to go to a previous dev build, and the system would not boot, then I tried again and then my CLI would not function properly. This time though it all seems to work. As of now I am able to comunicate with my Microsoft initiator, the

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2009.06 ZFS - COMSTAR iSCSI - NFS Reboot Issue

2009-12-07 Thread Amos Deering
NFS still caused the opensolaris server to reboot once the VM started to copy. There may just be a NFS configuration / permissions issue as the windows machine I attempted to test on first was not able to write to it. COMSTAR is working stable thus far, and at this point it is all going through

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2009.06 ZFS - COMSTAR iSCSI - NFS Reboot Issue

2009-12-07 Thread Amos Deering
OK scratch all I said, after copying one VM, then booting it, then copy another one while the first is running it crashed both servers again. I will retest with just the windows initiator again. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2009.06 ZFS - COMSTAR iSCSI - NFS Reboot Issue

2009-12-07 Thread Amos Deering
ok once it came back up, I tried to copy the VM while no VM that resides on the iscsi storage was running, and it copied for a few seconds then restarted the solaris server. Are my expectations of OpenSolaris too much? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] solaris 10 branded zone

2009-12-07 Thread xx
this was solved in another group: http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=119454tstart=0 -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenVPN

2009-12-07 Thread Steven Williamson
Thanks for the help, MTU looks fine just under 1500. ie standard MTU minus a bit for the OpenVPN overhead. Data isn't even making it to the real Ethernet interface, I get the error as soon as OpenVPN tries to write to the tun device. Putting OpenVPN on debug I get this error with small