Re: [osol-discuss] job interview help!

2010-03-15 Thread ken mays
Rosie,   Not really an 'OpenSolaris/Solaris' question. Also, you may want to consolidate down to an Oracle/Solaris 10 architecture - removing MySql /SyBase overhead maintenance.   ~ Ken --- On Mon, 3/15/10, Bayard Bell wrote: From: Bayard Bell Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] job interview help

Re: [osol-discuss] [pkg-discuss] OSOL 2010.3 vs. dev repository

2010-03-03 Thread ken mays
--- On Wed, 3/3/10, Danek Duvall wrote: From: Danek Duvall Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] [pkg-discuss] OSOL 2010.3 vs. dev repository To: "Alan Coopersmith" Cc: "Gary Gendel" , opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org, "pkg discuss" Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 12:04 PM Alan Coopersmith wrot

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle Says OpenSolaris Will Stay Open Source

2010-03-02 Thread ken mays
nd server VAS distributions. Some of these ISVs are using the OpenSolaris kernel for their primary business technology model. Oracle would only do damage by removing something depended on 'so much' by many of these small businesses and organizations - as well as legacy customers wantin

Re: [osol-discuss] snv_130

2010-01-03 Thread ken mays
So removing SXCE just removes a lot of historical parts that Sun wants to change into the more modern infrastructure. Will everyone be happy and like it? Well, do all kids like anchovies? This is probably like the time when people had to cross the Red Sea. Either you wait and stay

Re: [osol-discuss] about Secondlife latest viewer on Solaris(OpenSolaris)

2009-12-24 Thread ken mays
--- On Wed, 12/23/09, Masafumi Ohta wrote: > Ken, > > Can I find the patch and some stuff for building > Secondlife(Snowglobe) in your Blastwave? > And Can I try to use the package (you build)? if so,could > you please tell me how to download or more information? > I tried to find the package or

Re: [osol-discuss] about Secondlife latest viewer on Solaris(OpenSolaris)

2009-12-23 Thread ken mays
Masafumi, You'll need the Solaris related patches for SnowGlobe/Second Life clients and SCons build system (I've added the scons package for Blastwave). I was working on it awhile ago so I've updated some of the Blastwave packages accordingly. You can also use what is available in IPS for OS200

Re: [osol-discuss] about Secondlife latest viewer on Solaris(OpenSolaris)

2009-12-20 Thread ken mays
latest viewer on > Solaris(OpenSolaris) > To: "ken mays" > Cc: "OpenSolarisDiscuss" , > indiana-disc...@opensolaris.org > Date: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 4:53 AM > Hi Ken, > > Thanks information :) sorry replying late. > > On 2009/11/25, at 0:4

Re: [osol-discuss] star [was: Some Why?-Questions]

2009-12-18 Thread ken mays
to check to see if star needs tweaking to properly implemented into the Core OS environment (if approved) and go through the review/voting cycle for /contrib insertion. Or, whatever Sun thinks is the right process moving forward. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] star [was: Some Why?-Questions]

2009-12-17 Thread ken mays
Ref: http://jucr.opensolaris.org/files/3117/7545/specs/star.spec Well, congrats on getting it into the SourceJuicer system and I think it is passing. Do we want star v1.5.1 version to review as the final spec?? ~Ken --- On Thu, 12/17/09, Joerg Schilling wrote: > From: Joerg Schilling > S

Re: [osol-discuss] star [was: Some Why?-Questions]

2009-12-17 Thread ken mays
--- On Thu, 12/17/09, Joerg Schilling wrote: > > > > I see absolutely no need for GNU tar. What > features are > > > unique to GNU tar that > > > "require" GNU tar? > > > > Well GNU tar is just a tool so 'requirements' and a > tool based on those requirements is not so much in equality. > Mos

Re: [osol-discuss] star [was: Some Why?-Questions]

2009-12-17 Thread ken mays
--- On Thu, 12/17/09, Joerg Schilling wrote: > From: Joerg Schilling > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] star [was: Some Why?-Questions] > To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org, maybird1...@yahoo.com > Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:28 AM > ken mays > wrote: > >

Re: [osol-discuss] star [was: Some Why?-Questions]

2009-12-16 Thread ken mays
self. > The issue is availability from the source - not Sun. Your star package should come by way of inclusion into the package repository. Have Star (i.e. star v1.5.1) added in as a RFE and package it for inclusion into pkg.opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] OSOL SNV_130: You've come a long way, baby...

2009-12-14 Thread ken mays
velopes in providing a "hip" and "current" operating systems on both the server and desktop client. We are still a week away from OSOL SNV_130. So time to jot down the notes on what we'd like to see and improvements Sun needs to make before they &#

Re: [osol-discuss] Some Why?-Questions

2009-12-12 Thread ken mays
Here you go. These docs should tell you ALMOST everything you want to know about IPS-style packaging versus the SVR4 packaging method. You can also do direct SVR4 publishing to an IPS repo. http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo200906/Deploying+Your+Application ~ Ken Mays --- On Sat, 12

Re: [osol-discuss] Some Why?-Questions

2009-12-11 Thread ken mays
we have SVR4 packaging support and options of various shells. People chose whether to use hammers versus nail guns - so you pick what suits you. Hopefully, these questions will only make the final product release much better due to user comments like the ones provided in this email thread. Ken Mays Atlanta, GA ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

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

2009-12-10 Thread ken mays
hen things go wrong on an important business presentation. Hope that helps, ~ Ken Mays --- On Fri, 12/11/09, Moises Castellanos wrote: > From: Moises Castellanos > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Migration from windows to Linux > To: "Nibal" > Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.

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

2009-12-07 Thread Ken Mays
Nvidia 190.42 driver. I'm expecting this IPS update will come out right before the Xmas holiday. The Xorg 7.5/Xserver 1.7.3 update will come after that AFAIK. Ken Mays Blastwave.org -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss ma

Re: [osol-discuss] about Secondlife latest viewer on Solaris(OpenSolaris)

2009-11-24 Thread ken mays
ive 2. SnowGlobe 1.2.4 and Second Life Viewer 1.23.5 3. SnowGlobe is the new community viewer. Enjoy, Ken Mays Blastwave.org --- On Sun, 11/22/09, Masafumi Ohta wrote: > From: Masafumi Ohta > Subject: [osol-discuss] about Secondlife latest viewer on Solaris(OpenSolaris) > To: "

Re: [osol-discuss] Frustrated beyond belief trying to cobble together a zfs platform

2009-11-22 Thread ken mays
a cookbook requirement for file servers and hardware compatibility. (http://eonstorage.blogspot.com) So, you have options. ;o) Ken Mays Blastwave.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] [xwin-discuss] Sun UltraSparc: XVR-500, Expert 3D, leg

2009-11-19 Thread ken mays
lidations. Especially, existing SPARC workstation/server customers owning legacy 'PCI' 3D workstation graphics cards like the Sun XVR-500/XVR-600/XVR-1200 in which buying the Sun XVR-2500 PCI-E graphics card is not an option. Anyhow, we'll always have Paris... ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] [xwin-discuss] Sun UltraSparc: XVR-500, Expert 3D, leg

2009-11-13 Thread ken mays
Martin, Well, ok. Things are starting to unfold now with more code and posts being made by Sun. I'll just wait till OSOL 2010.02 is released. (grin) ~ Ken Mays --- On Fri, 11/13/09, Martin Bochnig wrote: > From: Martin Bochnig > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] [xwin-discuss] Sun

Re: [osol-discuss] [xwin-discuss] Sun UltraSparc: XVR-500, Expert 3D, leg

2009-11-13 Thread ken mays
r those interested in helping out. Hope this was just enough for a bit of 'alien mindbending' by interested parties. Ken Mays Blastwave.org Atlanta, GA - >11/12/09, Martin Bochnig wrote: > From: Martin Bochnig > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] [xwin-discuss] Sun UltraSparc: XVR

Re: [osol-discuss] [xwin-discuss] Sun UltraSparc: XVR-500, Expert 3D, leg

2009-11-12 Thread ken mays
don't need the full XSun, CDE, OpenWin consolidations on SPARC for the future redistributable OS. Let sleeping dogs lie. You can still use SXCE until then or Solaris 10 for whatever legacy apps you may be using on those SPARC stations. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Nvidia 190.42 graphic driver & OS2010.02_snv126

2009-11-10 Thread ken mays
ftp://download.nvidia.com/solaris/190.42/README/README.txt The new Nvidia 190.42 driver works very well with my Nvidia GPU-based laptop and FlightGear v1.9.1 on OSOL 2010.02_snv_126. No major problems yet. Good job!! ~ Ken Mays

Re: [osol-discuss] Solaris SXCE 126 on X61 unusable

2009-11-08 Thread ken mays
them. Ask Alan C. what is possible before they finalize the freeze of snv_129/130 or OS2010.02. Stay away from the Intel 2.8.x device drivers. Period. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] nightly fail. three times in two nights. *help*

2009-11-05 Thread ken mays
Studio 12 version you are using... Since SXCE_b126 is built and there are spinned builds of snv_127, I'd think Sun has a build environment that is working. Oddly, I wonder why "Sun Studio 12 Update 1" isn't certified to build snv_127 - or has that changed as well in a recent patch? Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] [xwin-discuss] Sun UltraSparc: XVR-500, Expert 3D, legacy graphic cards

2009-11-05 Thread ken mays
t parts. > > count me in along with everyone interested. > > p,s. it is all of us's spare time. > > thank you!! > > > %mab > > > > > > -- > >        -Alan Coopersmith-           alan.coopersm...@sun.com > >         Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System > Engineering +1. I think we needed the Xwin->Xorg wrappers or conversion utilities ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Sun UltraSparc: XVR-500, Expert 3D, legacy graphic cards

2009-11-04 Thread ken mays
n help you with old XVR cards up to the XVR-2500. I've used most of these graphic cards or maintained them... Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Sun UltraSparc: XVR-500, Expert 3D, legacy graphic cards

2009-11-02 Thread ken mays
XVR cards posted (see: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/downloads/sparc_graphics)and they are still included in SXCE and Solaris 10u8. Driver engineering resources for the older MAJC, 3Dlabs, and ATI-based cards may be very limited or defunct by now. Get one of the latest SXCE releases and stick with So

[osol-discuss] ATI Radeon HD 5870/5850/5770/5750 support

2009-10-31 Thread ken mays
in 2D resolutions up to 1920x1080. OSOL-snv_126 does not have official 2D driver support for those specific cards yet. I'm hoping this will be implemented by OSOL-snv_129 but this is based on announcements from the Xorg RadeonHD team. Ken Mays Bla

Re: [osol-discuss] No sound in Firefox/Flash, GNOME and other apps work (snv_118)

2009-10-25 Thread ken mays
info is a little outdated and may need an improved support section for Solaris 10/OpenSolaris users. Ken Mays Blastwave.org --- On Sun, 10/25/09, ken mays wrote: > From: ken mays > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] No sound in Firefox/Flash, GNOME and other apps > work (snv_118) > T

Re: [osol-discuss] No sound in Firefox/Flash, GNOME and other apps work (snv_118)

2009-10-25 Thread ken mays
Lenz, It is a bug in the flash 10 plug-in. Ken Mays Blastwave.org --- On Sun, 10/25/09, Lenz Grimmer wrote: > From: Lenz Grimmer > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] No sound in Firefox/Flash, GNOME and other apps > work (snv_118) > To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > Date:

Re: [osol-discuss] AMD based motherboard recommendations?

2009-10-25 Thread ken mays
Hugh, Review the GigaByte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P and Asus M4A78T-E. Enjoy, Ken Mays --- On Sat, 10/24/09, Hugh McIntyre wrote: > From: Hugh McIntyre > Subject: [osol-discuss] AMD based motherboard recommendations? > To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > Date: Saturday, October 24

Re: [osol-discuss] 64-bit embedded technology

2009-10-11 Thread ken mays
ek wants a hand held device with 16GB of ECC memory and a > 64bit CMT > processor that also includes mirrored SSD storage. All > about the size of > an iPhone but at lower cost than say, a Porsche. > > -- > Dennis Hi Dennis, There are the "64-bit" VIA Nano and Intel Atoms like the Intel Atom 330 you may have overlooked. Also, modern PowerPC chips are 64-bit. You can pop in that 16GB RAM and explore strange new worlds...today... ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Display CPU temprature

2009-10-05 Thread ken mays
can read the information from the hardware in most cases I use to test on the Intel and Asus motherboards. As said elsewhere, BIOS updates can be very helpful. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] SNV_124: Worth the Wait!!!

2009-09-26 Thread ken mays
--- On Wed, 9/23/09, Ignacio Marambio Catán wrote: > From: Ignacio Marambio Catán > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] SNV_124: Worth the Wait!!! > To: "ken mays" > Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:36 PM > why is that? >

[osol-discuss] SNV_124: Worth the Wait!!!

2009-09-23 Thread ken mays
Hello, For our OpenSolaris distributors, this release may be worth the wait. I think we are in for a big suprise... ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] External disk >1TB

2009-09-17 Thread ken mays
isk in connected and at least be able to use the 1TB. > > > Is there a way to achieve this? > > Thanks a lot for your support, > Vassilis Yes, but it requires a bit of work as the underlying tools have to conform as well. Some of us are using 2TB externa

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle commits to SPARC + SOLARIS!!!

2009-09-11 Thread ken mays
ity. In the "Community" we are calling the new Oracle/Sun OS "Solaris 11" although there is no offically 'sworn-in' OS binary release or distribution named as the "Solaris 11" operating system yet. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris Developer Conference, Oct 28-30 - Dresden, Germany

2009-09-03 Thread ken mays
working on solutions using OpenSolaris for desktop environments, application development, and FOSS porting efforts. Dresden is a great historical city in Eastern Germany (i.e. just Germany now). ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Re: [osol-discuss] Rumors about Sun HW/SW split

2009-08-29 Thread ken mays
efficient in what it does with huge datasets. Wouldn't want a snow leopard to perform like a snow turtle... ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] ATI Radeon HD2400 PRO PCI-e

2009-08-15 Thread ken mays
server to run the radeon(hd) driver for 2D graphics. You can usually use the VESA driver to get you to the main screen overwise. You can't get 3D HW acceleration yet on the newer ATI cards under Solaris, but if you need this then I suggest the Nvidia GeForce 8400 G

[osol-discuss] Python 2.6.2 on OpenSolaris (resolved)

2009-08-13 Thread ken mays
hopefully this announcement will put a 'nail in the coffin' on Python 2.6.x issues on OpenSolaris and Solaris. Onward to Python 3.1 ~ Ken Mays __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection arou

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle 10g on OpenSolaris (Solaris 5.11)

2009-08-12 Thread ken mays
th their core ISP services to make sure it will handle them. If a major app, then you'd probably want certification or assurance from the vendor that it will work (or you just get your admins/engineers to validate it). So, it is really up to the customer to do a bit of &quo

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE end-of-life plans

2009-08-12 Thread ken mays
ckaging may be different. Sun may want one main production kernel to "rule them all" instead of the various Solaris kernels it maintains today (i.e. and maybe a next gen kernel). This will help the current ON kernel get more widely used in the data centers/embedded devices and surpass the

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE end-of-life plans

2009-08-10 Thread Ken Mays
added software with yearly support. ~ Ken Mays -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Python on Solaris Lacking Multiprocessing Support?

2009-08-07 Thread ken mays
a) to update SUNWPython26 to v2.6.2 with the official Python.org/Sun patches in place for OpenSolaris-based platforms (and maybe have the Python team use OpenSolaris 2009.06 as a supported test platform). Sounds good? ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Upgrade OSOL2010.02-beta to GNOME 2.26.3

2009-07-14 Thread ken mays
--- On Tue, 7/14/09, Dave Lin wrote: > From: Dave Lin > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Upgrade OSOL2010.02-beta to GNOME 2.26.3 > To: "Jerry Tan" , "ken mays" > Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 3:57 AM > Dave Lin wrot

Re: [osol-discuss] VLC 1.0.0 is out, but it doesn't compile under osol 2009.06

2009-07-13 Thread ken mays
ics of this was under Bug 9444: http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=9444 to update binutils, GMP, and MPFR to improve GCC/GCCfss 4.4.x builds. Bug reports were made to be more specific in those GCC-related libs and utilities in being updated but they were consolidated to related project

Re: [osol-discuss] SPARC Rock is dead,

2009-07-12 Thread ken mays
his is where you get to see the difference in how a server performs when you are running a web app versus a database app requiring computational performance. The SPARC64-VIIIfx addresses the needs from the multi-core computational side while the UltraSPARC-T2+/KT addresses a balance of multi-core computational and highly-scalable multi-threading needs. The question is now if Sun's 'engines' will compete well with the high-computational engine products like the Itanium-2 or IBM Cell/POWER 7?? Can these new CPUs provide around 800-1,000 double-precision petaFlops in a 'general purpose' or 'specialized' environment and have highly scalable threading capabilities??? Hmm ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] VLC 1.0.0 is out, but it doesn't compile under osol 2009.06

2009-07-10 Thread ken mays
rely as little as possible > upon Blastwave. No worries. Both VLC 1.x and MPlayer 1.0rc2 are being maintained so you'll have them through various resources on Solaris/OpenSolaris. The issue with Blastwave IPS is just a minor fix that needs the repo resynced to the latest snapshots. ~

Re: [osol-discuss] SPARC Rock is dead,

2009-07-10 Thread ken mays
lated "the Rock" naming. Maybe we should call it the "T3++" ?? Seriously, I think Sun could dominate the arena with the new UltraSPARC-KT (a 16 core x 16 thread wilderbeast >= four UltraSPARC T2+ CMTs). Guess a name like "CometCrusher" would be too glamourish?

Re: [osol-discuss] regretting for OS... (was ATI Radeon 1650 DRI)

2009-07-09 Thread ken mays
w deals with the crossroad of using the ATI open source driver versus focusing on the ATI fglrx driver. The closed source drivers dropped support for anything below the ATI Radeon HD 2xxx cards a few years ago. The ATI open source driver is not ready for full 3D programming

Re: [osol-discuss] ATI Radeon 1650 DRI

2009-07-08 Thread ken mays
t driver project. I expect this to change by Nov 2009 - but the workaround is to use Nvidia-based cards for any 3D rendering/OpenGL work for now. You can get decent Nvidia Quadro FX and GeForce FX 8xxx-based cards for about $35-50 USD. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Upgrade OSOL2010.02-beta to GNOME 2.26.3

2009-06-27 Thread ken mays
wait till November 2009 for a GNOME 2.81.1 build, why not request an update to GNOME 2.26.3 for OSOL2010.02-b119??? This gives us the whole summer to ponder over the latest stable release of GNOME 2.26. Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss ma

Re: [osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!?

2009-06-23 Thread ken mays
updated to more recent versions. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!?

2009-06-19 Thread ken mays
--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Moinak Ghosh wrote: > From: Moinak Ghosh > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!? > To: "ken mays" > Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 11:18 AM >  I have already started using Gcc 4.4.0

Re: [osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!?

2009-06-12 Thread ken mays
--- On Fri, 6/12/09, George Vasick wrote: > From: George Vasick > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!? > To: "Alan Coopersmith" > Cc: "ken mays" , opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 5:21 PM > Alan

Re: [osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!?

2009-06-12 Thread ken mays
--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Milan Jurik wrote: > From: Milan Jurik > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!? > To: "ken mays" > Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 10:36 AM > Hi Ken, > > V čt, 11. 06. 2009

Re: [osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!?

2009-06-12 Thread ken mays
C 4.4.0. That's it in a nutshell! Time and resource issues withstanding. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] GCC 4.4: Can we handle it?!?

2009-06-11 Thread ken mays
price of admission for users/developers to enter the gates of GCC 4.4.x ?? ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Regarding GCC

2009-06-11 Thread ken mays
moment. A few quirks, but workarounds come in handy. You don't need Sun Studio 12 if you have a OS capable of installing the Express edition successfully. Just make sure you are consistent in compiling your C++ code with the same compiler (

Re: [osol-discuss] Transcript from OpenSolaris Livechat on Slashdot...

2009-06-08 Thread ken mays
g. Submit the report to Sun for review and open a bug report on related issues (i.e. not already reported elsewhere). You can let them know if this doesn't work for you. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris' future... should we be worried?

2009-06-05 Thread Ken Mays
. I'd consider a decision to end such a 'project' very unwise... Two pennies for the slot machine... ~ Ken Mays -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Phoronix reviews the release of OpenSolaris 2009.06!

2009-06-01 Thread ken mays
n.php?page=article&item=opensolaris_200906&num=1 Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Official OS 2009.06 downloads available!

2009-06-01 Thread ken mays
HD. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Nvidia driver 180.60 available

2009-05-31 Thread ken mays
Hello, Seems like if you run into issues running a certain application with OS 2009.06 (i.e. using Nvidia driver 180.44), Nvidia has proved an updated 180.60 driver at: ftp://download.nvidia.com/solaris/180.60/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-180.60.run Ken Mays

Re: [osol-discuss] Transcript from OpenSolaris Livechat on Slashdot...

2009-05-29 Thread ken mays
ing in /etc/driver_aliases. I'm usually certifying OpenSolaris on various hardware in which I'll help pull together the drivers and info for the Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard and legacy Nvidia MCPs. SXCE b116 and OS 2009.06-b111b were our test targets to start our updated ev

Re: [osol-discuss] new release

2009-05-29 Thread ken mays
ta from genunix.org (i.e. OS2009.06-b111a) if you just want to check it out for now. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Solaris vs HP-UX vs AIX

2009-04-17 Thread ken mays
Nvidia Quadro graphic cards and advanced UNIX-based technology for ISP applications. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Anyone interested in maths or science as a hobby? (Math

2009-04-07 Thread ken mays
as well as continued help desk support on Solaris x64 AMD/Intel and UltraSPARC platforms. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Anyone interested in maths or science as a hobby? (Mathematica on Solaris)

2009-04-07 Thread ken mays
through economic recessions, this might be all you need to do to turn the tide... ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] When can we expect nv111?

2009-04-06 Thread ken mays
t; > -- > Regards, >         Cyril Check back around Fri, 10 Apr 2009. People are still hacking away at snv_112 consolidations and internally testing/reviewing SXCE b111. Actually, you'll want to skip SXCE b111 and wait till the o

[osol-discuss] Is OpenSolaris vulnerable to the Conficker worm?

2009-04-01 Thread ken mays
hes and virus protections So far, Windows is the only operating system known to be vulnerable to Conficker." What you do from here is up to you. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris-based CD/DVD Distributions as of March 26, 2009

2009-03-28 Thread ken mays
s more of a money and resource issue for the team - not a technological one. The hardware that the distro was originally based on is now defunct, but new PPC hardware is available through other companies. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris-based CD/DVD Distributions as of March 26, 2009

2009-03-26 Thread Ken Mays
other IPS servers like Belenix and Sunfreeware, as well as the newer distros. ~ Ken Mays -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris-based CD/DVD Distributions as of March 26, 2009

2009-03-26 Thread Ken Mays
3 packages pkg.opensolaris.org (b109 dev, 2009-03-06): 30,719 packages Nexenta 2.0.2b2 (apt-get): 13,000 packages (Ubuntu 8.04-Hardy based, x86-only) Blastwave.org: 2,118 packages (for either SPARC/x86 platforms) ~ Ken Mays (Atlanta, GA) -- This message posted from opens

[osol-discuss] GCC 4.3.3 released for Solaris 8 and above

2009-02-25 Thread ken mays
well. ;o) ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Phoronix Linux vs OpenSolaris benchmark

2009-02-20 Thread ken mays
lobal-x86.iso ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Phoronix Linux vs OpenSolaris benchmark

2009-02-18 Thread ken mays
the apps they used were 'out-of-the-box' with no tweaking on their (i.e. Phoronix) part. Whatever was on the CD is what they used. A few of the 'optimized libraries and apps' are over at Blastwave.org so we can easily retest the benchmarks to see if GCC optimizations were the case. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Phoronix Linux vs OpenSolaris benchmark

2009-02-17 Thread ken mays
using Mac OS X 10.5.6 and OS 2008.11-b107, and Ubuntu 8.10_64 on the same hardware. We can even toss in a benchmark for the optimized application binaries for OS 2008.11. Let us see if the 'optimization theory' really was the problem versus the 'out-of-the-box' debate... :o) ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Phoronix Linux vs OpenSolaris benchmark

2009-02-16 Thread ken mays
. You may look at the test and go "it was GCC that caused the failure" but this is not true. The concern is why so slow 'here and here' and how do we fix it? ~ Ken Mays --- On Mon, 2/16/09, Tomasz Kloczko wrote: > From: Tomasz Kloczko > Subject: [osol-discuss] Pho

Re: [osol-discuss] why gnu chmod in os2008.11?

2009-01-18 Thread ken mays
nds to Solaris 8 a few years ago. I can say that the GNU commands have worked for what we needed back then so would be a good starting point where legacy Solaris core commands didn't suffice (due to updates or compatibility issues). Ken Mays Atlanta, GA ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Memory requirements of Solaris/OpenSolaris... / was: Re: [tools-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPSarchitecture

2009-01-01 Thread ken mays
--- On Thu, 1/1/09, Roland Mainz wrote: > From: Roland Mainz > Subject: [osol-discuss] Memory requirements of Solaris/OpenSolaris... / was: > Re: [tools-discuss] Project Proposal -- Port to MIPSarchitecture > To: "Mark Martin" > Cc: emancipation-disc...@opensolaris.org, "Open Solaris" > , too

Re: [osol-discuss] [desktop-discuss] FF3 stability and performance concerns

2008-11-04 Thread ken mays
X & SSE > acceleration, that is something we can improve for x86. > > Ginn > > > > > > > - Virtually any graphics card on a PC of today is > several > > generations newer > > than any SPARC graphics

Re: [osol-discuss] Q: DVB support ?

2008-10-25 Thread ken mays
Look at the Hauppauge WinTV-Nova PCI/PCIe cards. ~ Ken --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Martin Bochnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Martin Bochnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Q: DVB support ? > To: "John Weekley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "homerun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, opensola

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris-based CD/DVD Distributions as of October 17, 2008

2008-10-17 Thread Ken Mays
.2 (b99) 6. MartUX Natamar 0.4 (b96, IceWM 1.2.35, SPARC) 7. SchilliX 0.6.7 (b92) 8. NexentaCore 1.0.1/2.0a1 (b85+) 9. NexentaStor 1.0.9 (b85+) Note: Current ON consolidation release: snv_b100, 08-Oct-2008 Current stable GNOME release: 2.24.0, 24-Sept-2008 Current stable KDE release: 4.1.2, 25-Sept-2

Re: [osol-discuss] Max number of CPUs and memory in OpenSolaris

2008-10-11 Thread ken mays
Darn, I think it is more than enough... 1. 32-bit kernel = 32 cores 2. 64-bit kernel = 256 cores / 16 Exabytes --- On Fri, 10/10/08, Dennis Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Dennis Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Max number of CPUs and memory in OpenSolaris > To

Re: [osol-discuss] Roadmap for Solaris support of cheap/legacy

2008-10-04 Thread ken mays
I mentioned that Milak 0.3.2 runs on a lot of older hardware with 256 MB or more, and Solaris 10 covers most legacy computers. OpenSolaris 2008.11-b98 and above for everything else. Ken Mays --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Richard L. Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Richard L.

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris-based CD/DVD Distributions as of October 4, 2008

2008-10-04 Thread Ken Mays
. Milax 0.3.2 (b95, JWM 2.0.1) 8. Martux Natamar 0.4 (b96, IceWM 1.2.35) Note: Current ON Build release: snv_b99, 25-Sept-2008 Current stable GNOME release: 2.24.0, 24-Sept-2008 Current stable KDE release: 4.1.2, 25-Sept-2008 ~ Ken Mays (Atlanta, GA) -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] GNOME 2.24.0 unleashed

2008-09-24 Thread Ken Mays
Latest features of GNOME 2.24.0: http://library.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/2.24 "Powered by the GStreamer multimedia framework, GNOME 2.22 introduced digital television (DVB) capabilities into its Movie Player. Determined to make things even better, developers have worked to enhance this suppo

[osol-discuss] The OpenSolaris 200811 Release Party?!?

2008-09-12 Thread ken mays
sentations. Just tossing a bone out there for all those user groups... Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris CD/DVD Distributions as of August 23, 2008

2008-08-23 Thread Ken Mays
ploy: 1. KDE 4.1 2. GNOME 2.22.3 3. XFCE 4.4.2 Sun X.org -- 1. X Consolidation 96 (Xorg 7.2-based) Xorg-compatible Video Drivers 1. Intel 2.4.1 2. Nvidia 173.14.12 3. XVR-100/300/2500 (SPARC) ~ Ken Mays This message posted from opensolaris

Re: [osol-discuss] SXDE

2008-08-19 Thread ken mays
www.sun.com/download/index.jsp?intcmp=hp2008aug19_students_download SXCE may be around for another few months, but once the new OpenSolaris distro gets off the ground... you might as well expect a new enterprise release of Solaris (or whatever they call it). ~ Ken Mays --- On Tue, 8/19/08, W.

Re: [osol-discuss] blastwave.org - any info?

2008-08-07 Thread ken mays
om the help of Blastwave.org maintainers and the work being done from Blastwave.org. So I only hope we will just say THANK YOU to Dennis and the maintainer team at Blastwave.org for the many years of supporting open source packaging and sup

[osol-discuss] GNOME 2.22 for Solaris 8/9/10

2008-08-03 Thread ken mays
I've updated Blastwave's CSW tree to GNOME 2.22 which will allow developers and students to develop and port all current GNOME-based applications to Sun Solaris and any OpenSolaris-based distribution. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolar

[osol-discuss] KDE 4.1 for Solaris - Blastwave's CSW edition

2008-08-03 Thread ken mays
there. ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris CD/DVD Distributions as of July 29, 2008

2008-07-29 Thread ken mays
to deploy: 1. KDE 4.1 2. GNOME 2.22.2 3. XFCE 4.4.2 ~ Ken Mays ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Will the new Ati 4850 work?

2008-07-08 Thread Ken Mays
TI 6.8.0 driver, just that it is an 'unknown' card since I haven't added the patch to let it properly ID the card - yet I can modify all my display resolutions properly and it works FINE. I'll submit this over to Sun's HCL... ~ Ken Mays This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris CD/DVD Distributions as of July 7, 2008

2008-07-06 Thread ken mays
(b89) 8. Martux 0.2 (b37) Superceded: 1. SXDE 01/08 (b79) - replaced by OpenSolaris 2008.05 binary distro Standard C/C++ compilers: 1. Sun Studio 11/12 2. GCC 3.4.3 / 4.3.1 3. GCCfss 4.2.3 * Note: OpenSolaris 2008.05 and SXCE will receive updates to ON b93 very soon. ~ Ken Mays

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