Re: [osol-help] instalation on open solaris in notebook ACER 5050

2008-10-20 Thread Nik Masloff
try to edit grub boot item: find the line start with "kernel", at the end add ",acpi-user-options=0" there is no space before comma. i found this advice related to solaris 10, but think it will fit to OS also -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [osol-help] Crash a lot on OpenSolaris

2008-10-20 Thread Lihuan Xie
Thanks a lot for your helping. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

[osol-help] Intel Atom integrated NIC issue

2008-10-20 Thread Daniel Falcon
Hello, I installed my Solaris in a new Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 with atom processor, the NIC is integrated and I can't make it work with the OS!... Does anyone knows if there are some drivers our there?, I've read that is a Realtek chipset for the network card but not pretty sure about it..

[osol-help] how to display db value of ImageMagick 6.3.4's compare command

2008-10-20 Thread joel tan
when comparing the different images using compare command in the Solaris snv_96, if the size of images are different , the compare does not seem to work in the next step. so i cann't get the the db val of the images , how can i get the db val when the image size differs the other's ? thanks

[osol-help] instalation on open solaris in notebook ACER 5050

2008-10-20 Thread Luiz Miguel
exists is command for inicialization the type acpi=off in OpenSolaris ? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] Upgrade b86 to b99

2008-10-20 Thread Bob Prendergast
[ Oct 20 21:26:23 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/icon-cache start"). ] No icon cache found in /usr/share/icons/Crux. Generating one. gtk-update-icon-cache: Failed to open file /usr/share/icons/Crux/.icon-theme.cache : File exists /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache exited with an error while

Re: [osol-help] Booting 0811 from USB Stick

2008-10-20 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> Do you have a URL or something for where I can find > the tutorial for installing 2008.05 on a USB stick? > This is something I've been wanting to try but > haven't done yet. I know in Milax there's a script > that you run to do it. You don't need to do anything. Basically, after you boot from

Re: [osol-help] Upgrade B86 to B97 on SPARC?

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
Also you can add a non interactive options for luveupgrad20 -noconsole -nodisplay and there is the new lux86menu_propagate: i.e: #!/bin/ksh -x AF=10u5_s3 MEDIA=/zones/install/10u5 TDEV=c1d0s3 BE=10_u5 lucreate -c 10u5 -m /:$TDEV:ufs -n $AF $MEDIA/Solaris_10/Tools/Installers/liveupgrade20 -noconso

Re: [osol-help] Upgrade B86 to B97 on SPARC?

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
after you run lucreate , then run friom the CD sub directory Solaris_11/Tools/Installers/liveupgrade20 updates lu packages for you. then you run the luupgrade. you should not need to install these packages by hand. I have a RFE 6662413 to make note of this in the man pages for lucreate/luupgrade

Re: [osol-help] Upgrade B86 to B97 on SPARC?

2008-10-20 Thread Dave Beal
Thanks again, everyone. When I install SUNWlur and SUNWluu from the B97 disk, it warns me to check sunsolve.sun.com to see if any patches are required. Of course, sunsolve knows nothing of 5.11. So do I need any patches to B86 before doing Live Upgrade to B97? -- This message posted from open

Re: [osol-help] panic luupgrade'ing SXCE B95 to B99

2008-10-20 Thread Ian Collins
Dave Uhring wrote: >> 3 years later, they can't be bothered to put in a simple test >> to make sure people don't forget. If luupgrade had said >> "you're trying to upgrade to snv_99 with the snv_95 lu bits", >> I would have avoided this... >> > > That's why we make our own recipes :) > > $ ca

Re: [osol-help] panic luupgrade'ing SXCE B95 to B99

2008-10-20 Thread Dave Uhring
> 3 years later, they can't be bothered to put in a simple test > to make sure people don't forget. If luupgrade had said > "you're trying to upgrade to snv_99 with the snv_95 lu bits", > I would have avoided this... That's why we make our own recipes :) $ cat /mnt/solaris-x86/ZFS_Live_Upgrade

Re: [osol-help] [Q] Is there a way to start an SMF-controlled service on a one-time basis?

2008-10-20 Thread Maurice Volaski
>Dnia poniedzia½ek, 20 paêdziernika 2008, Maurice Volaski napisa½: >> >Maybe I'm not understanding your problem, but have you tried "svcadm >> >enable -t"? >> >> Oh, good, that is helpful, but it also appears that having the zfs >> sharenfs property turned on independently forces NFS to start o

Re: [osol-help] Can't get usb device removed

2008-10-20 Thread BJ Quinn
Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly does what you're suggesting do? Thanks! -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] Can't get usb device removed

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
I tried this under 10u5 w. patches applied , it seems to work ok. I believe I ran the same steps you did! bash-3.00# find . -mtime 0 -print . ./devices ./saf/zsmon/_pmpipe ./saf/_sacpipe ./svc/volatile ./svc/volatile/init.state ./svc/volatile/svc:/network/rpc/smserver:default ./svc/volatile/svc:/

Re: [osol-help] Upgrade b86 to b99

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
is there any errors in /var/svc/log -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] USB-sticks

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
Try these steps and attach the output. # Rem, For usb try: echo " REM Unplug all USB devices, else you get busy error, clear log:." sleep 10 echo "::usba_clear_debug_buf" |mdb -wk echo " Plug in your usb device" echo "::usba_debug_buf" |mdb -k echo "::interrupts" | mdb -k echo "::prtusb" | mdb -k e

Re: [osol-help] USB-sticks

2008-10-20 Thread Ian Collins
Emmanuel De Paepe wrote: > I tried it on three computers running Solaris, not one single worked (one > Q6600 CPU, one 64-bit AMD and > one server with two dual core Opterons.) > All these machines have dual boot Linux installed and under this OS I can > mount this same USB stick. > So I think it'

[osol-help] SRSS 4.1 and OpenSolaris

2008-10-20 Thread Matthew Drobnak
So, I sort-of got it working on OpenSolaris 2008.11-preview. I am going to guess that it would be about the same (I had the exact same issues) with the older version. Here's what I did: Intstalled SUNWdhcs, dhcsb, dhcm packages for DHCP. Touched /usr/dt/config/sessionetc Ran utcfg -A Got an er

[osol-help] Upgrade b86 to b99

2008-10-20 Thread Bob Prendergast
Hello all, I ran the upgrade from the stock 2008.05 release to b99. I followed the proper instructions, and successfully got a bootable environment... with one issue. On startup, I get a service failure for the gtk-icon-cache, and the service transitions to maintenance mode. I attempted to run

Re: [osol-help] unloading zfs module

2008-10-20 Thread Richard L. Hamilton
> Is it possible to unload zfs module without rebooting > the computer. > > I am making some changes in zfs kernel code. then > compiling it. i then want to reload the newly rebuilt > module without rebooting. > > I tried modunload. But its always givin "can't unload > the module: Device busy" .

Re: [osol-help] [Q] Is there a way to start an SMF-controlled service on a one-time basis?

2008-10-20 Thread Cezary Morga
Dnia poniedziałek, 20 października 2008, Maurice Volaski napisał: > >Maybe I'm not understanding your problem, but have you tried "svcadm > >enable -t"? > > Oh, good, that is helpful, but it also appears that having the zfs > sharenfs property turned on independently forces NFS to start on its > ow

Re: [osol-help] Upgrade B86 to B97 on SPARC?

2008-10-20 Thread Cezary Morga
Dnia poniedziałek, 20 października 2008, Dave Beal napisał: > Thanks for the responses. I've never used Live Update before. Are > there instructions somewhere? I did a search, but everything I > found referred to using Live CD to install 2008.05, not SXCE. http://blogs.sun.com/ddeepti/entry/li

Re: [osol-help] USB-sticks

2008-10-20 Thread Emmanuel De Paepe
I tried it on three computers running Solaris, not one single worked (one Q6600 CPU, one 64-bit AMD and one server with two dual core Opterons.) All these machines have dual boot Linux installed and under this OS I can mount this same USB stick. So I think it's not related to the BIOS or USB 1 or

[osol-help] Can't get usb device removed

2008-10-20 Thread BJ Quinn
I've got a set of external hard drives I hook up to my OS 2008.05 box that I run some backups onto. I do some zfs send/recv's over to the drive, then export the pool, then pull out the drive, put in the next one (same usb port), and then I'm set for my next day's backups. That seemed to work fo

Re: [osol-help] USB-sticks

2008-10-20 Thread Paul Gress
Emmanuel De Paepe wrote: > Does anybody know which USB-sticks work out of the box on Solaris? > > I have a working Kingston (1GB), but the Transcend (2GB) doesn't work? > Any types I could try? > -- > I would look into if it's USB 1 or USB 2. Older computers or USB-Sticks only support USB 1.

Re: [osol-help] ATI Radeon X850 PRO (R480) (AGP)

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
Can you run /usr/bin/nvidia-SunOS-bug-report.sh and post the output -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] [Q] Is there a way to start an SMF-controlled service on a one-time basis?

2008-10-20 Thread Maurice Volaski
>>I have a program (heartbeat) that I am starting via the legacy >>init.d mechanism and it should be responsible for starting the nfs >>server but the only way it has to do that right now is by enabling >>it in SMF. >> >>However, that causes SMF to start nfs on all subsequent startups. >>So if

Re: [osol-help] Upgrade B86 to B97 on SPARC?

2008-10-20 Thread Dave Beal
Thanks for the responses. I've never used Live Update before. Are there instructions somewhere? I did a search, but everything I found referred to using Live CD to install 2008.05, not SXCE. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolari

Re: [osol-help] Huawei E220 HSDPA USB Modem

2008-10-20 Thread Paul Douglas
Sorry, I'm pretty much of a novice at this stuff, so apologies if this is a daft question: I found a blog on getting a huawei e169g to work with open solaris (at http://darkstar-solaris.blogspot.com/2008/10/huawei-e169-usb-umts-gprs-modem.html) which contained a link to your posting, and said t

Re: [osol-help] panic luupgrade'ing SXCE B95 to B99

2008-10-20 Thread Ben Taylor
> * Ben Taylor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I have tried this several times. Twice, I used an > local lofi image. > > Since I've got a zfs boot disk, I figured it might > be an interaction > > between the lofi image and zfs. Then I tried > moving the image to > > my nfs server and sharing out t

Re: [osol-help] Question about network

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
If your able to ping your ISP router after you connect pppd , and you have added the /etc/resolv.conf file for the dns entries, then try modifying "/etc/nsswitch.conf" with hosts: files dns What does your configuration look like the /etc/nsswitch.conf should be modified if dhcp is specified? --

Re: [osol-help] cant load X

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
Can your run /usr/bin/nvidia-SunOS-bug-report.sh -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] OpenSolaris, thumper and hd

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
If you can document your steps , you should submit a RFE ony any suggestions to http://www.opensolaris.org/bug/report.jspa -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] Upgrade B86 to B97 on SPARC?

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
After the lucreate and before the luupgrade, run this from the dvd or mounted iso image for ether i86pc or Sparc. Solaris_11/Tools/Installers/liveupgrade20 -nodisplay -noconsole Then it should have you run this: /usr/lib/lu/lux86menu_propagate /export/install/dvd ( your mounted dvd or iso image.

Re: [osol-help] globalSAN and snv_99

2008-10-20 Thread Matthew Drobnak
Not yet, I wanted to see if anyone else had hit into it first...I wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything stupid. Here's something I thought of - the volume I'm exporting was from a ZFS pool created by OS2008.5 - which has a older format then snv_99. Do I need to upgrade it? I simply did a

Re: [osol-help] Update to snv_99 and suddenly problems with wlan (ath)

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
Please submit a Report a bug or request a feature http://www.opensolaris.org/bug/report.jspa -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] globalSAN and snv_99

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
have you submited a RFE http://www.opensolaris.org/bug/report.jspa -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] ATI Radeon Mobility - no DRI

2008-10-20 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Nik Masloff wrote: > Hi, i`m on snv_99 build, having this config: > ASUSTeK Computer Inc. F3JA > Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 > ATI Radeon Mobility x1600 > > main issue is that i cannot enable DRI (no compiz or gaming stuff actually > needed, just want to watch .avi with hardware scaling actual

Re: [osol-help] [xwin-discuss] ATI Radeon Mobility - no DRI

2008-10-20 Thread Martin Bochnig
The DRM folks did release their src before those eventually moved into OS/Net: bash-3.2$ pwd /export/home/bochnig/devel/TestIT_on_x86/natamar-distro-generator/natamar/open-src/on-src/build_32/usr/src/uts/sparc/qfe bash-3.2$ find ../../intel|grep radeon ../../intel/io/drm/radeon_drv.c ../../intel/i

Re: [osol-help] panic luupgrade'ing SXCE B95 to B99

2008-10-20 Thread Glenn Lagasse
* Ben Taylor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I have tried this several times. Twice, I used an local lofi image. > Since I've got a zfs boot disk, I figured it might be an interaction > between the lofi image and zfs. Then I tried moving the image to > my nfs server and sharing out the lofi mounted

[osol-help] panic luupgrade'ing SXCE B95 to B99

2008-10-20 Thread Ben Taylor
I have tried this several times. Twice, I used an local lofi image. Since I've got a zfs boot disk, I figured it might be an interaction between the lofi image and zfs. Then I tried moving the image to my nfs server and sharing out the lofi mounted image. Same thing happens. lucreate -n snv_99

[osol-help] pkg image-update fails both on snv_86 and snv_98, same mistake

2008-10-20 Thread Nik Masloff
Hi, I`m unsuccessfully trying to update my PC at work with: #pkg refresh --full #pkg image-update And on build snv_86 [b]and on freshly installed snv_98, i see identical mistakes:[/b] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Documents# pkg image-update Checking that SUNWipkg (in '/') is up to date... Creating Plan

Re: [osol-help] USB-sticks

2008-10-20 Thread John Brewer
If you suspect the controller, check your MB MFG for BIOS updates. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] USB-sticks

2008-10-20 Thread Emmanuel De Paepe
There is nothing wrong with the Transcend, since it works on other OS. I think the controller of the USB-stick might be the problem. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

[osol-help] unloading zfs module

2008-10-20 Thread shelly
Is it possible to unload zfs module without rebooting the computer. I am making some changes in zfs kernel code. then compiling it. i then want to reload the newly rebuilt module without rebooting. I tried modunload. But its always givin "can't unload the module: Device busy" . What can be the

Re: [osol-help] Mount questions

2008-10-20 Thread Joao Telle
I use UFS . so with UFS its not possible to mount one mount point on two differents file systems? And if it was ZFS is it possible? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-help] USB-sticks

2008-10-20 Thread Anil Gulecha
i've used many Transcend and Kingston drives, and all of them have worked on Solaris.. there isnt really a "batch" that wont work on solaris but work on Windows/linux. Your Transcend drive may be damaged /currupt. Run a dmesg once you plug in the USB. Anil On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Emmanue

[osol-help] USB-sticks

2008-10-20 Thread Emmanuel De Paepe
Does anybody know which USB-sticks work out of the box on Solaris? I have a working Kingston (1GB), but the Transcend (2GB) doesn't work? Any types I could try? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-hel

Re: [osol-help] Opensolaris on Sparc

2008-10-20 Thread Anon Y Mous
There is already an OpenSolaris distro called "Milax" that works on Sparc as a Guest LDom http://www.milax.org/?p=127 But I think what you're really looking for is Solaris Express Community Edition: http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Solaris_Express:_Community_Edition http://www.phoronix.co

[osol-help] LDOM vdisk not being recognised by SXCE-99

2008-10-20 Thread David Markey
When i try to install SXCE-99 into an LDOM it doesnt recognise my virtual disk: No disks found. > Check to make sure disks are cabled and powered up. but the disk is in /dev/(r)dsk. Solaris installation program exited. # format Searching for disks...done AVAILA

Re: [osol-help] open solaris installation problem

2008-10-20 Thread Anon Y Mous
Also try this command: prtdiag -v and copy and paste the results so we can see what kind of motherboard you have and how the RAM is configured. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.o