Re: [osol-help] How do I do a text install, use UFS instead of ZFS?

2009-01-10 Thread Dave Uhring
But you don't get bootable ZFS like you do with Opensolaris. Perhaps not with ancient releases of SXCE but if you select a ZFS install it certainly is bootable ZFS. You need to boot into the middle entry on Grub for the text console. You get only one choice for installation from GRUB. Then

Re: [osol-help] How do I do a text install, use UFS instead of ZFS?

2009-01-10 Thread Dave Uhring
You get only one choice for installation from GRUB. Mis-stated. You also have two options for installation using serial terminal, either serial A or serial B. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list

[osol-help] Trouble with Solaris

2009-01-10 Thread Prabhat Kumar
I've recently started using Open Solaris.. Its very good installation was very easy . I also wanted to try Solaris 10 (not open Solaris) downloaded it via torrent but the installation bobbed in between when one software installation failed A command prompt appeared I never

Re: [osol-help] How can i change the bios settings while system is in running state ?

2009-01-10 Thread Rajkumar
Thanks for your quick reply.. But in the dmidecode source code they are opening /dev/mem file in readonly mode. Shall i try with write mode ??? will it make any sense -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list

Re: [osol-help] Trouble with Solaris

2009-01-10 Thread Dave Uhring
I also wanted to try Solaris 10 (not open Solaris) downloaded it via torrent but the installation bobbed in between when one software installation failed. Solaris 10 is *not* available via torrent. What you downloaded is probably loaded with a root kit. However, Solaris 10 is available

Re: [osol-help] [indiana-discuss] high cpu usage following resume

2009-01-10 Thread Gene Brotherton
i too am having the same problem. my kernel usage spikes after start up and the HD is very active. Could this be a lack of RAM issue? I usually notice the problem once I start up Net Beans 6.5. I run 2008.11 snv_101b on hp nc6000 with only 512M ram. I will be upgrading the RAM to the 2Gb

Re: [osol-help] Trouble with Solaris

2009-01-10 Thread john kroll
OK the OS is proprietary but free. I've already gone through two adviser's with sun to help match my wish list to a machine but got nothing even sent the wish list. So I'm suppose to know the OS and the product or it is one and the same ??? I got solaris 10 and companion cd's straight from Sun.

Re: [osol-help] Trouble with Solaris

2009-01-10 Thread Dave Uhring
I've already gone through two adviser's with sun to help match my wish list to a machine but got nothing even sent the wish list. So I'm suppose to know the OS and the product or it is one and the same ??? What product? If you are purchasing a computer from Sun then it will likely arrive

[osol-help] How to access with Virtualbox to /dev/dsk/* ?

2009-01-10 Thread Robert Bauer
I would like to tell VirtualBox to use a device on /dev/dsk/* instead to use an image file. Is this possible? I know this is not the best forum to ask this. But maybe somebody here tried it already. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [osol-help] Trouble with Solaris

2009-01-10 Thread john kroll
Sorry I guess i'm still associating from consumer client instead of commercial server. I would have to get or become a consultant in addition to the OS support guy. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-help mailing list

[osol-help] Volume labels for CIFS

2009-01-10 Thread David Dyer-Bennet
For a ZFS filesystem exported via CIFS, how do I set the volume label as seen on the windows boxes? Both CIFS and ZFS manuals come up empty on that search string. (Tried CIFS-discuss this morning, no response so far.) The volume when mounted on windows ends up with the volume label home (it's

Re: [osol-help] How do I do a text install, use UFS instead of ZFS?

2009-01-10 Thread Colin Johnson
I was referring to the grub screen after install.OpenSolaris has three entries by default, from the top down: GUI Text Single User Once you remove the GUI packages given the techniques I listed, booting with the GUI option will hang. Cheers ET -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

[osol-help] Play Video Files in OpenSolaris - DVD, .avi, .wmv, .mpeg etc

2009-01-10 Thread Arun
Hi! Only last night I migrated to OpenSolaris, just to check what it is. I'm not a techie and dont know much about compiling and all. After installation I couldnt play any multi media files. After checking crazily for a while I learnt about implementing decoder from Fluendo and now i'm able to