[osol-discuss] Re: Add devicealias while installing Solaris 10
I have a network card that needs a driveralias added to Solaris before it will work successfully - the drivers are bundled with Solaris 10. Is there any way that I can add a driver alias while I'm installing Solaris, so that I can complete the installer as if the driveralias were present on the install CD? Yes, this is possible, if you have an ITU (install time update ?) floppy or cd media. Such an ITU can add additional drivers or driver binding entries. http://www.tools.de/solaris/itu/ has an example. Both the elxl and iprb driver on that ITU contain a package that just adds a few additional driver alias entries to the elxl / iprb driver so that the rest of the installation should be able to find the newly supported NIC. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris RBAC page in Security Community
I've started putting up some very basic information on RBAC at the following page under the security community: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/security/projects/rbac/ There is lots more I want to put up there but this is a very small start to put a stake in the ground. -- Darren J Moffat ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Announcement : LiveUSB scripts for Belenix released
Hello all, I've been working on creating a liveUSB for a few weeks and now have a script ready :) This makes it really easy to get a bootable USB with OpenSolaris on it by installing Belenix 0.5.0 on a USB pen drive. Belenix is now the first OpenSolaris distribution able to run off a USB drive, and one of the few *nix distributions that boot and run off a thumb drive. Steps: - 1.Download the file http://www.genunix.org/distributions/belenix_site/binfiles/usbdump1.0.tar.gz 2.Extract the contents to a temporary directory and cd into it. 3.Run the script as : ./usbdump path to belenix 0.5.0 iso ex: ./usbdump /home/belenix-0.5.0.iso 4.Now follow the instructions on the screen. Note: * currently you need a minimum 1 gb Thumb drive (as the script basically dumps the entire live CD contents onto the usb). * A smaller iso is being worked on, one that will fit onto a 512 mb pen drive. * Version 0.5.1 onwards the script will be incorporated into the LiveCD * I'd also get these changes into the OpenSolaris LiveMedia project so a USB bootable Solaris express is possible. This would require stripping down the default install, to enable the OS to fit into a 1 gb drive. A whole bunch of new possibilities open up with a LiveUSB, which is the stuff of future work. Regards, Anil ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Announcement : LiveUSB scripts for Belenix released
On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 21:14 +0530, Anil verve wrote: Hello all, I've been working on creating a liveUSB for a few weeks and now have a script ready :) Quite cool achievement! Also, I'd like to note here that installation of Nexenta on removable media like USB was there starting from Alpha 2 or so. The problem we didn't resolve at that time is that when after installation you move USB pen to different HW configuration it will not boot without prior tweaking of root partition path. Did you resolve it on Belenix yet? This makes it really easy to get a bootable USB with OpenSolaris on it by installing Belenix 0.5.0 on a USB pen drive. Belenix is now the first OpenSolaris distribution able to run off a USB drive, and one of the few *nix distributions that boot and run off a thumb drive. Steps: - 1.Download the file http://www.genunix.org/distributions/belenix_site/binfiles/usbdump1.0.tar.gz 2.Extract the contents to a temporary directory and cd into it. 3.Run the script as : ./usbdump path to belenix 0.5.0 iso ex: ./usbdump /home/belenix-0.5.0.iso 4.Now follow the instructions on the screen. Note: * currently you need a minimum 1 gb Thumb drive (as the script basically dumps the entire live CD contents onto the usb). * A smaller iso is being worked on, one that will fit onto a 512 mb pen drive. * Version 0.5.1 onwards the script will be incorporated into the LiveCD * I'd also get these changes into the OpenSolaris LiveMedia project so a USB bootable Solaris express is possible. This would require stripping down the default install, to enable the OS to fit into a 1 gb drive. A whole bunch of new possibilities open up with a LiveUSB, which is the stuff of future work. Regards, Anil ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org -- Erast ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Announcement : LiveUSB scripts for Belenix released
Also, I'd like to note here that installation of Nexenta on removable media like USB was there starting from Alpha 2 or so. I've experimented that (and it worked) with standard Solaris Nevada around b 30. The problem we didn't resolve at that time is that when after installation you move USB pen to different HW configuration it will not boot without prior tweaking of root partition path. That's probably a similar issue you need to solve when booting from a live CD. Casper ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Links to rollup reports
Below are links to the latest batch of overview reports (rollups). You can also receive them by subscribing to the RSS feed: http://del.icio.us/rss/bootblog/oss:rollups or bookmarking the URL: web page: http://del.icio.us/bootblog/oss:rollups nwam-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/nwam-discuss/2006-September/000557.html laptop-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/laptop-discuss/2006-September/001807.html ksh93-integration-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ksh93-integration-discuss/2006-September/001186.html install-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/install-discuss/2006-September/000786.html dtrace-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/dtrace-discuss/2006-September/002405.html docs-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/docs-discuss/2006-September/000607.html desktop-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/desktop-discuss/2006-September/001873.html crossbow-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/crossbow-discuss/2006-September/000144.html clearview-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/clearview-discuss/2006-September/000143.html zones-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zones-discuss/2006-September/001073.html zfs-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2006-September/005488.html tools-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/tools-discuss/2006-September/000894.html smf-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/smf-discuss/2006-September/001209.html security-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/security-discuss/2006-September/000556.html opensolaris-discuss 09/01 - 09/15 http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-discuss/2006-September/020499.html ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] slight delay in SXCR build 48 delivery
On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 11:34:42PM +0200, Roland Mainz wrote: There was an egregious bug found in ON at the last minute, Do you have any bugid for that ? 6469385 zfs_set_prop_nvlist range checking is busted 6469830 'zfs set' panics non-debug systems Danek ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] This Thurs, Sept. 28th (Silicon Valley) Trusted Solaris, when hardening up Solaris matters!
This Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, we're glad to have a couple nice presentations for folks. First off, we'll be having a short presentation on the Sun Studio tools. Find out what new features have been added recentely, what new features are being worked on, and how you can use Sun Studio to create programs that run on Linux as well as Solaris. This enables our community to develop applications that will compile for either Solaris x64, Solaris SPARC, and Linux. Luan Yin, one of the leads from the tools group will be at SVOSUG to share this information with you. The main presentation will feature Glenn Faden giving you the nuts and bolts on Trusted Solaris. How many folks know that Sun has putback trusted extentions to OpenSolaris? Did you know those changes are coming to S10 via the update channel (Glenn should have more info on that). To some this might not seem very important, but consider that knowing the source our data is coming from, who sent it, and where that data has been routed might be more valuable to you than you might suspect as we move forward in the future. This is truely technology that makes you wonder how security will be on our computers in the future. Knowing that people can access your computer from anywhere in the world once connected can certainly fuel the thought process on keeping unwanted traffic off of them. OpenSolaris has had role based access included with it for quite some time, and this lends to helping create a trusted environment. Glenn will be able to explain to you how labels and other security features can be used in a full trusted environment. Hear it straight from the folks that work in Sun's security department within Solaris engineering, and learn how these ideas will play a big role in the future of computing. When: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 Where: Sun's Santa Clara Campus Auditorium (upstairs) What: Trusted Solaris, when hardening up Solaris matters Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm Map: http://blogs.sun.com/roller/resources/aland/scasj_dirmap.pdf Call-in Info: Toll Free: 866-545-5227 Intnl/pay: 865-673-6950 Conference: 809-64-14 -- Alan DuBoff - Sun Microsystems Solaris x86 Engineering - IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Pentium D Dual Core 64-bit kernel problem
I have just installed nv47 on a new Asus P5WD2-E M/B with Pentium D Dual Core cpu and 975x chipset. The machine boots a 64 bit kernel, which is not as stable as the same OS version on a Intel 32-bit single core machine. Is there a way to 1) force the installation of the 32-bit OS or 2) force the machine to boot the 32-bit kernel? Apparently, the CPU has EM64T support and Solaris sees a 64-bit cpu. I've tried Solaris 10 u2 and Solris 10 9/06 on the new machine with the same, unstable, 64-bit results. Any help is appreciated. At this rate, my older machine is better than the new one. Ron Halstead This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Pentium D Dual Core 64-bit kernel problem
Hi Ron, Ron Halstead wrote: I have just installed nv47 on a new Asus P5WD2-E M/B with Pentium D Dual Core cpu and 975x chipset. The machine boots a 64 bit kernel, which is not as stable as the same OS version on a Intel 32-bit single core machine. Is there a way to 1) force the installation of the 32-bit OS or 2) force the machine to boot the 32-bit kernel? Apparently, the CPU has EM64T support and Solaris sees a 64-bit cpu. I've tried Solaris 10 u2 and Solris 10 9/06 on the new machine with the same, unstable, 64-bit results. Any help is appreciated. At this rate, my older machine is better than the new one. You can pass kernel/unix as an argument to multiboot in grub, which will cause the 32-bit kernel to boot. It would also be good to know why the 64-bit kernel doesn't seem as stable, as that's something that should be fixed. :) Any information you can provide in a bug report filed at bugs.opensolaris.org would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -Eric ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Pentium D Dual Core 64-bit kernel problem
I have just installed nv47 on a new Asus P5WD2-E M/B with Pentium D Dual Core cpu and 975x chipset. The machine boots a 64 bit kernel, which is not as stable as the same OS version on a Intel 32-bi t single core machine. The 32 bit kernel is always installed; it can be booted by adding kernel/unix to the multiboot command in the grub menu. What do you mean by being unstable? What are the problems you are seeing? Why do you expect this to be a property of the 64 bit kernel? The 32 bit and 64 bit kernel are basically same, just compiled with different options. Casper ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] new install help
I've just installed opensolaris on an amd64 computer. everything seems to work ok, but I have no sound and I'm not able to connect to the internet. I connect to the internet via home network. I have a little experience with linux, but this is my first time trying solaris, so if someone can also point me to a good beginner's guide, I'd be grateful! I've tried ifconfig eth0, but it says no such interface... This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] new install help
On 9/25/06, noel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just installed opensolaris on an amd64 computer. everything seems to work ok, but I have no sound and I'm not able to connect to the internet. I connect to the internet via home network. I have a little experience with linux, but this is my first time trying solaris, so if someone can also point me to a good beginner's guide, I'd be grateful! I've tried ifconfig eth0, but it says no such interface... interface names are different in solaris, they depend on the actual nic you have, for example, realtek cards are named rtls0, check in the hcl [0] to see if your nick is supported at all. you can list the available interfaces using ifconfig -a the same thing can be said about the sound card, you must check if there is support for your sound card in the hcl, there are some third party free sound card modules in [1] also on [2] there is a link to the page of a company that makes oss drivers for solaris, there is a trial version that works for 30 days or you can pay to have a full working version. on a side note, there are great solaris manuals at sun.com, you should give them a go when you have some free time hope it helps nacho [0] http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/ [1] http://www.tools.de/solaris/audio/ [2] http://www.4front-tech.com/solaris.html ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Re: [osol-arc] Pentium D Dual Core 64-bit kernel problem
Hello Ron, I have just installed nv47 on a new Asus P5WD2-E M/B with Pentium D Dual Core cpu and 975x chipset. The machine boots a 64 bit kernel, which is not as stable as the same OS version on a Intel 32-bit single core machine. Is there a way to 1) force the installation of the 32-bit OS or 2) force the machine to boot the 32-bit kernel? Apparently, the CPU has EM64T support and Solaris sees a 64-bit cpu. [ Moved from opensolaris-arc ] Both the 32-bit and 64-bit kernels are installed on x86 systems; systems that are 64-bit capable will boot the 64-bit kernel by default after installation. You can override this; have a look at section 4.2 of: http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/grub_boot_solaris.html How exactly is the 64-bit kernel unstable? Cheers, Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] [Announcement] SUNWlibC is Now Available
Howdy, I'd like to announce the immediate availability of the SUNWlibC package: http://opensolaris.org/os/downloads/devpro/ This package contains important shared libraries that many C++ applications, such as the Java VM, are dependent on: libC.so.* libCrun.so.* libCstd.so.* libiostream.so.* libdemangle.so.* This package is available under the OpenSolaris Binary License: http://opensolaris.org/os/licensing/opensolaris_binary_license/ Solaris Express builds previously included these libraries ( still do), but other OpenSolaris-based distributions or builds have not been able to include and redistribute them until now. Thanks! /kso -- Kuldip Oberoi Product Line Mgr, Sun Studio (Web) http://developer.sun.com/sunstudio (Blog) http://blog.sun.com/koberoi ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Marvell Yukon will not neg to 1000 Fdx
Hello all, I've been trying to get my Dlink (3com) card w/ Marvell Yukon to come up on 1000fdx on my netgear gige switch. I downloaded the skge driver, and installed the device strings. The driver will come up if I force it to 100fdx, but will not work with autoneg on or if I try to force it 1000fdx. The switch and cables work perfectly with 2 other gige cards (windoze, linux), so that is not the likely problem. I've installed the skgesol_x64v8.12.1.3 driver, as the 32 bit card syskonnect driver only has 32 bit drivers. My output from port props (i turned off autoneg, otherwise it doesn't work) -bash-3.00# ndd -get /dev/skge port_props Port:A Link Status: Up Link Speed: 100 Mbps Jumbo Frames:No VLAN:No RX Ring Size:128 TX Ring Size:128 RLMT Mode: CLS Autonegotiation: No Duplex Mode: Full Flow Control:None Scanpci : pci bus 0x0004 cardnum 0x07 function 0x00: vendor 0x1186 device 0x4c00 D-Link System Inc Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Any thoughts?? Or is there a reliable enet card I can get w/ GigE (PCI). This is brutal, and being an ex-Sun employee of many years I remember why x86 was a PITA. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Marvell Yukon will not neg to 1000 Fdx
On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, David Elefante wrote: Any thoughts?? Or is there a reliable enet card I can get w/ GigE (PCI). This is brutal, and being an ex-Sun employee of many years I remember why x86 was a PITA. I'm using the Netgear G311 PCI card with the Realtek driver that comes with Solaris 10. (I also have a Netgear GBE switch.) This is on both SPARC and x86. -- Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA, OpenSolaris CAB member President, Rite Online Inc. Voice: +1 (250) 979-1638 URL: http://www.rite-group.com/rich ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Re: Re: Oracle on ZFS
Neelakanth Nadgir has posted some answers and insight regarding the questions raised in this thread http://blogs.sun.com/realneel/entry/zfs_and_databases Rgds Robin This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
