[desktop-discuss] Error messages after updating to 134, then 135

On 03/19/10 02:42 AM, William Kucharski wrote: > I successfully updated a 2009.06 install to first 134, and now 135 and see > the following upon each reboot: > > 1) When X starts, I get an error message stating that /.ICEauthority could > not be modified. > This is well discussed on the list,

[desktop-discuss] Cannot Display Weather icons

On 03/10/10 11:24 PM, B wrote: > Okay, I tried that. I got no errors but the weather applet did not show > either. I looked at the locations and it shows the proper place but there is > the set button rather than the home icon there. > > If you hit the set button it gives you an error that timezo

[desktop-discuss] Default Naming of BE

russell aspinwall wrote: > Hi, > > My reason for asking is that tagging the BE name with the date and time gives > a clear indication when it was done for tracking problems while OpenSolaris-N > is not so helpful. > beadm list -a gives you all the information you want. There is more to just a

[desktop-discuss] is it possible to have b129 act as a print server with cups?

On 19/01/2010 11:06, solarg wrote: > On 01/18/10 04:08 PM, solarg wrote: >> 1.4.1 on my ultra20 b129 > > hello, > i filed a bug: > http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=13970 > > No news? No. Though this bit > printer hp-LaserJet-1300 is idle. enabled since Mon Jan 18 13:45:17 2010 >

[desktop-discuss] is it possible to have b129 act as a print server with cups?

solarg wrote: > On 01/18/10 01:42 PM, Ghee Teo wrote: >> Can you print the test page from laptop onto Ultra 20? >> > no, and i don't find any menu to achieve it. > On my laptop (cups client side), with http://localhost:631, no > capability to print a test page, i

[desktop-discuss] is it possible to have b129 act as a print server with cups?

The cups services now handle ipp request, svc:/application/print/ipp-listener:default is the ipp part for LP. But one step at a time: Are you able to ping ultra20 from your laptop? Can you print the test page from ultra 20? Are the printer on the ultra 20 shared? Can you print the test page from

[desktop-discuss] what is missing in the OpenSolaris desktop?

W. Wayne Liauh wrote: Hi Wayne, I know you are very passionate about China and love to OpenSolaris playing a big part there and that is my response to your e-mail have that in mind. For the desktop, ARC cases are generally gone through LSARC (Layered Software ARC). We have good ARC members re

[desktop-discuss] what is missing in the OpenSolaris desktop?

W. Wayne Liauh wrote: >>> [There is a pending ARC case to make CUPS the >>> default] >>> >>> The ARC has been approved. Otherwise, we wouldn't have committed to a build no. >> So the ARC "Lords" are at it again! >> > > I have been refraining to say the following for a long while: > >

[desktop-discuss] what is missing in the OpenSolaris desktop?

On 21/12/2009 09:17 AM, W. Wayne Liauh wrote: >> Hello everyone! >> >> I was wondering... what do you feel is missing in the >> OpenSolaris >> Desktop? >> >> Cheers, really appreciate the help, >> >> Luis >> >> -- >> Luis de Bethencourt Guimer? >> luisbg >> > First and foremost, OpenSolaris

[desktop-discuss] Is SCIM update to 1.4.9 scheduled?

Hi Wayne, I think you are seeing this bug, it's a bug described in the build 129 release notes: http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/2009-December/017158.html Scroll down to the description for: 12380 image-update loses /dev/ptmx from /etc/minor_perm for more information

[desktop-discuss] Runaway gconfd-2?

, Shawn Walker wrote: > Ghee Teo wrote: >> Which window manager are you using? >> It seems like gconf values associated with metacity is looping. Is >> metacity running on your machine? >> attached a ptree, please. > > Yes, it is running: > > 791 /usr/sbin/gd

[desktop-discuss] Runaway gconfd-2?

Which window manager are you using? It seems like gconf values associated with metacity is looping. Is metacity running on your machine? attached a ptree, please. -Ghee Shawn Walker wrote: > So, since upgrading to 129, I've noticed that gconfd is constantly > burning CPU and is quite busy doing

[desktop-discuss] Sounds when switching between GNOME workspaces, etc.

Gordon Ross wrote: > Somewhere in the last few builds (125?) my system started making a > sound when switching between GNOME workspaces. I've looked but > can't figure out where to turn that off. Can anyone tell me? > You really want to turn off this nice feature :) So t trn it off System->Pre

[desktop-discuss] Problems with missing 'hpcac' while adding HP Color LaserJet with CUPS.

Hillel Lubman wrote: >> hpcac is the HP colour Access Control filter. It is normally part of >> hplip and under Solaris that is packaged under SUNWhpijs. >> Having said that, I am not sure whether SUNWhpijs has included hpcac or >> not. We do have a newest version hplip that got integrated into b12

[desktop-discuss] Problems with missing 'hpcac' while adding HP Color LaserJet with CUPS.

Hillel Lubman wrote: > I tried to switch from LP to CUPS printing manager, and tried to add a > network HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. During the addition it produced an > error: > > "Printer [name] requires the 'hpcac' program, but it is not currently > installed. > Please install it before us

[desktop-discuss] CUPS issues in snv_126 - Print dialog box print to File/LPR only

dick hoogendijk wrote: > On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 13:29 +0000, Ghee Teo wrote: > > >> Have you SUNWgtk2-print-cups or SUNWgtk2-print-papi installed on your >> system? >> The print backends were separated from SUNWgtk2 into the above 2 >> packages in build 126.

[desktop-discuss] CUPS issues in snv_126 - Print dialog box print to File/LPR only

Paul Griffith wrote: > Greetings, > > When I try to print from Evolution, Firefox, gedit or geany I don't get > my usual list of printers, I just get "Print to File" or "Print to LPR". > Everything was worked in snv_125. > > I checked http://defect.opensolaris.org for any issues with CUPS and > snv

[desktop-discuss] OT: Sun keyboard on Ubuntu Linux 8.04

Bill Shannon wrote: > Thanks for the pointer, that looks promising. Unfortunately, I can't > find > those files either on my (snv_111a) OpenSolaris system or on my (8.04.3) > Ubuntu system. Where should I be looking for them? Are those files only > in the source code? possibly this one, /usr/sh

[desktop-discuss] Open Office fails to start on b125

Frank Middleton wrote: > Installed a fresh copy of Open Office (3.1.1) on b125 SPARC. This > is the first time OO has been installed on this OSol instance. When > you try to run it, it fails: hmm, I could be wrong. I never released that there is SPARC packages for OOO. Where did you install the OO

[desktop-discuss] Where is the CBE that works with latest OpenSolaris build (125)?

Hi, I tried to install CBE from here, http://dlc.sun.com/osol/jds/downloads/cbe/test/ with osol 125, it is looking for system V packages path for SUNWsfwhea which is not in nevada 124 nor 125. So I chipped in that package from 123. Then it failed to locate SUNWxwinc and SUNWxorg-headers. Is the r

[desktop-discuss] Setting up Evolution with MS Exchange 2007

Shawn Walker wrote: > Jeff Cai wrote: >> Yes. >> >> We are considering to remove those Evolution packages from livecd. > > Which would be odd, since Evolution is actually a part of the GNOME > platform. That would mean we're not delivering the base GNOME > platform on the LiveCD... We don't deli

[desktop-discuss] [osol-discuss] b124: root window terminal

Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Clarence CHU wrote: > >> Dear Alan, >> >> So, all the users with no shell specified in /etc/passwd had to be changed, >> done. >> >> next is: Accessories->Terminator doesn't work. >> > > That appears to be another bug you could have found in a search of > http://

[desktop-discuss] [osol-help] update to snv_124 os response is too slow

Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Dallas Cowboys wrote: > >> on snv_124 under system monitor I noticed 'gnome-system-monitor' 30-44% of >> CPU cycles... >> on snv_111 under system monitor the same process is consuming 3-10% of CPU >> cycles.. >> Any reason you suspect for the substantial increase? >>

[desktop-discuss] Printing from firefox to $PRINTER

Just put, Just in $HOME/.gtkrc-2.0 or /etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc. Just adding the line gtk-print-backends="lpr,papi,cups" You should see lpr. Peter Schow wrote: > OpenSolaris 2009.06 updated to snv_124. > > When attempting File->Print in Firefox (3.5.2), how do I get a printer > name to show up? All

[desktop-discuss] OpenSolaris preferred printing system

Calum Benson wrote: > > On 25 Sep 2009, at 00:13, Che Kristo wrote: > >> +1 here, could you please file this as an RFE at >> http://defect.opensolaris.org/ ? > > I don't think there's any need to do this, CUPS-by-default is already > the plan IIRC (but Ghee can confirm/deny...) CUPS-by-default a

[desktop-discuss] Setting up duplex printing in OpenSolaris

Hillel Lubman wrote: > Ghee Teo wrote: > >> PAPI support for PPD is not that extensive and that have limited how >> much of the printer's settings that is adjustable. >> You may want to try out CUPS and there is some steps to switch from LP >> to CUPS her

[desktop-discuss] Setting up duplex printing in OpenSolaris

Hillel Lubman wrote: > I just noticed, that Solaris Print Manager disappeared from the > Administration menu. I think I remember it was available there. Why was it > removed? It's possible to run it manually, but having it in Administration > menu is useful. > I took it out intentionally beca

[desktop-discuss] How to turn on CUPS on OpenSolaris

Just wrote a short description here. http://blogs.sun.com/gheet/entry/how_to_turn_on_cups -Ghee

[desktop-discuss] what is missing in the OpenSolaris desktop?

Calum Benson wrote: > > On 16 Sep 2009, at 16:29, Frank Middleton wrote: > >> On 09/15/09 02:19 AM, Hugh O'Hare wrote: >> >>> You can, this is just what most people expect a desktop to do/have. >>> Personally I have no icons on the desktop at all. It just takes a >>> few seconds to update with gcon

[desktop-discuss] Java desktop

Hillel Lubman wrote: >> JDS = GNOME + some specific branding/themeing >> > > So why is it called JDS (since it's not Java based really anymore), just for > historical reasons? > It was branding decision. a bit similar to the Sun ticker was changed to JAVA from SUNW :) -Ghee

[desktop-discuss] Moblin desktop UI on OpenSolaris

Uros Nedic wrote: > I'm sorry I have to ask about .spec files and procedure how to build > stuffs. > > Could anyone tell me for what kind of software are there .spec > files(1), how to use them to install what I would like(2), and why > it is distributed via .spec files when we have IPS for that(

[desktop-discuss] [osol-discuss] Gnome customization

should either log bug in bugzilla.gnome.org or defect.opensolaris.org and attach your patch to keep it from being lost in the mail thread. I don't know enough of your changes to know whether is it up-streamable. Do let us know again if you can. -Ghee Alexander Pyhalov wrote: > Hello. > > ?

[desktop-discuss] GVFS documentation? (for writing a new "back end")

The source is actually here, gvfs - http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gvfs/tree the backend : http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gvfs/tree/daemon A backend is generally coded in a file as Jeff has mentioned. An example is gvfsbackendcomputer.[ch] and its configuration file is computer.mount.in which it describes

[desktop-discuss] [osol-discuss] Nautilus Access List Tab

Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Chris wrote: >> Ben from cuddletech.com said it was in a version of SXCE, because he >> wrote about it on his blog. I emailed him and he gave me the >> following info. >> >> >> Very odd, same behavior on my SX:CE 116 box. >> The functionality was added

[desktop-discuss] gnome-settings-daemon making lots of calls to ioctl

Karl Rossing wrote: > Ghee, > > b121 is available now, did the GSD bug fix make it in? It went into glib 2-20 according to upstream maintainer. We have 2.20.4 in b121. So you should have it :) Let me know if it still causes problem. -Ghee > > Karl > > Ghee Teo wrote: >>

[desktop-discuss] Differences in CUPS detection between Firefox 3.0.8 & Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2

On 08/13/09 15:13, William Yang wrote: > I'm still watching the list :) > > I haven't tried Firefox 3.5 yet as it is somewhat low on my priorities list > right now. From what I remember GTK+ itself had to be compiled with CUPS > present, so I'm not sure if it worked for you because you used my bui

[desktop-discuss] Differences in CUPS detection between Firefox 3.0.8 & Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2

On 08/13/09 04:38, Alfred Peng wrote: > Hi Nic, > > Not sure we can help for this issue. > > The test we've done with regards to Firefox printing is for papi > backend. Several papi bugs were fixed in Solaris 10U6 and Firefox papi > backend started to work after that. Since CUPS isn't shipped with

[desktop-discuss] firefox in build 118 is a CPU hog

I am seeing this, though I am on snv 115. The weired thing about this, I didn't have the problem initially and then it started to happen last week. I am not sure whether it is to do with the version of glib/gtk+ that I have for I have rebuilt those a number of time. Can do you ls -l /usr/lib/libg

[desktop-discuss] Fwd: GNOME and non-linux platforms (release team please stand up)

Uros Nedic wrote: > Sometimes I really do not understand SUN's policy > (if SUN has something like that). It is company that > is willing to spend $300m on R&D of Rock processor, > and now we have rumors that maybe Rock will be canceled, > and SUN won't have competitive architecture in HPC market >

[desktop-discuss] setting mandatory background

Hi Karl, You can't restrict user to a number of background only with just OpenSolaris Desktop. You can only restrict the users to one background through the mandatory setting, hence the user can't change it. As the gconf key is for system wide or user specific. SDM does fill the gap to manage

[desktop-discuss] Fwd: GNOME and non-linux platforms (release team please stand up)

Uros Nedic wrote: > If you say that SUN has majority seats in GNOME governing/advisory > board or at least 'veto' right then we could close this topic > and work on our current voluntary projects peacefully. > GNOME community does not work this way. Governing/advisory board does not generally u

[desktop-discuss] Fwd: GNOME and non-linux platforms (release team please stand up)

Uros Nedic wrote: >> The only real difference here is looking for GNOME RE team to make a >> statement >> defining that they are ONLY focused on Linux... I reckon this won't happen. >> > > That is what I wanted to stress in this that post. > stop worrying. It is not the ethos for GNOME to

[desktop-discuss] gnome-session under VNC makes nautilus crash over and over

Hi Chris, Can you make sure that the gconf value for /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop in the vnc session is set to True, I think 9878 is another form of http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=9528 -Ghee Chris Quenelle wrote: > I thought I posted this to desktop-discuss, but perh

[desktop-discuss] Printing problems with firefox 3.5b4 on opensolaris b117

Actually, this is the thread here: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=106994&tstart=0 There is a solution specified there. -Ghee Reiner Wenke wrote: > printing itself is not the problem, works as expected, also openoffice shows > all remote printers in the current configuratio

[desktop-discuss] Printing problems with firefox 3.5b4 on opensolaris b117

Reiner Wenke wrote: > Hi, > > I just installed opensolaris b117 and wanted to print from firefox 3.5b4. > > I have a remote CUPS server and in order to use this server I disabled on the > opensolaris system the > services svc:/application/cups/in-lpd:default and > svc:/application/cups/scheduler:

[desktop-discuss] Rebranding Desktop project

Calum Benson wrote: > > On 25 Jun 2009, at 11:48, Leontine Binchy wrote: > >>> Its not a GNOME desktop as it includes numerous other applications >>> that do not come from GNOME, such as Firefox and Thunderbird. > > While this is certainly true, most other Linux distros that do > something simila

[desktop-discuss] 6539657 and gnome: several gnome processes have started to consume 100% cpu

Hi Jurgen, Does the kernel changes cause the /etc/mnttab to be updated in its time stamp? Could that be, http://monaco.sfbay.sun.com/detail.jsf?cr=2174138 more details here http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=585360 exacerbated by the kernel change? -Ghee Ju"rgen Keil wrote: > I'm not

[desktop-discuss] gnome-setting

I Rod, this could be http://monaco.sfbay.sun.com/detail.jsf?cr=2174138 more details here http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=585360 While the above indicated problem is severe in Sun Ray environment. It can also happen when /etc/mnttab is updated by anything. I have not experience severe

[desktop-discuss] (snv_b115) bonobo-activation-server problem after closing Evolution

g, you will probably find it. -Ghee > That's indeed what I'm doing right now and it seems everything > continues to work fine. > > Thanks, > Enrico > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Ghee Teo wrote: > >> Enrico Maria Crisostomo wrote: >> >> T

[desktop-discuss] (snv_b115) bonobo-activation-server problem after closing Evolution

Enrico Maria Crisostomo wrote: This is http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6844307 It is fixed in build 117. You probably should kill the spinning process to temporary release the core. -Ghee > Hi guys. > > I'm running Nevada build 115 and started to try Evolution instead

[desktop-discuss] vino-server eating 1 cpu core

Do you get a core of vino-server? You could workaround not starting vino-server if you don't use them. reove /etc/xdg/autostart/vino-server.desktop -Ghee Karl Rossing wrote: > Hi, > > On our SXDE b111 x4140 with dual quad core cpu's, 64GB of ram and 100 > Sunray users we have noticed that the v

[desktop-discuss] gnome-settings-daemon making lots of calls to ioctl

Hi Karl, Thanks for all the information you have provided, It helps. As Lin has said, your problem is like 6718912 though the original submitter there did not see the problem on gnome-settings-daemon, but gnome-panel but the behavior is similar. I have done some investigation and I have narro

[desktop-discuss] gnome-settings-daemon making lots of calls to ioctl

Karl, Can you send me the truss with the following ooptions truss -aldo /tmp/gsd.tr -p also a ptree -u for that user. Thanks, -Ghee Karl Rossing wrote: > Lin Ma wrote: >> On 06/03/09 05:11, Karl Rossing wrote: >>> Lin, >>> >>> It seems that all 56 gnome-settings-daemon seem to an ioctl at th

[desktop-discuss] proprietary codecs

corneliu dabija wrote: > OK, I can't add those repositories because I updated my system yesterday and > now I can't login anymore no matter what session I choose. What did you do? What system update is that? Please give more details. We don't want our users to suffer from non usable system.

[desktop-discuss] [Fwd: Nicer compilation output with shave or automake1.11]

Some of the new modules may be affected by this, currently at least gnome-panel 2.26.2 Matt, you patch may be fixed by this suggested fix here :) -Ghee -- next part -- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Javi Subject: Nicer compilation output with shave or automake1

[desktop-discuss] How to update packages via command line?

Amey wrote: > Hello, > > Just installed OpenSolaris 2009.06 in VirtualBox. > Downloaded x-chat bz2. > Ran ./configure and it thrown gcc & cc not found error. > I want to install gcc & cc . > Can some 1 tell me command line to perform update? > Where is apt-pkg and what is the actual update pa

[desktop-discuss] Probs using USB scanner/printer

Rich Teer wrote: > Hi all, > > I have recently acquired a Canon PIXMA MX320 all-in-one, which > I'm connecting using USB. When the USB cable is plugged in, the > device is recognised: an "Add Printer" dialog box appears and I > am asked to create a new printer queue. Very cool; the only problem >

[desktop-discuss] Openoffice 3.1 & 3.2 (dev) crashing gnome panel

Paul Gress wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm not sure if this is the right discussion group, but I think it may > be the closest. > > I'm running nv114. Whenever I open any of the Openoffice binaries > (Calc, Wright, Draw, etc) from the 3.1 or 3.2 branch my gnome panel > crashes. All icons freeze and the

[desktop-discuss] [Fwd: [osol-discuss] Reports from the Community for CommunityOne]

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[desktop-discuss] convincing evince to use letter-size paper

James Carlson wrote: > I can't seem to get evince to use US Letter size paper by default on > OpenSolaris build 111a. > > I've been all over the web looking for answers to this, and it seems > like it's a common problem, and something the evince developers have > claimed is long since fixed. It j

[desktop-discuss] convincing evince to use letter-size paper

There is one possible reason that this may not be available in 111a is that we only delivered evince 2.22 instead of 2,24 for GNOME 2.24. We can't deliver evince 2.24 due to dependency of libgs (lack of). Hopefully, that delivery of the libgs is resolved soon by the RPE group in India. -Ghee

[desktop-discuss] Multi user opensolaris

John Hoogerdijk wrote: > This is also a sun ray environment. Using Solaris 10/ CDE, over 100 users is > no issue. Same HW - Opensolaris/Gnome at 100 active users it slows > considerably. > GNOME certainly has bigger memory foot print than CDE. GUI in CDE is motif based and GNOME is GTK+,

[desktop-discuss] Firefox button

Onofrio wrote: > Hallo, > > I often use the saved passwords of my Firefox browser to see and sometimes > erase the passwords...only everytime I must go to Tools - Options - Safety - > saved password. > I was arguing if there is a way to insert a link in the toolbar to simplify > and speed up thi

[desktop-discuss] b111 + dbus-daemon

Karl Rossing wrote: > I'm running a 110 SUNRay session on it on a dual quad core 64GB box. Things > seem to be going ok. > > However I noticed that dbus-daemon seems to use using 1 CPU core at 100%. > > What happens if I disabled the dbus-daemon? Will the cups print dialog boxes > stop working? >

[desktop-discuss] Songbird or Sound Juicer problems

> > > Observation/Statement: > > In my evaluation I discovered another error with Sound Juicer (from > the command line). > > $ sound-juicer > > (sound-juicer:4435): Gtk-WARNING **: ld.so.1: sound-juicer: fatal: > /a/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/im-xim.so: open failed: No such > file or dir

[desktop-discuss] [Fwd: Re: Project Proposal for the LXDE OpenSolaris Desktop Project]

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[desktop-discuss] Project Proposal for the LXDE OpenSolaris Desktop Project

ow. >> >> @ Alfred: Could you elaborate maybe? >> >> Thanks and cheers! >> >> Mario >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Ghee Teo wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Mario, >>> >>> Welcome! >>> I am wond

[desktop-discuss] Project Proposal for the LXDE OpenSolaris Desktop Project

Hi Mario, Welcome! I am wondering what specific things are you looking for? I can see LXDE hass been added under Desktop community, do you want to start a project to create you own webpages or disk spaces for your own developments? Please give a bit more info :) I have seen Alfred's blog previ

[desktop-discuss] Cleaning /var/tmp

Brian Cameron wrote: > > Ghee: > > What we need to do is change the default TMPDIR on OpenSolaris to be > /tmp. I think that is a great suggestion. Do you know who own TMPDIR to make the change? >> Anyone know the package that own TMPDIR? > > TMPDIR is an environment variable. I

[desktop-discuss] Cleaning /var/tmp

Brian Cameron wrote: > > Ghee: > Running bld snv_111. >>> >>> /var/tmp is persistent across reboots. >>> >>> What we need to do is change the default TMPDIR on OpenSolaris to be >>> /tmp. >> I think that is a great suggestion. Do you know who own TMPDIR to make >> the change? Anyone know the p

[desktop-discuss] Cleaning /var/tmp

Bart Smaalders wrote: > Eric Reitmaier wrote: >> Why isn't /var/tmp cleaned up properly? >> >> I see a lot of gvfs-- directories and >> virtual-. ... , starting from the I installed opensolaris. >> >> Every day I startup in the morning and shutdown the laptop in the >> evening. >> >> Running

[desktop-discuss] Persistent audio disk icon with snv_112 X86

On 04/19/09 20:42, Gary Mills wrote: > I notice that with snv_112 X86, and a few earlier versions, that there's a > persistent > Audio Disk icon on my desktop, even when the drive is empty. When I insert an > audio disk, a window appears that says ``Unable to mount Audio Disk'' and > ``Location

[desktop-discuss] How to build JDS - Where is Sun Studio?

On 04/15/09 14:14, Uwe Dippel wrote: > [i]So I need SunStudio. I downloaded the tailored version as described in: > http://opensolaris.org/os/community/tools/sun_studio_tools/sun_studio_12_tools/[/i] > > I did, didn't I? > If you went to that site it'd say: > [i] > INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING SUN S

[desktop-discuss] How to build JDS - Where is Sun Studio?

On 04/15/09 10:35, Ghee Teo wrote: > On 04/15/09 10:21, Uwe Dippel wrote: >> Not quite. I wrote 'nv111', and when I follow your blog it ends >> prematurely: >> >> $ pfexec pkg install ss-dev >> pkg: Command not found > > HUH, if pkg is not presen

[desktop-discuss] How to build JDS - Where is Sun Studio?

On 04/15/09 10:21, Uwe Dippel wrote: > Not quite. I wrote 'nv111', and when I follow your blog it ends prematurely: > > $ pfexec pkg install ss-dev > pkg: Command not found > HUH, if pkg is not presence how can you install the system in the first place :)? -Ghee > :) > > Uwe >

[desktop-discuss] Where are these macros defined?

On 03/27/09 17:51, Christian Thalinger wrote: > On Fri, 2009-03-27 at 17:35 +0000, Ghee Teo wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am working on patches that get the compiler to conditional include or >> exclude the OpenSolaris specific bit of code. >> I have seen upstr

[desktop-discuss] Where are these macros defined?

Hi, I am working on patches that get the compiler to conditional include or exclude the OpenSolaris specific bit of code. I have seen upstream code that used #if defined(__sun__) ... #endif But that does not work for CBE when I build them. I have to use #if defined(sun) ... #endif So what is

[desktop-discuss] OpenSolaris 2008.11 - missing decorations and windows contents on some windows.

On 03/27/09 14:33, Paul Griffith wrote: > On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:16:31 -0400, Ghee Teo wrote: > >> On 03/27/09 13:46, Paul Griffith wrote: >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I am new to OpenSolaris. I am running on a quadcore with 8GB and a >>&g

[desktop-discuss] OpenSolaris 2008.11 - missing decorations and windows contents on some windows.

On 03/27/09 13:46, Paul Griffith wrote: > > Greetings, > > I am new to OpenSolaris. I am running on a quadcore with 8GB and a > Nvidia 9600GT with 512MB of ram. > > I am having a problem with windows appearing with decorations and > sometimes the window will appear as a white box. This problem ev

[desktop-discuss] system console with gnome on 2008.11?

On 03/06/09 14:23, Kostas Oikonomou wrote: > Ghee, > > Thanks for the response. I see that there is already a bug filed on > this, in 2003: > > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109771 > > However, see the response of the developer that follows it, posted in > 2008. > > How do I go about

[desktop-discuss] Strange behavior when I open a folder in file browser

On 03/06/09 12:34, Trond Norbye wrote: > Opening a folder located on my Desktop in File Browser is incredible slow, > and today I tried to attach truss to nautilus before opening the folder. I > was really surprised by what I saw: > > /1: open64("/etc/mnttab", O_RDONLY) = 26 > /

[desktop-discuss] system console with gnome on 2008.11?

On 03/06/09 02:03, Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Kostas Oikonomou wrote: > >> Alan, >> >> I tried xterm -C, but its behavior is peculiar. First, with or without >> the -C, it takes about 7 sec to start up, and maxes the cpu. >> > > http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=1459 > Shou

[desktop-discuss] Core Contributor Request For OpenSolaris Desktop Communit

+1 On 03/05/09 14:30, Niall Power wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I wish to request for Core Contributor status for the OpenSolaris Desktop > Community. > I've many years of involvement with the GNOME community through my work on > the Solaris and OpenSolaris desktops. Some of my more recent contributi

[desktop-discuss] OSOL2009.06-b108

Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > Did I miss something? "pfexec pkg image-update" does a good job, so it > seems, but after a reboot the xVM hangs forever. > I tried a few times, but returned to b106 (which -did- work well. What > can be the matter? OS.b106 runs in VirtualBox-2.1.4; v108 won't start > at

[desktop-discuss] Why does selecting Helvetica as your font in Firefox 3 scramble printing?

William Kucharski wrote: > If I use most other fonts as the default font in Firefox's preferences, I can > print a page with no real issues, but if I choose Helvetica, the page comes > out scrambled - characters are all over the page, the font is heavily > bitmapped, baselines are all over the p

[desktop-discuss] printing through Gnome still wrong format

dick hoogendijk wrote: > Uwe Dippel wrote: > >> Each, all and any. Again, testpage of printer-admin is 100%, so is the >> Staroffice testpage. >> Print this page from Firefox, and the upper lines will be missing, like >> header. But make sure, to have the printer and system set to A4! Convert >>

[desktop-discuss] printing through Gnome still wrong format

Uwe Dippel wrote: > (I had mentioned this quite some time ago, but: has it never been solved??) > > Here the testpage of the print manager on nv107 comes out perfectly well (we > are in A4-country), 100%. So does the testpage of StarOffice. 100% correct > margins on a high-class network printer.

[desktop-discuss] GIMP 2.6.5 for OpenSolaris

James Cornell wrote: > Darren Kenny wrote: > >> Hi Ken/Dick, >> >> The issues w.r.t. bumping GIMP right now is not technical, it could be done >> relatively easily, as you've seen, but there are logistic/legal issues that >> need >> resolving before we can distribute it in SXDE or OpenSolaris.

[desktop-discuss] cups in b107?

solarg wrote: > hello all, > i want to use cups, as noted here: > http://opensolaris.org/os/community/printing/Documentation/cupsprint/ > > but: > henry at ultra20:~$ pfexec print-service -s cups > disabling LP services... > enabling CUPS services... > svcadm: Pattern 'cups/scheduler' doesn't match

[desktop-discuss] Apply for core contributor of OpenSolaris desktop community

+1 That's a long list of modules to QA :) -Ghee On 02/18/09 06:00, Ava Zhang wrote: > Hi Desktop Community Leaders, > > > I am here to apply for core contributor of OpenSolaris desktop community. > > * > My contribution: * > Ensure the quality of OpenSource Applications before and after it is >

[desktop-discuss] Core Contributor Request For OpenSolaris Desktop Community

+1. We need more QA contributions in the Desktop Community! -Ghee emily chen wrote: > Hi Desktop Community Leaders, > > I'm here to request core contributor grant for OpenSolaris Desktop > community. I am working in the quality area for desktop, currently I > am working with other QEs to build

[desktop-discuss] [Fwd: gtk vs xrandr]

This may be relevant to some of behaviour of screen size changes, I am wondering about the occasional case where panel disappear after the screen size changes. -Ghee -- next part -- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Matthias Clasen Subject: gtk vs xrandr Date: Fr

[desktop-discuss] Core Contributor Request For OpenSolaris Desktop Community

+1 Matt has forgotten to add he is working on "Compiz by default" for OpenSolaris :) -Ghee Matt Keenan wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to request Core Contributor status for the OpenSolaris Desktop > Community. > > I've been heavily involved with GNOME community for a number of years now > and contrib

[desktop-discuss] Apply for core contributor of Open Solaris desktop community

Jedy Wang wrote: > Hi Desktop Community Leaders, > > I am here to apply for core contributor of OpenSolaris desktop > community. > > +1. Jedy did tons of works. > No matter if I can get the grant, I will continue contribute to the > desktop community and be more active in the discussion in the f

[desktop-discuss] Willie Walker - core contrib proposal

A1+1Y es from me :) -Ghee Glynn Foster wrote: > Hey, > > I'd like to recognize Willie for core contrib to the desktop team. > Willie's done an incredible job in the desktop accessibility space > > http://live.gnome.org/WillieWalker > > The tie sort of speaks for itself really. > > > Glynn >

[desktop-discuss] Request for core contributor grant for OpenSolaris Desktop community

+1 Halton has been contributing to the Desktop consistently over the last year. Be it at contributing new modules or answering queries. His write up on porting to OpenSolaris http://wikis.sun.com/display/SolarisDeveloper/Issues+when+porting+OpenSource+projects+to+Solaris is a shining example of

[desktop-discuss] xsane and scanning on x86

Mark F Villa wrote: > I got the HP5590 scanner going: > > http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/components/details/3083.html > GREAT! I tried out a Epson DX4000 3 in 1 and xsane works nicely. I should submit the HCL once I have access to that scanner. > 'xsane' has a tendency to crash but I've g

[desktop-discuss] editable files in desktop pkgs?

Glynn Foster wrote: > > On 11/02/2009, at 8:26 AM, Bart Smaalders wrote: > >> >> While preparing for the massive package renaming in OpenSolaris, >> I noticed that many .xml files are marked as editable, despite >> their presence in /usr: >> >> usr/share/mime/*/*.xml >> >> They contain the string:

[desktop-discuss] CBE Requires/BuildRequires (Solaris/OpenSolaris)

Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Ghee Teo wrote: > >> Today one of the sw porter submitted raised the package name used for >> Requires/BuildRequires >> Which packages format is to be used? For example on OpenSolaris, we have >> SUNWcups and on Nevada we have SUNWcup

[desktop-discuss] CBE Requires/BuildRequires (Solaris/OpenSolaris)

Today one of the sw porter submitted raised the package name used for Requires/BuildRequires Which packages format is to be used? For example on OpenSolaris, we have SUNWcups and on Nevada we have SUNWcupsu/SUNWcupsr, the spec file can not be shared between OpenSolaris and Nevada, right? What sh

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