[install-discuss] how to install OpenSolaris Express (nevada) with full developer tools

On 03/19/10 10:11 AM, Tom Chen wrote: > Hello, > > In recent version of OpenSolaris nevada release,DVD iso is not provided and > we have to install through "ai-" binaries. After I installed, I find some > developement tools, like gcc, are not avilable. Probably, a none developer > version is ins

[install-discuss] AI alternatives ?

On 03/ 3/10 04:38 AM, Xavier Beaudouin wrote: > Hello, > > I am looking forward to install very fast OpenSolaris uppon PXE boot. > > I have tried a bit to work with AI (and somewhat doing own customized AI Iso > to make this working fast), but the main problem it use non local (iso or > whatever)

[install-discuss] text-based installer and solaris slices

On 02/26/10 05:10 PM, Kendall Tatum wrote: >> Quotas are part of the answer (in terms of disk space consumption). How >> /var will be handled is currently a topic of discussion, the setuid aspect is >> one thing being considered. However, since you're new to OpenSolaris >> and ZFS, I'd encourage

[install-discuss] text-based installer and solaris slices

On 02/23/10 07:23 PM, Kendall Tatum wrote: >> The text installer provides slice manipulation as a method for >> coexistence with existing UFS installations (and as a way to >> divvy up the disk on SPARC systems). >> >> /var and /opt can be managed via ZFS after the install >> completes. >> Currentl

[install-discuss] Install core contributor changes?

| Jan Damborsky | | dduvall | Danek Duvall| | dminer | Dave Miner | | dp | Daniel B. Price | | equach | Ethan Quach | | evanl| Evan J. Layton | | ginnie

[install-discuss] Passing arguments to install-finish?

On 01/27/10 09:03 AM, Scott Dickson wrote: > I noticed in install-finish that it parses its argument stream and has > arguments for the UID and GID to be used for the first user (NU_GID, > NU_UID). > > Is there a way through a manifest or otherwise during an installation to > provide values for the

[install-discuss] [caiman-discuss] Preliminary Text Install Images for b131

On 01/26/10 06:03 PM, Susan Sohn wrote: > The install team has been working on a text-based installer for > OpenSolaris. > While this installer is not quite complete, given the timing of the SXCE to > OpenSolaris transition, we are making available a preliminary version of > the > text installer, b

[install-discuss] how do i add a second partition?

On 01/20/10 10:32 AM, Thomas Burgess wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Dave Miner <mailto:dminer at opensolaris.org>> wrote: > > On 01/20/10 07:46 AM, Thomas Burgess wrote: > > I have OpenSolaris installed, and all is wellthe one thing

[install-discuss] how do i add a second partition?

On 01/20/10 07:46 AM, Thomas Burgess wrote: > I have OpenSolaris installed, and all is wellthe one thing i need > to figure out which i cant' find any real answers on is this: > > I installed OpenSolaris to a 20 gb partition on a SSD. > > I was able to get it mirrored by following some postings

[install-discuss] How to installing Opensolaris dev build on SPARC box (Batoka)

On 01/16/10 12:21 PM, Ilya Tatar wrote: > Thank you for the reply. I finally got a chance to look at the log. > Turns out the system cannon resolve opensolaris.org. It uses dhcp to > get a list of name services and our dhcp server is not configured > right. So I can manually modify /etc/resolv.conf

[install-discuss] missing 'check' package

Vincent Torri wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Michael Schuster > mailto:Michael.Schuster at sun.com>> wrote: > > Vincent Torri wrote: > > Hey, > > I would like to know if the C unit testing framework 'check' > will be added in the packages supported b

[install-discuss] Where have the Solaris bugs gone?

Gary Mills wrote: > I keep getting e-mail reports on two bug reports that > I filed, but when I look them up, all I find are very old > copies with no recent changes. These are: > > 6661895 /etc/sfw/openssl/certs has no well known CA certificates Don't know, you're better off asking the security

[install-discuss] Legacy GRUB v GRUB2

russell aspinwall wrote: > Hi, > > I found a reference here ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GRUB ) that > OpenSolaris uses a modified Legacy GRUB install to support disk labels, > automatic 64 bit kernel selection and booting from ZFS (with compression and > multiple boot environments). > >

[install-discuss] Follow list on newsserver - POSSIBLE?

Erwin Panen wrote: > Hi list, > > Is it somehow possible to follow this list on a newsserver? > Already tried to add mail.opensolaris.org and opensolaris.org to no avail... > NNTP services aren't part of the opensolaris.org infrastructure, and I'm not aware of any independent mail->news gateway

[install-discuss] Speed of OpenSolaris repositories or IPS?

Tomas Bodzar wrote: > Hi all, > > who knows what may be normal speed during install of packages from official > repositories? I think that it's really slow. XFER shows about 0,1MB/s but my > connection is about 1,5MB/s. I know that there are differences between > servers, networks and so on but

[install-discuss] Kernal panic after adding second video card

Robert W Hartzell wrote: > I have a system that tri-boots xp vista and opensolaris > mainboard is an msi RX480 Neo2 with an athlon 64 4000+ processor installed. > > I also have a nvidia geforce 9500 gt installed in the pcie 16x slot. > Everthing works great but when i added a nvidia geforce 8400 g

[install-discuss] Booting osol-1002-124-x86.iso really slow on X2200 M2

Nils Goroll wrote: > Hi Dave and all, > >>> I am currently trying to boot from the current 124 install image from >>> genunix (have checked md5 sum, yes) with an X2200 M2 using the eLOM >>> iso mounter: >>> >>> DescriptionSP Board Information >>> Device ID 5 >>> Device Revision 0 >>>

[install-discuss] Booting osol-1002-124-x86.iso really slow on X2200 M2

Nils Goroll wrote: > Hi, > > I am currently trying to boot from the current 124 install image from genunix > (have checked md5 sum, yes) with an X2200 M2 using the eLOM iso mounter: > > Description SP Board Information > Device ID 5 > Device Revision 0 > Firmware Revision 3.24 >

[install-discuss] osol 2010.02 first impressions..

James Carlson wrote: > Jorgen Lundman wrote: ... >> After that, I attempt to install. I am told by the installer that it can not >> Upgrade. Blast! Why EOL something before you can actually migrate from it? > > Because it's not the same product. It's actually a new one, and > completely differen

[install-discuss] AI pkg version?

Shawn Walker wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> Shawn Walker wrote: >>> Can anyone confirm what the output of "pkg version" is for the client >>> that AI uses to install build 124 systems? >>> >> Unless RE did something very unexpected, the build 1

[install-discuss] AI pkg version?

Shawn Walker wrote: > Can anyone confirm what the output of "pkg version" is for the client > that AI uses to install build 124 systems? > Unless RE did something very unexpected, the build 124 AI image will have the same pkg client as the live CD, which will be one imported into the repositor

[install-discuss] packaging CLI question

Charles Baker wrote: > Hi, > > I have two systems installed in my lab with Open Solaris 0906. The systems > have consoles and network access only. The documentation I've been able to > find only lists the Package Manager to get packages for the system. > > http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content

[install-discuss] Torrents for OpenSolaris development builds.

Hillel Lubman wrote: > I found torrents for OpenSolaris development builds here: > http://dlc.sun.com/torrents/info/ but it took me some time to figure it out. > It probably worth it to provide direct links on the downloads page. > Qe used to have a link there, but apparently it was lost in som

[install-discuss] How to update disk driver during OS installation?

Chris Morgan wrote: > The patched ISO image allowed me to install opensolaris to an HP blade > workstation I happened to have in the lab. That was a big help, thanks to > f0rnax for that. > > I wondered if anyone has built or plans to build a patched 2009.06 ISO? > > Also does anyone know why t

[install-discuss] ATI Radeon 4670 DRI does not work on SNV 119

Keith Kee wrote: > Hi: > I am running sxce 117 and sxce 119 on my new Dell Studio XPS computer. It > seems to come up fine, but X windows is using the VESA driver with no DRI > instead of the radeon or radeonHD driver. Here is the excerpt of the > Xorg.0.log: > > (II) RADEON(0): Framebuffer spa

[install-discuss] [Fwd: [osol-announce] SXCE end-of-life plans]

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[install-discuss] Opensolaris 11 32bit installed SUNWswmt without patchadd command

jie fang wrote: > I checked 64bit, it has patchadd command, why 32bit has no? > I use the osol-0906-x86.iso. > And install on line won't resolve the issue. > > It is an urgent issue, as I need it work with our product. patchadd was discontinued prior to 2009.06, 32- or 64-bit systems make no dif

[install-discuss] Logical drive

Dinesha Jayawardane wrote: > Can the new Opensolaris install in a logical drive No, installation to logical drives (or extended partitions) is not supported yet. Expect to see it in the next release. Dave

[install-discuss] Questions regarding the new installer

Bernd Schemmer wrote: ... > > To summarize: > > The whole design of AI as described in that document looks like it was > done from someone who lives in a perfect OpenSolaris world where always > only the newest OpenSolaris version is used. But : That is obviously not > the real world. > Ahh,

[install-discuss] Conditional installation

Aditya wrote: > Firstly thanks James fo your reply ! . To answer the question well if > the application is installed in a sparse root zone then /usr > filesystems are read-only and hence I will not be able to write to the > /usr/man /... directory .By default on ordinary solaris hosts my app > writ

[install-discuss] Installing sxce_117 - DVD boots to grub prompt

Paul Gress wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> Ross Smith wrote: >>> In that case, do you mind if I ask what sxce is for? Is it something >>> that's going to gradually be retired? >>> >> >> A fair question that we had hoped to communicate about alrea

[install-discuss] Installing sxce_117 - DVD boots to grub prompt

Ross Smith wrote: > In that case, do you mind if I ask what sxce is for? Is it something > that's going to gradually be retired? > A fair question that we had hoped to communicate about already, look for announcements about this to come out soon. Yes, SXCE will be retired before long. Its on

[install-discuss] Installing sxce_117 - DVD boots to grub prompt

Ross wrote: > Well no, but 2009.06 is a full, release version of OpenSolaris. > Sxce_117 is a fortnightly build of the very latest stuff. > > I've been using the sxce stuff for a while and they're generally > incredibly stable considering how new they are and how little testing > they get. But yo

[install-discuss] Help with Jumpstart and nv114 - Solved!

Abdel Jalal wrote: > Looking at the obp versions makes me wonder that might be something else > preventing the host from getting to the AI server. the T2000 has older > version 4.19.0 and started the installation ( but failed and tried to > re-install it again but got this error: Timed out waiti

[install-discuss] Help with Jumpstart and nv114 - Solved!

Abdel Jalal wrote: > I think ktung was right - I used different machine SunFire T2000 instead of > SunFire v245 and it worked. I wonder if the OBP version is too old - if so > why #eeprom | grep network-boot-arguments shows ...no data available ( which > means hat WAN boot is supported)? Thank

[install-discuss] Help with Jumpstart and nv114 - Solved!

Abdel Jalal wrote: > Hello, > > I hope I am in the right place. I am trying to install 2009.06 sparc on one > of our machines so I setup a AI on x86 machine. The x86 machines installation > works fine but I am still having problems installing sparc. Below is what I > am getting: > > Rebooting

[install-discuss] Retrofitting my existing PXE env for Autoinstaller.

Vikram Dutta wrote: > Thank you for your response. > You did answer my question- "the AI install server must be OpenSolaris, not > SXCE or S10." > > Pxe is being served from a Linux tftp server for our sol10x86 environment. > And we were hoping to use the same infra for opensolaris as well.

[install-discuss] Confused about all this package stuff, repositories, releases, etc, etc

Bill Werner wrote: > OK...I'm a little confused about all the new packaging stuff and what is all > going on... > I'd recommend starting with the Getting Started Guide, which answers many of your questions, linked from opensolaris.com: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/getstart/ >

[install-discuss] 2009.06 update

Jonathan Edwards wrote: > > On Jun 19, 2009, at 10:22 AM, MC wrote: > >>> Nah. Just the team that's actually doing the work. >> >> I don't understand the politics enough to understand that. All I >> means was: I thought I read that the plan had important updates going >> to the stable reposit

[install-discuss] [appliances-discuss] Project Proposal: JeOS

Darren Reed wrote: > To be of interest to the appliances community, I'd like to see the > following additions made: > ... > Install image: > - Provide an install image "tuned" to run from flash memory > Could you elaborate on what you mean by "install image" and "tuned"? Dave

[install-discuss] Project Proposal: JeOS

nstallation and Packaging community. > > Although we've discussed this project with Dave Miner and have his > sponsorship support, we'd also like to hear from the other leaders and > members of these communities. > As noted, I support this proposal. We've had several pr

[install-discuss] Project Proposal: JeOS

Stephen asked me to forward the below reply since there's something off with the list filters. - Forwarded message from Stephen Hahn - Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 10:02:51 -0700 From: Stephen Hahn To: Christopher Kampmeier Cc: appliances-discuss at opensolaris.org, install-discuss at openso

[install-discuss] now in Solaris as well - welcome to the dependency hell !?

Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote: >> On 06/08/09 07:23, Dave Miner wrote: >> >>> Beyond this, support of OpenSolaris systems will require that >>> dependencies be adhered to, in the same way that we in the past have >>> required users not to randomly delete file

[install-discuss] now in Solaris as well - welcome to the dependency hell !?

dick hoogendijk wrote: > Peter Tribble wrote: >> Of course it is. Dependencies aren't really anything more than hints > > NO, they are not. They are corner stones on which the whole building is > built. They have to live up to standards and a user (the inhabitant of the > house) may not alter the

[install-discuss] Public AI server?

Glenn Lagasse wrote: > Hi Owen, > > * Owen P. Hall III (Owen.Hall at Sun.COM) wrote: >> Has there been any thoughts about setting up a public OpenSolaris >> 2009.06 AI server that could be used by SPARC client systems (via WAN >> boot)? It would seem to be a nice alternative to having to setup you

[install-discuss] Installation problem (probably related to GRUB)

Nico Huysamen wrote: > I have a Lenovo Ideapad Y710, and one of the most irritating problems > I have run into when trying to install any operating system that uses > GRUB as a bootloader, is that it makes my DVD-RW drive disappear. > This is not specific to my model of laptop, since I have read >

[install-discuss] Installation best practices with partitioning

John Larsen wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to open solaris. > > I keep reading in places that its best not to surrender the entire > volume to 1 solaris partition due to EFI labeling. But I can't find > any recommended examples otherwise. > > My goal is to utilize ZFS and zones. How should the par

[install-discuss] [caiman-discuss] Flag Day directory.

Jon K. Aimone wrote: > Hi, > > This presumes the "Flag Day" process followed on the project is at least as > rigorous as the one followed by ON. We need to get to that point in the first > place. > Expecting that degree of rigor for these projects is not realistic. We're trying to alert every

[install-discuss] Ati Mobility X700 live cd rebooting problem

Deimios wrote: > My problem is the following: > When trying to boot the liveCD, at the moment where X would start, the laptop > reboots. > Tested with 8.11 and 9.06-111. > Reboot occurs whenever starting X. For example under linux there is a small > bit of screen corruption just before X is star

[install-discuss] PXE boot

Andrew Watkins wrote: ... > OpenSolaris/Indiana = PXE/Sun DHCP server Only (at this time) > You can use any DHCP server you like; however, the installadm tool only supports setting up the OpenSolaris DHCP server at this time. Dave

[install-discuss] Fatman - Newb question regarding Installation of ClamAV and C-ICAP

Mr. Hu Mongous wrote: > > You'll have to ask the Blastwave folks. We didn't cover their utilities > in the Bible in part due to space reasons, and because their > compatibility with OpenSolaris was very suspect at the time of writing. > Still is, IMHO. I'd be looking at the contrib repo run

[install-discuss] Fatman - Newb question regarding Installation of ClamAV and C-ICAP

Mr. Hu Mongous wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm confused... I'm trying to install ClamAV with the instructions from > http://opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=186895 > > but i'm stuck on the C-ICAP section. > > I've managed to install CLAM-AV from blastwave and downloaded the C-ICAP >

[install-discuss] usb boot takes several minutes for snv110

Shawn Walker wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> Shawn Walker wrote: >>> As a point of comparison, booting from a Live CD with the 2008.11 >>> (non-global) USB image on the same system took: >>> >>> 1m 57s after selecting the boot option from GRUB me

[install-discuss] usb boot takes several minutes for snv110

Shawn Walker wrote: > Shawn Walker wrote: >> Shawn Walker wrote: >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I took an OpenSolaris USB flash key I was given (that had the initial >>> 2008.05 release on it) and overwrote it with the build 110 usb image >>> using usbcopy. >>> >>> I noticed that booting the build 110 im

[install-discuss] usb boot takes several minutes for snv110

Shawn Walker wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> This sounds more like something weird with USB modes, like it's using >> 1.1 rather than 2.0. > > According to the BIOS, when I select the boot device, it's listed as > "CHIPSBNKUSB 2.0". > > Looking

[install-discuss] usb boot takes several minutes for snv110

Alok Aggarwal wrote: > On Wed, 1 Apr 2009, Shawn Walker wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I took an OpenSolaris USB flash key I was given (that had the initial >> 2008.05 >> release on it) and overwrote it with the build 110 usb image using usbcopy. >> >> I noticed that booting the build 110 image is

[install-discuss] osol 2008-11 dhcp/dns hostname registration not working

Trottier, Dan wrote: > Hi, > > I found that the install doesn't create the hostname.e1000g0 interface file > with "inet " in it. > > I read the man page on dhcpagent and read the /etc/default/dhcpagent config > file. The config file sais that dhcpagent by default will supply the > hostname fo

[install-discuss] pkg consuming 400MB?! creating its plan

[ Note that pkg-discuss is generally a better place to address IPS-specific topics.] > So maybe it would be worth sending pkg on a diet... Just my $0.02. > Significant working set improvements will be included in build 111. Dave

[install-discuss] Changing the way how a Zone installs

enid vx wrote: > Ok, > so what release or brand do I use so that the zone gets the packages from the > global zone when installing. Or is there another way to do so? > The old SVR4 native brand (which installed this way) is not supported on OpenSolaris, so there is no way to do what you are as

[install-discuss] Changing the way how a Zone installs

enid vx wrote: > Hi all, > I'm playing with this wonderful opportunity of Opensolaris, the Zones. > I manage to create and configure a zone, but when I try to install it, it > searches the web to download packages, like below: > > # zoneadm -z zone_name install > A ZFS file system has been create

[install-discuss] Scope of contents of the 'redistributable' cluster?

Prashant Srinivasan wrote: > Glenn Lagasse wrote: >> * Prashant Srinivasan (Prashant.Srinivasan at Sun.COM) wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> What types of packages should one expect to see in the >>> "redistributable" cluster? >>> >>> I see that it contains FOSS programs(which are, by definition >>> red

[install-discuss] Package download

Michael Sichler wrote: > Sorry, if this question has been answered before. > > Is there any intention in the near future to allow the download of > individual packages without using the Image Packaging System? I need > to download packages for a system that is on a stand-alone network. > The syst

[install-discuss] [Fwd: [desktop-discuss] Making the quorum]

Glynn says it well, so I'll just forward. Those of you who are core contribs to the install community, please sign in to the annual meeting. Dave -- next part -- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Glynn Foster Subject: [desktop-discuss] Making the quorum Date: Thu

[install-discuss] PXE install woes

Phil Manuel wrote: > Hi, > > I followed the instructions from http://wizard.ae.krakow.pl/~mike/solaris/, > which got me going. However, the CD I downloaded osol-0811.iso dows not > contain multiboot. > OpenSolaris 2008.11 does not use Jumpstart, and its installation is not initiated from the

[install-discuss] strangeness with pre-installed Vista and other partitions

Michael Schuster wrote: > All, > > I just took posession of a Tecra M10. the built-in disk is 149GB, of > which 40 are given to the pre-installed Vista and 2 other partitions use > 1.5 and 7.5 GB resp. > I was going to install OpenSolaris 2008.11 on the remaining 100.1 GB on > what the installe

[install-discuss] Sparc version - pre release - CD not bootable

andrew wrote: > Is there an ETA for a bootable SPARC CD? > No. We have no staff assigned to doing that right now. Dave

[install-discuss] Is there an easy way to find a a package spec file given the package name

Klas Heggemann wrote: > other then browsing the repository at sourceforge.net and hope you might find > it? > > It would be nice if the spec-file was included with the package, but that > does not > seem to be the case. If an urgent patch turns up, you may then may be able to > quickly apply th

[install-discuss] Sparc version - pre release - CD not bootable

Edd wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone been able to boot the sparc pre release of OpenSolaris (from > genunix). > > I downloaded the iso and verified the checksums. Burnt the disks using both > cdrecord and cdio several times, but the disk does not appear bootable. > > I have also verified all the ha

[install-discuss] Question about auto installer

Stephan Bardubitzki wrote: > Hi, > > With OS b106 there is auto installer available. Does the auto > installer take care of partitioning for dual boot installation? If > so, does it work for Windows Vista 64-bit? > Not at this time. Bug 6584 was filed to track adding such support. Dave

[install-discuss] Core contributor grants for Installation and Packaging community

Michal Pryc wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> Peter Tribble wrote: >> ... >>> I was surprised not to see Michal Pryc and Moinak Ghosh mentioned, for >>> work on the gui and live media (at least) so I think they should be >>> nominated >>> and they

[install-discuss] Xserver doesn't display on IBM x3550

Admin BnF wrote: > Hi, > > I've tried to installed opensolaris 811 on a IBM x3550 from the boot live cd. > I've choose the keyboard type and the language correctly. > After the Xserver seems to be launch but... > My problem is that I didn't see anything (no video input for the screen) when > the

[install-discuss] Install Problem (resend unsigned)

schnell-im-netz GmbH - Dominik Sennfelder wrote: > Sorry for the singed message. > > Hello i'm trying to install opensolaris 2008.11 on the following > Hardware. > > Mainboard: Gigabyte EG43M-S2H (Intel G43) Chipset) Latest Bios (F7a) > CPO: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 > Ram: 4GB > > 1x Seagate16

[install-discuss] Core contributor grants for Installation and Packaging community

Peter Tribble wrote: ... > I was surprised not to see Michal Pryc and Moinak Ghosh mentioned, for > work on the gui and live media (at least) so I think they should be nominated > and they have my +1. > Thanks for correcting my obvious oversight, and I'll +1 for them as well. Dave

[install-discuss] Core contributor grants for Installation and Packaging community

Folks, The OGB elections will be coming up soon, and with that it's time for a review of core contributor grants, which are still required in order to vote in the community elections[1]. The current list of core contributors for this community is: dminer Dave Miner Expires: 2009-

[install-discuss] FYI regarding a failed OpenSolaris 2008.11 install

James Mansion wrote: > This was on a Dell T105 with the broadcom ethernet disabled - and a PCI > nVidia > graphics card. > > Monitor is on the nVidia, rather than the integrated ATI (that you can't > turn off). > > The initial boot went OK with the grub screen and the initial > OpenSolaris cop

[install-discuss] ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

Stephan Bardubitzki wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm wondering whether someone has managed to install OpenSolaris 2008.11 on a > laptop with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphics card? > > My problem is, while running OpenSolaris from Live CD, that I just have a > screen resolution of 800x600 and can

[install-discuss] Which version should I use?

Kyle McDonald wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> Kyle McDonald wrote: >>> Dave Miner wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Before or after all the changes in OS go through the ARC? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Is there a partic

[install-discuss] Which version should I use?

Kyle McDonald wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> >> >>> Before or after all the changes in OS go through the ARC? >>> >> >> Is there a particular reason this is a concern? We will be working >> through ARC review of the packaging and installati

[install-discuss] Which version should I use?

Kyle McDonald wrote: > James Carlson wrote: >> Dick Hoogendijk writes: >> >>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:48:43 +0100, Hua-Ying Ling >>> wrote: >>> >>> Which version should I use for a production server? OpenSolaris 2008.11 or Solaris Express CE DVD (b105) (2 Segments).

[install-discuss] Installation failed...Error executing fdisk -F...exit status=256

hardware technician wrote: > Have successfully installed on this hardware before, but received > installation did not complete normally. Here's a copy of my install log, but > what stuck out for me was: > Error executing fdisk -F /tmp/fdiskKeQI6N.txt > /dev/rdsk/c3d0p0 2>&1. exit status=256 >

[install-discuss] [indiana-discuss] OpenSolaris 2008.11 fails to boot on USB disk

Aubrey Li wrote: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Dave Miner wrote: >> Sean Liu wrote: >>> Hi there, >>> >>> Since my SATA controller is not supported by OpenSolaris, I downloaded the >>> usb image from genunix and copied to a USB stick, then u

[install-discuss] How to create flash of opensolaris

Bruce Rothermal wrote: > Hi all > > I would like to find out how one would do a flash archive of an > opensolaris 2008 11 install. I don't see the flar tools installed with > opensolaris and I haven't been able to find this in the package > manager. Anybody do this yet, have any ideas. > Y

[install-discuss] install procedure for adding cpqary3 driver during boot time

Moinak Ghosh wrote: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Dave Miner > wrote: >> Moinak Ghosh wrote: >>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Ben Teifeld >>> wrote: >>>> To Whom it May Concern: >>>> >>>> I was wondering if anyone who

[install-discuss] Diskless Opensolaris clients...

hardware technician wrote: > Are there any plans to support opensolaris diskless clients using legacy > hardware, or porting the linux terminal server project (http://ltsp.org/)? Diskless support is an area of investigation, which I expect we'll say more about in the near future. However, our f

[install-discuss] auto-install reboot at the end

Jens Deppe wrote: > Hi Ethan, > > My solution to this was to include an SMF service as part of the distro > constructor build process which does all my 'Finish' work. The service > is dependent on the auto-installer service completing successfully. > I think it would be reasonable to add a reb

[install-discuss] oss breaks audio in os200811, how to restore initial audio?

solarg wrote: > hello all, > last day, i gave a try at oss lasdt release, and as it didn't work, i > uninstalled oss pkg but i got these errors: > henry at delljm:~$ pfexec pkgrm oss > > The following package is currently installed: > oss Open Sound System > (i386) v4.1-1051 > > Do you want to r

[install-discuss] OpenSolaris 2008.11 fails to boot on USB disk

Sean Liu wrote: > Hi there, > > Since my SATA controller is not supported by OpenSolaris, I downloaded the > usb image from genunix and copied to a USB stick, then used the stick to > install it to a Western Digital USB disk partition. (I installed opensolaris > 2008.5 to the partition on a del

[install-discuss] [driver-discuss] /dev/bmc missing

Dave Miner wrote: > Jens Deppe wrote: >> Thanks James, >> >> Is there a repo I can install it from then? I'm looking at >> osol-re.sfbay:90 but cannot see it - I'm only looking in SUNWcsd >> though. What package delivers it? >> > &g

[install-discuss] [driver-discuss] /dev/bmc missing

Jens Deppe wrote: > Thanks James, > > Is there a repo I can install it from then? I'm looking at > osol-re.sfbay:90 but cannot see it - I'm only looking in SUNWcsd though. > What package delivers it? > If it were available, it would be in the pkg.sun.com/opensolaris/extra repository, but it's

[install-discuss] Custom Jumpstart to deploy OpenSolaris 2008.11 from OpenSolaris 2008.11

Red wrote: > I heard auto-installer project is still under development. Is it stable > enough to be used in the production environment? The Automated Installer in 2008.11 is a preview release. Use and feedback is sought, but it has significant limitations, is not supported and substantial chan

[install-discuss] install procedure for adding cpqary3 driver during boot time

Moinak Ghosh wrote: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Ben Teifeld > wrote: >> To Whom it May Concern: >> >> I was wondering if anyone who has clear direct experience of successfully >> installing the hp/compaq cpqary3 driver to enable use of the smart array >> series of controllers could share th

[install-discuss] How to update disk driver during OS installation?

Johan Hartzenberg wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Rachapong P. > wrote: > > I am trying to install OpenSolaris on a HP machine. Unfortunately, > OpenSolaris does not recognize the hard disk. Could you please let > me know how I can update

[install-discuss] mount VMWare cdrom from osol0811

James Mansion wrote: > Bizarre - I've installed osol0811 under VMWare Workstation 6.5.1 on XP. > I'm trying to mount the VMWare tools virtual image, but having no joy. > I've tried with the CD rom emulated as IDE and SCSI to no avail. > > I use: rmformat -l > > and it tells me that its in /de

[install-discuss] install without CD/DVDrom

Arthur Bundo wrote: > I see that i can do only an update not an upgrade at this point . > Is there any substantial difference between an update or an upgrade to the > latest dev/release. > Package updates are, and will be, the only "upgrade" technology offered in OpenSolaris. It'll get you the

[install-discuss] intallation problems in opensolaris 5.11

jan damborsky wrote: > Hi Meenakshi, > > > meenakshi wrote: >> hi all.. >> my hard disk is SEAGATE SATA HDD ST31260215AS >> WHEN I PUT THE OPENSOLARIS 5.11 DVD I GOT THE FOLLOWING: >> > > Which ISO image do you use for the installation ? > > Are you installing from internal or external CD/

[install-discuss] install without CD/DVDrom

Arthur Bundo wrote: > i dont have a cd/dvd writer , so how can i install the latest OSOL on my > computer , i am currently running opensolaris 2008.05 snv_86a. > Follow the instructions for updating from the package repository: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2008.11/getstart/upgrade.html

[install-discuss] Flash Archive Support for ZFS?

Matt Walburn wrote: > install-discuss, > > Now that we've finally got support for ZFS root filesystems on Solaris > 10, I was wondering if anyone knows what the status is for ZFS Flash > Archive. Presumably it would use ZFS send/receive functionality, but is > rolling that into Flash Archive so

[install-discuss] Problems booting OSOL

David Lee wrote: > Hi. > > I am having problems booting OSOL B103 and the LiveCD 08.11. After I insert > either of the DVDs and restart my laptop I end up hanging on the "Use is > subject ..." line. > > I have a Toshiba L350D and I noticed this bug > (http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug

[install-discuss] Netbeans 6.5

Louis wrote: > Thanks very much Alok. > > I couldn't actually determine any difference from the package manager > descriptions (seemed to be the same versions etc) which I think was part of > the problem, they appeared to be identical. What's the recommended way to > read up on packages before

[install-discuss] Netbeans 6.5

Alok Aggarwal wrote: > On Tue, 25 Nov 2008, Louis wrote: > >> Thanks for the reply. >> >> I've tried on the netbeans discussion mailing list but with no luck. I guess >> this falls a little in the gaps between the two. >> >> In more general terms then, if Solaris packages are available in duplica

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