[OpenIndiana-discuss] System update unable to boot

2021-08-29 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I update my system and also experienced difficulties in starting the system. The system either gavea message outlining failure to find zfs or rpool on boot up and booting into black screen. I have reflashed the bios and managed to restore a booting system. Hope this helps for

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Insufficient Disk space for updates reported

2021-07-16 Thread bscuk2
. Thank you for your help. Robert Jones On 14/07/2021 13:28, Till Wegmueller wrote: Hello bscuk2 You have about a Years worth of boot environments. To reclaim used disk space use beadm destroy to delete old boot environments. You can use beadm list to show the boot environments of the System

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Insufficient Disk space for updates reported

2021-07-13 Thread bscuk2
://github.com/bahamas10/zfs-prune-snapshots additional error error pkg://openindiana.org/library/security/openssl pkg://openindiana.org/system/kernel/dtrace/providers/xdt ERROR driver: xdt ERROR: etc/name_to_major: 'xdt' entry not present On 13/07/2021 08:53, bscuk2 wrote

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Insufficient Disk space for updates reported

2021-07-13 Thread bscuk2
On 10/07/2021 12:02, Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss wrote: On 10. Jul 2021, at 13:20, bscuk2 wrote: Dear All, After recent updates this is the information on the system. Insufficient disk space available (648.02 MB) for estimated need (2.48 GB) for Download cache The disk

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Insufficient Disk space for updates reported

2021-07-10 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, After recent updates this is the information on the system. Insufficient disk space available (648.02 MB) for estimated need (2.48 GB) for Download cache The disk is a Samsung Pro 250 SSD M.2 with an estimated 71 GB used in total. I have deleted legacy snapshots,files etc but not

[OpenIndiana-discuss] mate desktop 1.25 release

2021-04-24 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I was wondering if we should expect a new version of the mate desktop 1.25 sometime soon. This is about the right time of year all be it it probably experienced a time delay due to CV19. I noted some snippets labelled 1.25 for developers? Has anyone a idea about the version

[OpenIndiana-discuss] April May snapshot

2021-04-16 Thread bscuk2
Forwarded Message Subject:April May snapshot Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:58:45 + From: To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Hello All, Wallpapers to be included in next snapshot. I have done a basic wallpaper for the next snapshot. I was interested

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio

2021-03-01 Thread bscuk2
Hello Tony, I am sure I read the latest release pulse audio contains upgrades from Atmos designs which may boost volume in some graphics and sound cards ? Regards, Robert https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Notes/13.0/ On 12/01/2021 16:15, Tony Brian Albers wrote: On

[OpenIndiana-discuss] : VisualVM 2.0.6 Released

2021-03-01 Thread bscuk2
*Dear All,* *This is the latest release of this project could it be included in the repo please ?* *Regards,* *Robert Jones * * * *January 19, 2021: VisualVM 2.0.6 Released* This release introduces the possibility to import existing VisualVM settings on the first startup. See the Release

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] "format -e" segmentation fault attempting to label a 5 TB disk in Hipster 2017.10

2021-02-22 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I am not an engineer but this seems to be a relevant bug report filed at illumos ? https://www.illumos.org/issues/11952 Regards, Robert On 21/02/2021 20:53, Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss wrote: On 21. Feb 2021, at 22:50, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Webkit2 on oios

2021-01-27 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I have been trying to install webkit2 and slick greeter on the current version of oi. I am having difficulty. The lack of information available for Oi makes it difficult to know if lightdm needs updating or there are some extra dependencies required outside of the repository ? Has

[OpenIndiana-discuss] WAZUH

2020-11-12 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I wondered if anyone had compiled WAZUH on oi? I am not a developer. https://documentation.wazuh.com/2.1/installation-guide/installing-wazuh-agent/wazuh_agent_solaris.html Running through the installation I come across these errors. I have placed it in the user/share directory. Can

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Heads up: Python Solaris support at risk

2020-11-02 Thread bscuk2
Replies posted on Python forum. Regards, Robert On 29/10/2020 22:36, Jesus Cea wrote: Is you care about Python future on Solaris family, please say so in . ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia K2200 and 4K monitor?

2020-09-25 Thread bscuk2
Hi, I am running a Samsung 43 ultrawide on a EVGA GTX1060 on driver 396.24. Works fine on the display port 120 refresh rate. Robert On 24/09/2020 11:32, Tony Brian Albers wrote: Hi guys, So, I've got the mentioned graphics card in my workstation. Does anyone know how to get it to work

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Gimp 2.10.20 possible bug

2020-09-12 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I was using Gimp version 2.10.20 and I noticed a problem. When scaling a graphic the program became confused. To increase the size and scale of the graphic,making it bigger actually made it smaller and vice versa. Testing the same version on windows everything works as intended.

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Installation of webkit on lightDM

2020-09-02 Thread bscuk2
Hello, I have down loaded Webkit greeter for LightDM from the repro. I have checked the installation in the etc conf file that webkit is the default both in the main code and seat. Running tests on the installation I get the following messages. lightdm --test-mode ** (lightdm:4856):

[OpenIndiana-discuss] LightDM Installation of webkit greeter from the repro.

2020-09-02 Thread bscuk2
Hello, I have down loaded Webkit greeter for LightDM from the repro. I have checked the installation in the etc conf file that webkit is the default both in the main code and seat. Running tests on the installation I get the following messages. lightdm --test-mode ** (lightdm:4856):

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia card installed.. now lightdm fails

2020-09-02 Thread bscuk2
Hello, This is a problem I encountered installing a driver update for a EVEA GTX1060.I tried a number of drivers before getting success with 396.24.You may check the version of xorg video compatibility with the driver. A number of bugs and work rounds are listed in the Nvidia support forum.

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Libreoffice fails to launch after updates

2020-07-29 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, After updating the system 2020.04 I find Libreoffice is unable to launch. The application starts but after a few seconds shuts down. I have uninstalled, and reinstalled but the same problem persists. The only work around is by pointing files to the application. Is this a bug or

[OpenIndiana-discuss] tiger

2020-07-24 Thread bscuk2
https://www.tiger-supplies.co.uk/Catalogue/personal-protective-equipment/COVID-19-PPE/COVID-19-Masks-and-Respirators/Cofra-Reuseable-Mask-105-04-22 ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Firefox

2020-07-05 Thread bscuk2
Hello, The best outcome would be a version with advanced integration of AV1 codex on Firefox. https://research.mozilla.org/av1-media-codecs/ Robert Jones On 05/07/2020 11:10, Apostolos Syropoulos via openindiana-discuss wrote: Hello, Are there any plans to have a more recentversion of

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Message area top panel Mate1.22.2 04.2020

2020-07-02 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I am using mate 122.2 and notice the icons on the top right of the screen in the notification area are bunching. After spending time I could not separate the icons due to icon control not allowing me to reset the separation. I am using a ultra wide and wonder if that is

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Support Icon on Desktop

2020-07-02 Thread bscuk2
управления информационно-коммуникационной инфраструктуры ЮФУ От: bscuk2 Отправлено: 27 июня 2020 г. 15:15 Кому: Discussion list for OpenIndiana Тема: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Support Icon on Desktop Hi, Good ideas should always be reviewed.My only

[OpenIndiana-discuss] SPARC project Dilios

2020-07-01 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, The sparc protect seems to have been quiet for a while does anyone know what the latest news is ? Regards Robert Jones ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Support Icon on Desktop

2020-06-27 Thread bscuk2
distributed the OI documentation in a package and provided a menu icon to open it in a browser. The proposal was rejected. Kind regards, Aurélien On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 1:54 PM bscuk2 wrote: Dear All, Perhaps OI should have a default launcher on the desktop pointed at Oi handbook

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Support Icon on Desktop

2020-06-27 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, Perhaps OI should have a default launcher on the desktop pointed at Oi handbook and other support documentation online to assist the user ? Regards, Robert Jones ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia graphics driver on Hipster 2020.04

2020-05-24 Thread bscuk2
+Graphics Greetings, Stephan On 05/10/20 13:51, bscuk2 wrote: Dear All, I have undertaken a clean Samsung SSD EVO install of the lastest snapshop 2020.04 on a Z170 3HP intel G3500 motherboard with a GTX1060 3b and Samsung 43 ultra wide monitor. The system is running on verbose and does

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia graphics driver on Hipster 2020.04

2020-05-10 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I have undertaken a clean Samsung SSD EVO install of the lastest snapshop 2020.04 on a Z170 3HP intel G3500 motherboard with a GTX1060 3b and Samsung 43 ultra wide monitor. The system is running on verbose and does not recognise the card. Could you advise on a suitable replacement

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Thank you Aurelien

2020-03-20 Thread bscuk2
Thanks for your help !!! Robert Jones On 20/03/2020 01:23, Carl Brewer wrote: Hey, I know there's a long history of hundreds of people contributing to SunOS/Solaris/OS/OI/Hipster, I just want to thank Aurélien, who is doing a tower of work for the OI Hipster upcoming snapshot - it is

[OpenIndiana-discuss] mate release 1.24

2020-02-27 Thread bscuk2
Mate desktop version 1.24 has been released with a number of updates 2020-02-10 09:00. Is this likely to be something to be included in the next snapshot ? Regards, Robert Jones

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] mp4

2019-12-20 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I note that the gradual roll out of the new video codex AV1 is currently been tested by Firefox. Presumably this may well solve some of the playback problems in coming versions of Firefox. Regards Robert http://aomedia.org/agora-io-joins-the-alliance-for-open-media/ On

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] New laptop compatibility? System76?

2019-11-27 Thread bscuk2
Integrators such as star labs would consider undertaking testing on oios if you were a potential customer. Integrators Tux computers Germany have not responded. Clevo may announce their new models for 2020 soon. https://www.clevo.com.tw/index-en.asp# Robert

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia GTX 1060

2019-11-08 Thread bscuk2
Dear All, I have a GTX 1060 GRAPHICS CARD the oi system.The system works from the console.Desktop boot terminates at LightDM unavailable. I am assuming its a driver issue. In considering graphics drivers on oi I would like to be able to use this card as it represents a top selling graphics

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 10 / 2018 Mate desktop 1. 2 -changing password utility

2018-11-07 Thread bscuk2
Hello, I am sorry to say after spending some time on it I have had no success on two separate hardware setups with this workaround. Regards Robert On 06/11/2018 19:25, Alexander Pyhalov via openindiana-discuss wrote: Hi. Can you check if

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to create an installer/ bootable recovery iso from a running system?

2018-07-30 Thread bscuk2
Perhaps it might be worth considering saving a ZFS Snapshot in a remote location for a restore solution or exploring barman for a database solution Robert On 27/07/2018 14:15, Guenther Alka wrote: Question: Is it possible to create a bootable iso installer from a configured and at best

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] BTX halted

2018-03-20 Thread bscuk2
Hi, I came across this post which may help. Robert https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/294364/btx-halted-when-i-trying-to-install-freebsd-10-3-on-my-notebook-i-got-this-mess On 08/03/2018 15:54, Priyadarshan via openindiana-discuss wrote: Hi, I have successfully installed OpenIndiana

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] To the OmniOS, OI and SmartOS community

2017-05-19 Thread bscuk2
Hello, My comment was simply to frame the direction of travel in todays changing environment. When the question is considered everyone must have a Common shared vision Road map to acheive that Focus upon where that road map is I am very happy if this common relationship can be agreed . My

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Oios ????? Re: mailinglist oios

2017-02-11 Thread bscuk2
openindiana was a project name in the past but it evolved to oi and oios as branding and search engine necessities moved it on. Clearly I am not now keen on calling it Hipster now as people suggest. Keep it as it is oi or oios. On 11/02/2017 21:32, Nikola M wrote: On 01/30/17 01:36 AM,

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Sonicle XStreamOS repo and XStream Desktop in progress

2013-05-15 Thread bscuk2
Suggestions * Integrators management panel with password protect * VLC integrated as default you tube player * More multimedia drivers especially for webconferencing * Conky information scripts * cairo dock * reduced start up time by compressing language defaults * Better icons for

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] opensolaris.org shutting down next month

2013-02-14 Thread bscuk2
As a point of interest are you able to transfer any information to openindiana.org under copywright rules or is the information unrestricted? Rob On 14/02/2013 07:59, Carsten Grzemba wrote: It is legal to make self a clone on github on special content (.e.g. samqfs)? Am 14.02.13 schrieb

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Tentative listing : Webcam experience with OI.

2012-12-10 Thread bscuk2
Perhaps you should also examine Android Mobile devices which could fulfill this function too there seems to be development in the Android community on this Topic? On 05/12/2012 18:11, Aurélien Larcher wrote: Hi, for those of us who work with OI as a desktop. Suddenly today, I just noticed

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Firefox security

2012-11-19 Thread bscuk2
The latest Firerfox releases do play HTLM 5 format videos without the need for flash perhaps an argument to keep updated on Firerfox. On 19/11/2012 12:48, Jonathan Adams wrote: we're looking at incomplete solutions, have you taken a look at: https://github.com/mozilla/shumway

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Firefox security

2012-11-18 Thread bscuk2
Has anyone considered lightspark as a substitute for flash on Oi? On 18/11/2012 18:19, Jim Klimov wrote: On 2012-11-18 18:00, cpforum wrote: Firefox, Java and Thunderbird are very old releases. Gnome Desktop is not maintened and applications like OpenOffice, Flash, Adobe Reader, etc. are 2 or