Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-26 Thread Volker A. Brandt
Andy Fiddaman writes: > On Tue, 26 Jan 2021, Volker A. Brandt wrote: > ; > > loader_resolution=1280x1024x8 > ; > > boot_resolution=1280x1024x8 > ; > Thanks for your reply, Volker! > ; > I dumped the above 2 lines to /boot/loader.conf (actually 1920x1200) > ; > but they were ignored. > ; > ;

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-26 Thread Andy Fiddaman
On Tue, 26 Jan 2021, Volker A. Brandt wrote: ; Chris writes: ; > On 2021-01-25 00:42, v...@bb-c.de wrote: ; [...] ; > > @Chris: Do try to set console resolution to 8 bit and see if it improves ; > > things for you. You need to create the directory /boot/conf.d if it ; > > doesn't already

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-26 Thread Predrag Zecevic
On 25.01.2021 21:29, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-25 00:42, v...@bb-c.de wrote: Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss writes: On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:13, Chris wrote: > On 2021-01-24 18:53, Chris wrote: > > On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: > >> On Sun, 24

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-25 15:36, Joshua M. Clulow wrote: On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 at 11:52, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-24 23:10, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: > # dtrace -x stackframes=100 -n ' > profile-997 /arg0/ { @[stack()] = count(); } > tick-60s { exit(0); }' -o

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-25 15:16, v...@bb-c.de wrote: Chris writes: On 2021-01-25 00:42, v...@bb-c.de wrote: [...] > @Chris: Do try to set console resolution to 8 bit and see if it improves > things for you. You need to create the directory /boot/conf.d if it > doesn't already exist, and add the

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 at 11:52, Chris wrote: > On 2021-01-24 23:10, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: > > # dtrace -x stackframes=100 -n ' > > profile-997 /arg0/ { @[stack()] = count(); } > > tick-60s { exit(0); }' -o out.kern_stacks > > > OK I simply created an sh

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Volker A. Brandt
Chris writes: > On 2021-01-25 00:42, v...@bb-c.de wrote: [...] > > @Chris: Do try to set console resolution to 8 bit and see if it improves > > things for you. You need to create the directory /boot/conf.d if it > > doesn't already exist, and add the following > > > >

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-24 22:40, Stephan Althaus wrote: On 01/25/21 02:27, Chris wrote: I have a recent install where I simply login at the console -- no X related stuff. Just the screen. Things just seem broken, For example, a simple ls /dev takes a full 3 to 4 seconds to fill the screen, and each page

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-25 00:42, v...@bb-c.de wrote: Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss writes: On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:13, Chris wrote: > On 2021-01-24 18:53, Chris wrote: > > On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: > >> On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 17:27, Chris wrote: > >

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-25 12:09, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-25 11:52, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-24 23:10, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:13, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-24 18:53, Chris wrote: > On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: >> On

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-25 11:52, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-24 23:10, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:13, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-24 18:53, Chris wrote: > On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: >> On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 17:27, Chris

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Predrag Zecevic
Hi Volker On 25.01.2021 10:08, Volker A. Brandt wrote: Hi Predrag! @Chris: Do try to set console resolution to 8 bit and see if it improves things for you. You need to create the directory /boot/conf.d if it doesn't already exist, and add the following loader_resolution=1280x1024x8

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Volker A. Brandt
Volker A. Brandt writes: [...] > > >loader_resolution=1280x1024x8 > > >boot_resolution=1280x1024x8 > > >tem.fg_color="green" > > > > > > to a file (the name is your choice). Adapt the resolution to your box. > > > Of course the last line may not be to your taste ;-) > [...] > > are

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Volker A. Brandt
Hi Predrag! > > @Chris: Do try to set console resolution to 8 bit and see if it improves > > things for you. You need to create the directory /boot/conf.d if it > > doesn't already exist, and add the following > > > >loader_resolution=1280x1024x8 > >boot_resolution=1280x1024x8 > >

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Predrag Zecevic
On 25.01.2021 09:42, Volker A. Brandt wrote: Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss writes: On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:13, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-24 18:53, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 17:27, Chris wrote: All

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-25 Thread Volker A. Brandt
Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss writes: > On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:13, Chris wrote: > > On 2021-01-24 18:53, Chris wrote: > > > On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: > > >> On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 17:27, Chris wrote: > > > All the reports I've seen thus

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss
On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:13, Chris wrote: > On 2021-01-24 18:53, Chris wrote: > > On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: > >> On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 17:27, Chris wrote: > > All the reports I've seen thus far, indicate 800x600. > > You're suggestion confirms it: > >

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Stephan Althaus
On 01/25/21 02:27, Chris wrote: I have a recent install where I simply login at the console -- no X related stuff. Just the screen. Things just seem broken, For example, a simple ls /dev takes a full 3 to 4 seconds to fill the screen, and each page full is an additional 3 to 4 seconds. This is

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-24 19:54, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss wrote: I just took Hipster, I think 2017.10, but here's "uname -a", to single user mode. SunOS Hipster 5.11 illumos-2727bb055f i86pc i386 i86pc "ls /dev" was blisteringly quick. "/usr/bin/time ls /dev" reported 0.1 seconds. On

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-24 18:53, Chris wrote: On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 17:27, Chris wrote: I have a recent install where I simply login at the console -- no X related stuff. Just the screen. Things just seem broken, For example, a simple

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss
I just took Hipster, I think 2017.10, but here's "uname -a", to single user mode. SunOS Hipster 5.11 illumos-2727bb055f i86pc i386 i86pc "ls /dev" was blisteringly quick. "/usr/bin/time ls /dev" reported 0.1 seconds. System is a quad core HP Z400 at 2.9 GHz with I think 8 GB of DRAM. Monitor

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Chris
On 2021-01-24 17:48, Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 17:27, Chris wrote: I have a recent install where I simply login at the console -- no X related stuff. Just the screen. Things just seem broken, For example, a simple ls /dev takes a full 3 to 4 seconds

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Hung Nguyen Gia via openindiana-discuss
If you have a powerful machine, about twice of your currently is enough, then... just run OI as a guest under any virtualization solution (VirtualBox, VMWare or QEMU/KVM...), give the VM as much as you can, e.g: at least 4 cores 8 GB of RAM, then you definitely get better performance. There is

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss
On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 17:27, Chris wrote: > I have a recent install where I simply login at the > console -- no X related stuff. Just the screen. > Things just seem broken, For example, a simple ls /dev > takes a full 3 to 4 seconds to fill the screen, and each > page full is an additional 3 to

[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get a usable console on OI?

2021-01-24 Thread Chris
I have a recent install where I simply login at the console -- no X related stuff. Just the screen. Things just seem broken, For example, a simple ls /dev takes a full 3 to 4 seconds to fill the screen, and each page full is an additional 3 to 4 seconds. This is on a 3 core AMD CPU @3Ghz && 8Gb