[osol-discuss] Re: problem with dd

> - what is on your disk ? If it's all JPG files, > , MP3, > digital video or thelike, it's already heavily > ily compressed > and adding more compression doesn't help. You'll > 'll have to > accept then that the image, even if compressed, > ed, will be > the size of the medium. thanks for

[osol-discuss] Re: [n00b] Solaris Install Help (No, it's not in the manual!)

> So,MD5 checks aren't just possibilities? I mean,I did > say I burnt the ISO on two different DVDs. Yes you did, but if you had a damaged or an incorrectly assembled ISO image, you could burn it 'till cows come home and it wouldn't help you. >I don't > know what MD5 is or what a hash is but I a

Re: [osol-discuss] problem with dd

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007, lukas wrote: Hi, I have a problem with backup disk using dd command. my operating system is Solaris 10 I use command to backup: dd if=/dev/disk/c1d0s1 | gzip > of=/export/home/backup/backup.gz it running very long time and image file has big size (several gbytes) Well, t

[osol-discuss] problem with dd

Hi, I have a problem with backup disk using dd command. my operating system is Solaris 10 I use command to backup: dd if=/dev/disk/c1d0s1 | gzip > of=/export/home/backup/backup.gz it running very long time and image file has big size (several gbytes) Somebody help me resolve this problem?? T

[osol-discuss] polls are closed !

Now comes the really hard part .. the waiting ! - Dennis Clarke ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [perf-discuss] [osol-discuss] Proposal: new project for improving ON build times

Very interesting and useful too. I gave up and aborted the build after ON build kept running for 5 hrs on Solaris on VMWare. If you a create a separate project, please post it so that we can join the efforts. Cheers, -Atul On 3/27/07, Eric Saxe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Alexander Kolbasov wrote

Re: [perf-discuss] [osol-discuss] Proposal: new project for improving ON build times

Alexander Kolbasov wrote: I would like to propose a project aimed to improve ON build times. This can live either under tools or under performance or under some other community. There was some discussion about it a while ago in the context of Google summer of code: http://www.opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Proposal: new project for improving ON build times

Alexander Kolbasov wrote: I would like to propose a project aimed to improve ON build times. This can live either under tools or under performance or under some other community. There was some discussion about it a while ago in the context of Google summer of code: http://www.opensolaris.or

[osol-discuss] Re: joining Sun

> As a Linux user who has recently started working with > the OpenSolaris > kernel for a project, I have been thinking about this > as well. > > What I personally find important in Linux is: > - the user experience, mostly embodied by the KDE > desktop environment. > I don't like Gnome, so I don't

[osol-discuss] Proposal: new project for improving ON build times

I would like to propose a project aimed to improve ON build times. This can live either under tools or under performance or under some other community. There was some discussion about it a while ago in the context of Google summer of code: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris Weekly News #54

Thanks again to Eric for contributing some items. Glynn == Steve Lau announced [1] that build 61 of ON was now available, while Michelle Olson announced [2] that the man page consolidation had been updated for build 61 to include a further 62+ man pages. 1.http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail

[osol-discuss] setting TTYB characteristics

Hi i am working on Network Element. I connect to that NE on TTYB port. From the command line if I tried to send ascii character like [b]À[/b], it get dropped at serial port. By dropping at serial port mean it is not going to network element. I am wondering if I need to set the characteristics

Re: [osol-discuss] joining Sun

On Monday 26 March 2007 11:56 am, Ian Murdock wrote: > On 3/21/07, Alan DuBoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Seriously, I hope to see Ian active with the OpenSolaris community.;-) > > Absolutely. My latency may be terrible though, particularly in the > beginning (as you've no doubt already noticed

[osol-discuss] Re: Project Proposal: NWS (Network Storage)

Thanks, John. You have seconds. I'll contact you offline to get you set up. On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, John Forte wrote: The NWS project consists of drivers, libraries and utilities in support of storage interconnect technologies including both Fibre Channel and iSCSI. The NWS project source code ha

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE Build 60 available

Hello Derek, That's great! While we're at it - maybe it would be possible to prepare short What's New with each build - something like DP used to publish on his blog some time ago. I belive it would be greatly appreciated by many. ps. no, on-changes is not enough as SXCE is not only ON -- Best

Re: [osol-discuss] E_SEC_SHELL_WARN ( running lint )

Durga Deep Tirunagari wrote: >Folks, > >we were running LINT against our code and it spewed out the following warning: > >warning: avoid using system() as it invokes the shell (E_SEC_SHELL_WARN) > > >Here is the code snippet: > > >sprintf (start_command,"%s", "/opt/SUNW

Re: [osol-discuss] E_SEC_SHELL_WARN ( running lint )

On 3/26/07, Ignacio Marambio Catán <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 3/26/07, Durga Deep Tirunagari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, > > we were running LINT against our code and it spewed out the following warning: > > warning: avoid using system() as it invokes the shell (E_SEC_SHELL_WARN) > > >

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Update to B60 ?

This thread is a beautiful microcosm OpenSolaris. An analogy of the growth happening throughout the community. Mister Sun and Mister Joe working hand in hand for the common good. :) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss

Re: [osol-discuss] E_SEC_SHELL_WARN ( running lint )

On 3/26/07, Durga Deep Tirunagari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Folks, we were running LINT against our code and it spewed out the following warning: warning: avoid using system() as it invokes the shell (E_SEC_SHELL_WARN) Here is the code snippet: sprintf (start_command,"%s",

[osol-discuss] E_SEC_SHELL_WARN ( running lint )

Folks, we were running LINT against our code and it spewed out the following warning: warning: avoid using system() as it invokes the shell (E_SEC_SHELL_WARN) Here is the code snippet: sprintf (start_command,"%s", "/opt/SUNWdsee/start-slapd"); (void

[osol-discuss] Re: Using isaexec approach

Thanks very much stephen and Hume _D This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: Update to B60 ?

Stephen Lau wrote: On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 04:55:29AM -0700, Andrew Pattison wrote: Incorrect. The site just sometimes doesn't update properly for some reason. Latest is always here: http://opensolaris.org/sxce_dvd Why is this "magic" URL up-to-date, yet the one on the download page (http:/

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: SXCE Build 60 available

Ron Halstead wrote: Where? Under the Quick Download Links: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/sol_ex_dvd/ http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/sol_ex_cd This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list openso

[osol-discuss] Re: SXCE Build 60 available

Where? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] SXCE Build 60 available

Please find the links to SXCE Build 60 at . - Derek -- Derek Cicero Program Manager Solaris Kernel Group, Software Division ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: Update to B60 ?

Stephen Lau wrote: On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 04:55:29AM -0700, Andrew Pattison wrote: Incorrect. The site just sometimes doesn't update properly for some reason. Latest is always here: http://opensolaris.org/sxce_dvd Why is this "magic" URL up-to-date, yet the one on the download page (http:/

[osol-discuss] Re: ZFS, Pkg Update Questions

No, AFAIK there is no such option. But there is a easy way to convert your home directory from UFS to ZFS. This is from a German Sun Blog http://blogs.sun.com/solarium/ : I did it that way, slightly diffrent mkdir /space ufsdump -0f /space/home.dump /export/home Remove /export/home from vfstab

[osol-discuss] SUN_SSH_1.1 vs openSSH

Hello, Does anyone know from which openSSH version that SUN_SSH_.1.1 was developed from? I need this info to complete the IA (Information Assurance) certification for Solaris 10 on x86 platform. Thanks Quyen This message posted from opensolaris.org __

[osol-discuss] Re: Using isaexec approach

>> I assume you're after the value returned by exit(), right? Thats exactly correct, the Cluster framework need to have an exit code. Based on the exit code it will take the appropriate action _D This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensol

[osol-discuss] Developer Conference slides added to Talks & Presentations page

Hey All, Just to you know, I've added the talks & presentations from the recent OpenSolaris Developer Conference to the page at: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/os_user_groups/os-presentations/ - I'd like to say a *big thanks* to Dirk Wetter for sending me these links in an easy-to-dig

Re: [osol-discuss] joining Sun

On 3/21/07, Alan DuBoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Seriously, I hope to see Ian active with the OpenSolaris community.;-) Absolutely. My latency may be terrible though, particularly in the beginning (as you've no doubt already noticed :-). Sorry about that. -ian -- Ian Murdock 650-331-9324 htt

[osol-discuss] Re: [n00b] Solaris Install Help (No, it's not in the manual!)

So,MD5 checks aren't just possibilities? I mean,I did say I burnt the ISO on two different DVDs.I don't know what MD5 is or what a has is but I assure you that I will do my wiki before the next post. I'm gonna try your options guys!Thanks a lot! Love&Peace! This message posted from opensolari

Re: [osol-discuss] Using isaexec approach

* Durga Deep Tirunagari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-03-26 11:09]: > Hi Folks, > > We were recently developing a Cluster solution for our product. And we > are planning on using the isaexec approach. > > http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-5138/6mba6ua5n?a=view > > Create Hardlinks to various exec

Re: [osol-discuss] Using isaexec approach

On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 11:09 -0700, Durga Deep Tirunagari wrote: > But how do I get the return value of the binary, I know that exec family of > functions won't return any value ?. Is there any way i can get the return > value of mybinary after it executes ?. Say if mybinary returns 1 ( failure )

[osol-discuss] Using isaexec approach

Hi Folks, We were recently developing a Cluster solution for our product. And we are planning on using the isaexec approach. http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-5138/6mba6ua5n?a=view Create Hardlinks to various executables and following the isaexec approach of getexecname() and executing the

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: joining Sun

On 26/03/07, Christopher Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [i]There are some interesting connections to Linux here as well. If you think about it, what do people want when they say they want "Linux"? The Linux kernel? Or the Linux distribution (i.e., GNU)? Could Solaris become a "better Linux than

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: joining Sun

> Another thing that I find almost annoying is the use > of "-switch" > (find(1) and dd(1M) are the most obvious examples > that come to mind). > Should that be read as "-switch" or "-s -w -i -t -c > -h"? POSIX > (and I) say the latter. And I would agree with both you and POSIX. "-switch" would b

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: joining Sun

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007, UNIX admin wrote: > Add me to that list. > > "--switch" is not the UNIX(R) way. It's inconsistent with the > "-[a-zA-Z]" phylosophy, and consistency is one of the most important > benefits and perks UNIX has to offer. Another thing that I find almost annoying is the use of "

[osol-discuss] Re: [n00b] Solaris Install Help (No, it's not in the manual!)

uzy31 wrote: >Solaris instalation was not found on the selected medium >My system is composed of the following : AMD Athlon 2600+ CPU @ 1.91GHz,Asus >A7V600 X >motherboard,Ati Radeon X1550 AGP 8x video card,Western Digital 120GB >WD1200JB SATA >HDD,Nec 3540A DVD RW drive,LG CD RW drive As y

Re: [osol-discuss] Getting Opensolaris build notification

Atul Vidwansa wrote: HI, How can I get an email notification about new opensolaris build being available? Also I would like to get a ChangeLog notification for build/putbacks as well. Regards, -Atul ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-d

[osol-discuss] Re: [ug-bosug] Getting Opensolaris build notification

Don't know of an email notification setup, but you could have a look at the ON community page for details of the builds and changelogs: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/onnv_putback_logs/ Venky. On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 07:33:16PM +0530, Atul Vidwansa wrote: > HI, >How can I get an email

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: [ug-bosug] Getting Opensolaris build notification

Looks like I'm a little out of date! The changelogs are now over here: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/on/downloads/ Venky. On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 07:54:55PM +0530, Venky wrote: > Don't know of an email notification setup, but you could have a > look at the ON community page for details of the builds a

[osol-discuss] Getting Opensolaris build notification

HI, How can I get an email notification about new opensolaris build being available? Also I would like to get a ChangeLog notification for build/putbacks as well. Regards, -Atul ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Re: joining Sun

> I will admit GNU/Linux systems get you used to typing "cmd --help" > instead of "man > cmd" which I think is a bad habit. I think most > people got used to > doing this since documentation is something that was > usually > completely overlooked on most GNU/Linux > distributions... ...Or in plain

[osol-discuss] Re: joining Sun

> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007, Shawn Walker wrote: > > > That is a matter of preference. I always hated the > -- options GNU > > utilities use since they were so much more to type. > I will admit > > You and me both! Add me to that list. "--switch" is not the UNIX(R) way. It's inconsistent with the "-[

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Update to B60 ?

MC writes: > > Horvath writes: > > > How to update to Nevada b60 ? > > > > Your best option is LU. It allows you to continue to > > use the system > > normally during the upgrade process, then you can > > quickly switch over > > after the upgrade is done (and back if you find > > problems). > > *

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: ZFS, Pkg Update Questions

Horvath writes: > 2. Is there a way to reinstall Solaris with ZFS instead of UFS? No, because the boot system cannot yet boot from ZFS. > 3. No it's not a matter of having a bleeding-edge tools. My question was > about any pkg in Solaris, how can I update a pkg in Solaris to be short? For Solar

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Fire!! core dumped!

eric wang writes: > How did you think it's calling pthread_mutex_lock(NULL), but no other e.g. > pthread_mutex_lock("invalid address, e.g. 0xf)? > > I think the NULL pointer into pthread_mutex_lock is not accordant with signal > SEGV (access to address exceeded protections). What d

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: ZFS, Pkg Update Questions

2. Is there a way to reinstall Solaris with ZFS instead of UFS? 3. No it's not a matter of having a bleeding-edge tools. My question was about any pkg in Solaris, how can I update a pkg in Solaris to be short? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: ZFS, Pkg Update Questions

Horvath wrote: 1. So we'll see ZFS as a default FS in the future ? yes 2. How can I convert my current FS (I assume it's UFS that comes as default) to ZFS? Short answer - you need more disks, so that you can create the zpool and zfs, then copy your files across. At the moment there is no w

[osol-discuss] Re: [n00b] Solaris Install Help (No, it's not in the manual!)

> I got the ISO from the Solaris website.I burn it.I > follow and follow the install steps until it asks me > from what do I wish to install Solaris 10 from.I > select CD\DVD.It gets to 5% then it says something > like " Solaris instalation was not found on the > selected medium".Then what the f...

[osol-discuss] Re: ZFS, Pkg Update Questions

1. So we'll see ZFS as a default FS in the future ? 2. How can I convert my current FS (I assume it's UFS that comes as default) to ZFS? 3. I upgraded my snv_59 to snv_60 and Firefox is still 2.0.1 I wonder why. This message posted from opensolaris.org _

Re: [osol-discuss] ZFS, Pkg Update Questions

Horvath wrote: 1. After I installed Solaris do I need to create ZFS ? I've read some info and watched a video about ZFS it seems to be a good filesystem. Why doesn't it come as a default FS then ? Because there's an awful lot of work involved to make it the default. This work covers multiple co

[osol-discuss] ZFS, Pkg Update Questions

1. After I installed Solaris do I need to create ZFS ? I've read some info and watched a video about ZFS it seems to be a good filesystem. Why doesn't it come as a default FS then ? 2. How can I update a package or a program like firefox for instance ? P.S. I did install pkg-get but it installs

Re: [osol-discuss] Project proposal: NTP

Yes, but at this point there hasn't been much discussion. We expect to have bits to test in a short period of time, so I expect things to pick up soon. Boyd Adamson wrote: Sorry to revive an old thread, but did anything ever come of this? The project pages exist, but only minimally. On 5/11/06,

[osol-discuss] Re: joining Sun

[i]There are some interesting connections to Linux here as well. If you think about it, what do people want when they say they want "Linux"? The Linux kernel? Or the Linux distribution (i.e., GNU)? Could Solaris become a "better Linux than Linux" by following that line of thinking? And if you follo