Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] kernel panic when opening file viewer to check files on an NTFS file system

2024-12-14 Thread John D Groenveld via openindiana-discuss
In message , =?utf-8?q?Jean-Pierre_Andr=C3=A9_via_ openindiana-discuss?= writes: >On my computer I get : >[root@openindiana amd64]# /usr/lib/fs/ntfs-3g/fstyp /dev/dsk/c5t2d0p1 >ntfs-3g I replicated inside a VM: https://www.illumos.org/issues/16974> John groenv...@acm.org ___

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Dead Horse Beating: zfs send doesn't await rem login

2024-11-23 Thread John D Groenveld via openindiana-discuss
In message , "Joshua M. Clulow via openindiana-discuss" writes: >I would recommend using SSH keys, FWIW, not passwords. They avoid >this issue, and are in general at least somewhat more secure! +1. I also recommend the OP use a dedicated user which can only authenticate via SSH key and is assig

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Some programs terminated silently

2024-07-30 Thread John D Groenveld via openindiana-discuss
In message , scavenger via openindiana-discuss write s: >They don't give a core file so I think they are not crashed. I can see "Starti >ng something..." on the task bar. It's there for a while and then disappeared. > There is another possibility that the program itself has never run. The "Star >ti

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] cups trouble

2024-07-26 Thread John D Groenveld via openindiana-discuss
In message <20240726214700951171.ae56f...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >oh okay, i don't insist on hal if i can connect in some other way. i just used >hal because that >worked at the time. what's the "official" way of using usb printers? CUPS has the file backend. It needs to be enable

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-17 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20231117170430012936.54605...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >ah yes, sure, the latter however exists for that missing "six" module as well >as far as i've seen. >but if i should come across something else, i'll do so. Do you have any suggestions for the doc? https://docs.openi

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-17 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20231117024840740097.a42d3...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >well the only actual problem was the missing python module but that has been r >eported already. unless of >course you meant something else by "PR". Problem reports are good, pull requests are better. John groenv...@

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-16 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20231117004047146209.33ef1...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >and one more thanks. as mentioned, outstanding support! Excellent. One way to pay it forward is with PRs: https://docs.openindiana.org/handbook/systems-administration/#zones> John groenv...@acm.org _

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-16 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20231117003029468881.25898...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >apparently just setting the forwarding is not enough and some other things hav >e to be restarted >afterwards. so the reboot took care of that. # routeadm -u https://illumos.org/man/8/routeadm> John groenv...@acm.or

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-16 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20231116024740885756.1c14e...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >and right now i'm facing much more trivial problems like: what's the root pass >word of a newly installed >zone? the one i use for the host os doesn't work. There's no password out of the box for OI's ipkg brand zone

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-16 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20231116024740885756.1c14e...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >and right now i'm facing much more trivial problems like: what's the root >password of a newly installed >zone? the one i use for the host os doesn't work. https://docs.openindiana.org/handbook/systems-administratio

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-15 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Peter Tribble writes: >1. Create an etherstub Software switches are close to free. Recommend creating a stub per pair between zones or an etherstub for each application stack. >2. In the global zone, create a vnic over that etherstub, and then give it >an address eg 10.0.0.1 You c

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-14 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20231114182416441063.bcadd...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >thanks but i don't think this is the right one for me. i want to run services >inside the container which >are available from the outside through the same ip as the host os. >or maybe i got the crossbow concept wrong

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] container with same ip

2023-11-14 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20231114174007794762.87d3d...@r-a-c.de>, "Goetz T. Fischer" writes: >first choice are zones. however as far as i've seen they have one catch: they >need their own ip. >what i'm looking for though is more like a jail, just to not let certain progr >ams reach outside of their >jail in c

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] NUC boot

2023-10-29 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , James writes: >I am playing with an Intel NUC 7PJYH3 [1], J5005 CPU, 16GB RAM. >Openindiana boot from USB fails, text install or live, transcript from >screen grab: Try an external CDROM drive if you have a free USB port. John groenv...@acm.org _

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] USB Protocol

2023-04-18 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <120f1cecdb6d15ba47cdf6a08996c11ff8169eed.ca...@msknight.com>, Michelle writes: >I'm putting this down to bad hygine on my part and I was wondering >whether there is anything I can do to improve my handling of using >external USB caddys for backup. If you have a free USB port, add an a

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] New user can't log into mate

2023-03-05 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <4114cbe1-271b-a5ed-9ee1-32e64a09f...@serverfestival.net>, Holger Ka rsch writes: >1. I have started with: > >useradd -d /export/home/xyz -m -s /bin/bash xyz Was /export/home/xyx created and with correct ownership and write privilege as you specified? # ls -dV /export/home/xyx John gr

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Dell UEFI BIOS update and OpenIndiana

2022-09-27 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <564414405.63304964.1664296483587.javamail.zim...@telenet.be>, "stes @PANDORA.BE" writes: >However to my knowledge OpenIndiana does not provide a tool like "efibootmgr". FreeBSD includes efibootmgr(8) which came in handy for configuring multiboot via EFI: https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] image-update fails with python mediator errors

2022-07-05 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Philip Kime writ es: >Hmm I believe I had that issue before with metainit and that's disabled so I d >on't think it's that. # svcs -xv filesystem/local I haven't yet encounter this issue but release notes state you must disable and delete the Disksuite service. John groenv...@acm.or

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] image-update fails with python mediator errors

2022-07-05 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Gary Mills writes: >What's the exact command? I recall I had this problem after an >update. The boot stopped in single-user mode. I logged in and >deleted the bad service. Then I shut down the system and rebooted >it. I got a normal boot. > >This is a well-known problem with OI. >

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] dell 15810 bricked after latest update

2022-06-16 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <25470f0b-740e-434a-9a4b-5818e1932...@gmail.com>, irixuzer writes: >OI installation media is useless, Your guess is as good as mine about the BIO >S, they don't show up no matter which f key I hit. Dell claims F12 will you to a boot menu: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/driv

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] dell 15810 bricked after latest update

2022-06-15 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <51edb947-cdcb-47de-a973-6184a9e00...@gmail.com>, irixuzer writes: >I've been updating and going since 2019 *I think*. Now after the latest upd >ate, my Dell t5810 is bricked I cannot go past the dell screen, I've tried >to downgrade the bios, no luck cannot go past the dell screen n

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Take me to your leader...

2022-06-06 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <572771192744345...@cox.net>, "Andrew Robinson" writes: >Not all computers support booting from a USB stick. The computer I'm using is >only about 10-15 years old so my options are limited. Besides its approximate age, are you at liberty to share anything else about your hardware? If y

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] During install with minimal ISO allows no disk selection

2022-05-06 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20220506201019.08baba47@James-PC>, James Madgwick writes: >On Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:13:20 -0500 >hput via openindiana-discuss >wrote: >>Installing from the minimal *.iso (latest) I cannot see a way to >>select a disk my self. >> >>The interface has found a disk GPT disk marked it with an

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI Hipster becomes unreachable over network after a certain length of uptime

2022-04-12 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , "Udo Grabowski (IMK) " writes: >No, it isn't, it's controlled by >/lib/svc/manifest/network/routing/route.xml , >which is not enabled by default, as practically no machine >in the field is working as a router, you have to specifically >enable the route:default service. svc:/network/ro

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI Hipster becomes unreachable over network after a certain length of uptime

2022-04-11 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <642ef4d2-e6d0-aa16-dabb-084f67e3f...@duedinghausen.eu>, Stephan Althaus writes: >To clarify the symptoms on my machine: It is only the routing entry that >disappears, the IP address remains active. The lease should not be the >problem, as the duration is 30 days or the like.. > >The

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Advice for setting up a build zone with a different subnet than the main network interface

2022-02-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , =?UTF-8?Q?Aur=C3=A9lien_Larcher?= writes: >GZ: >root@pegasus:~# dladm show-vnic >LINK OVER SPEED MACADDRESSMACADDRTYPE VID >br0 ether0 0 2:8:20:da:ec:bb random 0 >vnic0ether0 0 2:8:20:cb:7b:85 ra

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Advice for setting up a build zone with a different subnet than the main network interface

2022-01-29 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , =?UTF-8?Q?Aur=C3=A9lien_Larcher?= writes: >I was wondering if you would have some recommendations for setting up the >crossbow configuration on a new server at university. Do not use NWAM: # svcadm enable svc:/network/physical:default # ipadm create-addr -T dhcp bge0/v4 Do create an

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] NFSv4 client problem on OI with Solaris 11.4 NFS server

2021-11-15 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Carsten Grzemba via openindian a-discuss writes: >it works 'like' before, but it would be nice if I could continue to use NFSv4. Reproducing with clients running FreeBSD and Unbreakable Linux's NFSv4 implementations might help you accurately point your finger. John groenv...@acm.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Network configuration in zones

2021-05-12 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <3e3774c9-70f2-4c4f-a80d-135bc5a4b...@web.de>, Stephan Wild writes: >But what is CrossBow? https://www.usenix.org/legacy/events/lisa09/tech/full_papers/tripathi.pdf?cid%3De10023> John groenv...@acm.org ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list op

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana Issue-Services Won't Start

2021-05-10 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Mike Carroll writes: >So using the latest image (and used Linux DD command to make a bootable USB), >it hangs on the preparing live image (then complains of services not starting >and needing to get into the maintenance mode). I am using an HP 800 G1 Mini. Possibly this bug: https:/

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Multiboot on PC

2021-05-04 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Chris writes: >I would _think_ at this point in time pretty much any (recent version of) >OS would have little trouble installing their firmware into the ESP >making (U)EFI multi-boot pretty simple as compared to the trickery >involved in fooling/abusing the MBR to obtain multi-boot. I

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Rolling release considered harmful

2021-05-04 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , =?UTF-8?Q?Aur=C3=A9lien_Larcher?= writes: >Upgrades of Ubuntu LTS break more than OI on my server and without any >possibility of rollback to a previous boot environment... The Project Trident devs are making progress to integrate BEs into Void Linux. https://project-trident.org/> D

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Multiboot on PC

2021-05-03 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , "Francis.D" writes: >I had for a while OI in multiboot on the same hard disk. On a lenovo T410 >Laptop using the same process on OpenBSD and it worked. > >I did not test on UEFI EFI makes multibooting easier, not that I recommend multibooting. John groenv...@acm.org ___

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Multiboot on PC

2021-05-03 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <2f37e748-dfff-9d9d-cd6b-608ed2620...@algerian-radio.dz>, Yassine Ch aouche writes: >Is it possible to install OpenIndiana alongside other >OSes on same PC with a single disk ? I don't know if Yes. John groenv...@acm.org ___ openindiana-disc

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Recommended way to migrate to a new release?

2021-05-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Bob Friesenhahn writes: >Perhaps you are talking about the FreeBSD Handbook rather than the >software implementation. I am not encountering any issues with the OI >manual pages or the software. The OI Wiki is another story >altogether. The OI Handbook is making good progress tow

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Why networking not work?

2021-04-27 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , "Nelson H. F. Bee be" writes: >The network setup on VirtualBox on vboxhost.example.com is unusual: its >initial network is not bidirectional! It only connects outbound. When I use illumos as the host, I find it easier to dladm create an etherstub and vnics for the host and the VBox g

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] USB Access issues

2021-04-26 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , russell writes: >While usb devices are being being detected, I am unable to access the >usb devices. > >Apr 25 16:22:29 tesla usba: [ID 912658 kern.info] USB 2.0 device >(usb781,5567) operating at hi speed (USB 2.x) on USB 2.0 external hub: >storage@3, scsa2usb1 at bus address 7 >A

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The kiss of death

2021-04-24 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , "Nelson H. F. Beebe" writes: >in the Solaris family. We tried to find a way to get past the boot >failure on CentOS 7.9.2009, which I reported yesterday said > >Loading unix... >Loading /platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive... >ZFS: i/o error - all block copies available >

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Z840 "fun". At least Solaris 11.4 works :-)

2021-04-23 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <2578ea77-f9bc-e7a1-4583-eee292a6a...@duedinghausen.eu>, Stephan Alt haus writes: >Just in case you have no experience yet with using nvidia drivers, this >will help: > >https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Nvidia+Graphics > >NVidia drivers: > >https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/solar

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The kiss of death

2021-04-22 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20210413.13mmdxii004...@groenveld.us>, John D Groenveld writes: >> pfexec pkg install mate-install >> pfexec pkg uninstall mate-install > >This currently fails because thunderbird-lightning is now obsolete: mate_install obsolete require depende

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The kiss of death

2021-04-22 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , "Nelson H. F. Bee be" writes: >There was one nit: at the point that it asks for a domain name, it >cuts it off at 15 characters, which is way too small. See I reproduced this bug: https://www.illumos.org/issues/13742> John groenv...@acm.org _

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The kiss of death

2021-04-22 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , "Nelson H. F. Bee be" writes: >A clone of openindiana exists and has been updated and activated. >On the next boot the Boot Environment openindiana-2021:04:22 will be >mounted on '/'. Reboot when ready to switch to this updated BE. > >I typed > ># reboot > >and the sys

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The kiss of death

2021-04-22 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <30db2d9-2732-992c-f23-10d8e386f...@ndsu.edu>, Tim Mooney via openin diana-discuss writes: >It's 'mate-install'. And all it does is force the installation of the >desktop components, so the recommended steps are http://docs.openindiana.org/handbook/getting-started/> > pfexec pkg

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The kiss of death

2021-04-22 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , "Nelson H. F. Bee be" writes: >Are openindiana developers on this list willing to post a list of VMs >on which candidate ISO images have been tested before end users try to >install them on physical machines? Using bhyve(5). I was able to install via the OI-hipster-text-20210405.iso.

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The kiss of death

2021-04-21 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20210422000856.ga10...@imap.fastmail.com>, Gary Mills writes: >to boot fully. It's caused by the VESA video driver, which will only >run correctly with a BIOS boot, not with a UEFI boot. The installer Possible hack: # pkg uninstall xorg-video xorg-video-vesa John groenv...@acm.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The kiss of death

2021-04-21 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Jacob Ritorto writes: >and I do have one shitty pc (HP Z400) I can add to the fray. Please let me >know how I can be useful. Can you install from the latest installation media on that PC? http://dlc.openindiana.org/isos/hipster/test/> John groenv...@acm.org ___

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] RAIDZ2 root pool install fun :-(

2021-04-19 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <34bf7cc2-5a0c-5c5e-b9ed-9f188e961...@gmail.com>, Till Wegmueller wr ites: >Try Raidz1, Raidz2 as root had some problems when I tried last. Although >that was 1-2 years ago. So it might work now. But I have not yet seen >any installation with RAIDZ2 as root it's quite rare. RAIDZ[1-3]

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Welcome bhyve!

2021-03-26 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <34835ee1-7c02-018b-5962-2c2cc6b9d...@duedinghausen.eu>, Stephan Alt haus writes: >So i am trying to enable the VNC network listener via zonecfg like this: > >... >add attr >set name="vnc" >set type="string" >set value="on" >end >add attr >set name="vnc-port" >set type="string" >set valu

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Replacing Solaris 10 u8

2021-03-25 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <66a5d993-be4a-4d51-bae5-6e96165ca...@me.com>, Toomas Soome via open indiana-discuss writes: >If that is required, then the only option are solaris 11.4, oracle linux 6 & 7 >, redhat 6 & 7. S10 will run as s10 branded zone and the Studio compilers too. http://pkg.openindiana.org/hipster

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana-discuss] Mate does not start

2021-03-23 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1416785550.2750755.1616517122...@mail.yahoo.com>, Apostolos Syropou los via openindiana-discuss writes: >Adding a user works! How do the logs differ between your corrupted environment and your working test user? At that point a Mate expect can chime-in on whether its feasible to repai

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 2020.10 text installer ISO Wow!!!!

2021-03-23 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Peter Tribble writes: >The photo indicates that the CDROM can't be found - it's hidden behind the >RAID and >is inaccessible to OI. Given that most of the OS is still on the media, >which you can't >get to, essentially nothing will work. Gary Mills helped shepherd the addition of the

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Fresh install of OpenIndiana - can not upgrade nvidia from nvidia-390 to nvidia-460

2021-03-23 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Stephan Alt haus writes: >You don't need mate-install, >it's only a meta-package, you can leave in un-installed. I submitted a PR to the OI installation guide to install and then uninstall mate_install when adding GUI to a text-only installation. I also submitted a PR for updating nV

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Mate does not start

2021-03-23 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <2077784593.2417361.1616510986...@mail.yahoo.com>, Apostolos Syropou los via openindiana-discuss writes: >Today for some reason my systemstopped functioning. I rebooted thesystem manua >lly by pressing therestart button. It rebooted but itnever started mate. The l >oginscreen was there,

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Fresh install of OpenIndiana - can not upgrade nvidia from nvidia-390 to nvidia-460 - update

2021-03-23 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , russell writes: >Things that took seconds or worse a few minutes can now take hours...(lite >rally being left over night - this was on the system console no gui) >Having ssh'ed to the workstation and attempted the pkg update via a termin >al, the performance is similar to the

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Fresh install of OpenIndiana - can not upgrade nvidia from nvidia-390 to nvidia-460

2021-03-23 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <6fe6f4c1-714c-a8f9-4b3f-bec4a8877...@willows7.myzen.co.uk>, russell writes: >2) When I attempted to replace the Nvidia-390 driver with the Nvidia-460 >driver, by removing the Nvidia-390 driver it has a dependency on nvidia >pkg, attempting to remove nvidia pkg results in a warning th

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Problems after updating to latest Hipster - OI-packaged Nvidia versions

2021-03-19 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <518c2ced-99f5-43a9-b5d5-999bb4672...@comcast.net>, Lou Picciano wri tes: >Am currently running nvidia-390, which is working fine overall. Wanted to see >if we had any issues with nvidia-460. Cannot install it directly - for conflic >ts - so have tried to remove 390 first. Obviously a f

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] error upgrading to hipster -- Action upgrade failed for 'etc/dfs/sharetab'

2021-03-15 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <4a66154a-9aae-386e-5031-76ea283b0...@gnaa.net>, Geoff Nordli writes : >getting installed correctly. The fix for that is to normally use the >updated bootloader: > >#/tmp/hipster/sbin/bootadm update-archive -R /tmp/hipster/ > >ld.so.1: bootadm: fatal: libc.so.1: version 'ILLUMOS_0.37' n

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Updated NVIDIA drivers

2021-03-13 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Alan Coopersmith writes: >There is no way to script this inside IPS packages - instead your script >would have to be outside the packaging system and run pkg commands to >install/uninstall the packages as neto. Did Oracle consider using a mediator to set the system's nVidia version b

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] error upgrading to hipster -- Action upgrade failed for 'etc/dfs/sharetab'

2021-03-09 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Geoff Nordli writes : >I saw that post (it is on the wiki) and tried to edit that file, but it >doesn't seem to be editable. Since sharetab(4) is managed by ZFS properties, you might try performing the upgrade to a mounted BE. # pkg update pkg # beadm create hipster # beadm mount hip

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Problems after updating to latest Hipster - Nvidia versions

2021-03-09 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <914775148.618567.1615282191...@mail.yahoo.com>, Apostolos Syropoulo s via openindiana-discuss writes: >As was suggested by someone on this list, I >unistalled the unsupported version of the driver >and I installed a supported one. Nevertheless, the >system refuses to start Xorg and pan

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Problems after updating to latest Hipster - /var/log/Xorg0.log

2021-03-06 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <0949c125-c6dc-e5b1-b605-d5ae07c78...@willows7.myzen.co.uk>, russell writes: >As Xorg.0.log is incomplete, it would appear the system panics and >restarted before completing the start of X, the old files does show what >should appear. Try booting with kmdb/boot -k and see if the syst

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Problems after updating to latest Hipster - fmadm

2021-03-05 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <88942caf-8a02-5b64-4c02-c72af7bb1...@willows7.myzen.co.uk>, russell writes: >After following John's advice, booted to single user mode, disabled >Lightdm and then entered multi-user state everything was fine. Any errors in /var/log/Xorg.0.log? >I ran fmadm faulty and there was nothi

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Problems after updating to latest Hipster

2021-03-04 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , russell writes: >With the latest version of Hipster, system booted normally (as an aside >it will always boot single user) , showed the Nvidia driver message, >hostname and started the process of getting Lightdm. The screen goes >blank, a white block appears in the upper left hand

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 2020.10 text installer ISO Wow!!!!

2021-03-03 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20210303135738.ga26...@imap.fastmail.com>, Gary Mills writes: >The only permanent change to OI on my Z400 is this addition to >/etc/driver_aliases: > >ahci "pci8086,2822.103c.1309.0" I created an issue with illumos gate: https://www.illumos.org/issues/13599> John groenv...@acm.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 2020.10 text installer ISO Wow!!!!

2021-03-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1078948242.36904.1614743360...@mail.yahoo.com>, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: >I hit F10, changed from IDE to AHCI+RAID, saved and booted. What are you sugge >sting? Next boot the installation media and follow the recipe to obtain the PCI ID for the disk controlle

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 2020.10 text installer ISO Wow!!!!

2021-03-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <7749906e-c8f6-84e8-1946-7e16caf31...@ndsu.edu>, Tim Mooney via open indiana-discuss writes: >That may be true, but both Jedi and I tried several different Dell systems >in late 2019 (mostly PowerEdge R710, R720, and R730 servers for me) and could >not get a successful OI install on any

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] gparted stack trace from 2020.10 GUI installer disk on HP Z400

2021-03-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1394386638.2119053.1614702010...@mail.yahoo.com>, Reginald Beardsle y via openindiana-discuss writes: >BTW I'm going to install FreeBSD 12.2 and run a script that walks the port tre >e just to see how much actually will build without manual intervention. I sus poudriere(8) is a good s

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 2020.10 text installer FAIL #3

2021-03-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20210302190828.ga16...@imap.fastmail.com>, Gary Mills writes: >Sorry. I should not have replied. I've never used GPT disks, Its fun to play with these under OI with VirtualBox or bhyve(5). John groenv...@acm.org ___ openindiana-discuss ma

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 2020.10 text installer ISO Wow!!!!

2021-03-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <0679fa41-d544-7007-44fd-b00b3a5c9...@kit.edu>, "Udo Grabowski (IMK) " writes: >since that mode is just slow. Get yourself into AHCI mode first, >along the guidelines Gary just posted (and that should've worked >out of the box, these HPE guys manage to break everything...). Does HP's BI

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Identify type of disk

2021-03-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Thebest videos writes: >sorry stephan! This is not solving my problem on my freebsd. any >alternative? freebsd-questions. https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/eresources/#eresources-mail> John groenv...@acm.org ___ openindiana-discu

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 2020.10 text installer FAIL #3

2021-03-02 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20210302014545.ga6...@imap.fastmail.com>, Gary Mills writes: >These are Solaris partions, now called slices. They are within a >single FDISK partition. You can use the partition command within >format to see the slices. You can use the fdisk command within format >to see the FDISK pa

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Hipster 2020.10 text installer FAIL #3

2021-03-01 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1586327972.1670525.1614620699...@mail.yahoo.com>, Reginald Beardsle y via openindiana-discuss writes: >FWIW I created a series of slices using "format -e" with an EFI label. No is >sues encountered, nor did I encounter any issues with creating pools on them a >s can be seen from the c

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI 2020.10 install disk FAIL #2 !!!

2021-03-01 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <971533125.1431110.1614570927...@mail.yahoo.com>, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: >Out of curiosity I just booted FreeBSD 12.2 and messed with gpart. >It does not offer "apple-zfs as an option. Aside from ZFS not being https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gpart&

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI 2020.10 install disk FAIL #2 !!!

2021-02-28 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <845919546.1414404.1614561339...@mail.yahoo.com>, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: >Following hints from others, I used a *working* copy of gparted to put a GPT l >abel on a 5 TB disk in advance of attempting to install OI. I booted the FreeBSD 13 Beta installer: http

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Auto remove of unneeded packages?

2021-02-25 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Stephan Althaus writes: >with the BE on OI/Illumos and FreeBSD now (i think) Yes. FreeBSD has bectl(8) as part of base and an illumos-like beadm(1) in ports. https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bectl&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.2-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] after Installation, no X11?

2021-02-23 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <757307433.1752248.1614112970...@mail.yahoo.com>, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: > I'd be extremely interested if you get twm running on OI. I've stuck with Sol >aris 10 u8 because I couldn't figure out a way to run twm cleanly. From lightdm, you can choose xterm i

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] RAIDZ issue

2021-02-17 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <272389262.2537371.1613575739...@mail.yahoo.com>, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: >I was not aware that it was possible to boot from RAIDZ. It wasn't possible wh With the current text installer, escape to a shell. Confirm the disks are all BIOS accessible: # prtconf

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-15 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , cretin1997 via openi ndiana-discuss writes: >On Sunday, February 14, 2021 5:13 PM, Jason Long via openindiana-discuss indiana-disc...@openindiana.org> wrote: > >> I did, but not worked. >> I reinstalled VirtualBoxGuest Additions: >> https://i.postimg.cc/1trNL3sg/OI.png >> > >It never w

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-13 Thread John D Groenveld via openindiana-discuss
In message <1197885116.1177698.1613244268...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via op enindiana-discuss writes: >I installed OI by GUI and it's working, but another problem is theVirtuabox >Guest Additions. I installed it, butauto-resize not worked! auto-resize does not work me with the vmware controll

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-13 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <502174374.1119956.1613226927...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via ope nindiana-discuss writes: >Thank you for your efforts, but doesn't work. I tested all kinds of VGA. >I will install OI from a GUI version. Good luck, but I doubt it is an OI bug and instead is a VirtualBox. I can't repr

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-12 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1999665845.949955.1613156980...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via openindiana-discuss writes: >I update my VirtualBox and got the same result! Another shot in the dark: $ VBoxManage modifyvm OpenIndiana --graphicscontroller vmsvga John groenv...@acm.org ___

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2021-02-11 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <743925890.650533.1613077826...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via open indiana-discuss writes: >My VirtualBox version is: > >$ VBoxManage --version >6.1.16r140961 6.1.18 is current. https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads> I believe I have reproduced your results under unsupported VBox

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-10 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <211044048.216299.1612975141...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via open indiana-discuss writes: >Hello, >Any idea? I can't reproduce your error. Two shots in the dark: In the guest: # pkg update # init 6 On the host, VBoxManage --version If not the latest, upgrade. https://www.virtualbox.

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-09 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1900273044.2791778.1612893612...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via op enindiana-discuss writes: >Where is that file? Good question, I'm baffled. I just installed a fresh VBox VM from the OI text install DVD ISO. https://www.openindiana.org/download/> Then # pkg update # pkg install virt

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-09 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1567143959.2972558.1612881785...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via op enindiana-discuss writes: >Thank you so much. >I can see the login page as below: >https://pasteboard.co/JNzggFb.png > >But when I enter the username and password, then for some seconds I see a blac >k screen and then l

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-09 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <758418908.2903615.1612860918...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via ope nindiana-discuss writes: >I installed "virtualbox-additions" and "startx" show me: >https://i.postimg.cc/52LpsfKT/startx.png Victory. # pkill xinit # svcadm enable lightdm John groenv...@acm.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-08 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <202102081757.118hvrhl011...@groenveld.us>, John D Groenveld writes: >Did you install virtualbox-additions? Hmm .. the vboxms driver from additions might no longer be necessary. At least with VBox6 and pointer set as USB tablet. John groenv..

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-08 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1279272224.2663522.1612800279...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via op enindiana-discuss writes: >Excuse me, my problem is not "virtualbox-additions". I can't see the Desktop a >nd error log is: >https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/D9SK6kSDtZ/ > >How to solve it? Did you install virtualbox-additio

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-05 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1478276957.1949556.1612512935...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via op enindiana-discuss writes: >Thanks. ># mount -F vboxfs OpenIndiana /mnt >mount: Operation not applicable to FSType vboxfs # pkg install virtualbox-additions $ startx John groenv...@acm.org ___

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-04 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <792060101.1810120.1612466734...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via ope nindiana-discuss writes: >My configuration is: > >$ VBoxManage showvminfo --machinereadable OpenIndiana >name="OpenIndiana" I can't reproduce with my OI VBox guest configured similarly. $ mkdir /home/jason/OpenIndiana

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to install MATE or Gnome Desktop?

2021-02-04 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <1760905409.1792348.1612463256...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via op enindiana-discuss writes: >I did, but it is not related to my problem!!! My VM can't boot into graphical >environment. Send your VM configuration: $ VBoxManage showvminfo --machinereadable MyVM John groenv...@acm.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] catching hell getting booted

2021-02-03 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Bob Friesenhahn writes: >Yes, dd works the same using Linux. Just make sure to select the >correct device to write to or your system may be destroyed. The handbook offers good advice for identifying the correct device name: http://docs.openindiana.org/handbook/getting-started/#crea

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana as a server.

2021-02-03 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <5c1e0ddd-ccff-767e-8d2c-5a9f95b72...@xdrv.uk>, James via openindian a-discuss writes: >Please be more specific about what you are trying to do - or read some >ipfilter docs. The IPFilter HowTo is a good introduction: https://web.archive.org/web/20120206075931/http://www.obfuscation.or

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] NVIDIA VGA Driver.

2021-01-30 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <306760264.412247.1612032483...@mail.yahoo.com>, Jason Long via open indiana-discuss writes: >If I want to install the NVIDIA VGA driver on OpenIndiana, then I should down >load the driver for Solaris? Yes. You can download the driver for your GPU here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/driv

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

2021-01-30 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <20210130173642.ga17...@imap.fastmail.com>, Gary Mills writes: >Also correct. I believe that Aurelien is working on the DRM driver. >I will be happier when that is ported and working. +1. Is anyone here free to explain why nVidia still provides its binaries for OpenSolaris and how muc

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] What's HASWELL support like on OI?

2021-01-29 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <6af404130fb7e202352aab33a4fad...@bsdos.info>, Chris writes: >First off. To make something I can develop (OI) on. If I was in your shoes, I would stick with FreeBSD as my daily driver and do my OI porting and development on a bhyve VM. John groenv...@acm.org __

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] What's HASWELL support like on OI?

2021-01-29 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <91ecf33c60c1c9dcca392709ecd01...@bsdos.info>, Chris writes: >Thanks! I don't have any of that here. This sort of thing is >controlled by /etc/ttys on FreeBSD. I'm not sure what the equivalent >is on OI. Will have to look around and see what I can find. https://wiki.openindiana.org/page

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Is the Atheros AR9462 WiFi card supported?

2021-01-20 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Chris writes: >Ive got an Atheros AR9462 WiFi card in my fresh OI install. >Is it supported? If not, is there a driver similar I can hack >on? No and maybe: http://pkg.openindiana.org/hipster/manifest/0/driver%2Fnetwork%2Fath%400.5.11%2C5.11-2020.0.1.20243%3A20210120T012047Z> You'll

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] what command is used to start MATE?

2021-01-20 Thread John D Groenveld
In message <924b35f-bda5-6ae5-efe-d05a8de7...@ndsu.edu>, Tim Mooney via openind iana-discuss writes: >While it should be possible for an admin to set security policy, >the OS should have good, secure defaults. That's all this is. # rolemod -K type=normal root John groenv...@acm.org

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to get && load Intel drm kernel drivers?

2021-01-13 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Chris writes: >Thank you for the reply! :-) >> Is i915 loaded? >> # modinfo |grep i915 > ># modinfo | grep i915 >94 f7cd4000 72920 93 1 i915 (I915 DRM driver) > >I think that's a yes. ;-) > >I'm thinking intel (at least my version) isn't well suited for OI. >This was my f

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