[OpenIndiana-discuss] About deleting past BEs

How to tell which BEs are ok to delete. What is common practice regarding deletion of BEs? (I do know what the `N' and `R' mean and so not to delete them) In my current list of BE's (shown at end of post) I see one marked as backup-1... this is not something I did purposely so must be the result

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI 2017/10 lightdm under VBox 5.1.28

Christian Meier writes: > Hi >> I do a pkg update yesterday on my PC (OI native install). After reboot all >> is OK. >> >> I do the same on a VirtualBox (5.1.28) hosted under Windows Seven. >> >> After reboot lightdm won't start >> >> Both were 2017/04 OI with update about every month > > you ne

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi

I see threads periodically about problems installing Virtualbox on a recently updated oi. And some success stories too, but I really would like to see a summary of how to attempt to install latest vbox. I think that would be 5.2.6 currently. Something that would give a not so adept person runnin

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi

Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst [...] > Hi, > > There is (beside Jim's solution) another one (I am using it for recent > versions on my /hipster OI): > > $ pfexec pkgrm SUNWvbox > > $ tar xf VirtualBox-5.2.6-120293-SunOS.tar.gz > $ pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.6-SunOS-amd64-r120293.pkg . a

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi

Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: > # cat tst1 > #!/bin/sh > pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.4-SunOS-amd64-r119785.pkg . all > rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall > sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap > pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox > > # cat tst2 > #!/bin/sh > VBoxManage extpack install > Oracl

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi

Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst writes: > On 01/23/18 03:51, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I see threads periodically about problems installing Virtualbox on a >> recently updated oi. And some success stories too, but I really would >> like to see a summary of how

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi

Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: > I'm currently running VBox 5.2.4 on Hipster with Win-7 Pro and Debian > 9.3 as guests on an HP Z400 I followed the wiki instructions. Here > are the scripts I used: > > > # cat tst1 > #!/bin/sh > pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.4-SunOS-amd64-r119785.p

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi

Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst writes: [...] Harry wrote: >> The presciption you show above went off without a hitch (Thanks), but >> it appears upon creating a new vm with the newly installed vbox >> GUI. that it may only be capable of creating 32 bit vms/. >> >> Do you see somethi

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi

Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst writes: Harry wrote: >> Please see my most recent response to Predrag B. >> >> The presciption you show above went off without a hitch (Thanks), but >> it appears upon creating a new vm with the newly installed vbox >> GUI. that it may only be capable o

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi

Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst writes: [...] >> >> The presciption you show above went off without a hitch (Thanks), but >> it appears upon creating a new vm with the newly installed vbox >> GUI. that it may only be capable of creating 32 bit vms/. >> >> Do you see something like th

[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to keep up with what version is being run

I've been running hipster and updating every month or so but I stopped updating a while back ([1-2] mnths) since it was looking like updating might well take more skill than I possess. I wondered how I can tell which version (which update) is running? Thought maybe the kernel name might be an ind

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI Hipster 2018.04 snapshot

Alexander Pyhalov writes: > Hi. > > OI Hipster 2018.04 snapshot is ready. > > Images: > > http://dlc.openindiana.org/isos/hipster/20180427/OI-hipster-gui-20180427.iso > http://dlc.openindiana.org/isos/hipster/20180427/OI-hipster-gui-20180427.usb > > http://dlc.openindiana.org/isos/hipster/2018042

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Missing some major things on mate desktop

First, let me say it has been a very long time since I made any adjustments or updates to my version of hipster. It runs continuously but I use it for vboxes and rarely use the parent OS (Hipster) It's a pretty old version now too: uname -a SunOS 2x 5.11 illumos-a356818ef9 i86pc i386 i86pc

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Manufactured 2008

I'm running hipster on an HP xw8600. Don't want to open it up right now but I think I've seen something a while back indicating it was manufactured in 2010 or so. Someone here will know if that is possible, but at any rate it is pretty old. It's a 2x with Xeon 5450 @ 3.00Hz processors What I

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Missing some major things on mate desktop

Andreas Wacknitz writes: > Am 17.08.19 um 02:48 schrieb Harry Putnam: >> First, let me say it has been a very long time since I made any >> adjustments or updates to my version of hipster. It runs continuously >> but I use it for vboxes and rarely use the parent OS (Hipster

[OpenIndiana-discuss] HP Z820 .. will have big troubles installing hipster

(NOTE: this is NOT a spammy `selling' msg) See this ebay offering: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Z820-Xeon-2X-E5-2640-6Core-64GB-RAM-180GB-SSD-3TB-Nvidia-400-Workstation/143348010960?hash=item2160350fd0:g:Wr8AAOSwba1dG7FX I'm not knowledgeable enough to know if this item seems almost unreasonably

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Missing some major things on mate desktop

Andreas Wacknitz writes: [...] >> Looking over the list of things offered when using `add to panel I do >> not see the things missing on mine i.e.: >> >> (as mentioned: stylized)'OI', `Applications', `Places', `System' >> the 'OI' plus those three main header links do not appear on the >> l

[OpenIndiana-discuss] updating an older version of hipster

I've decided to finally update my version of hipster. I think it might date to January of 2018 going by the date on the last zfs creation date. I want to know if the details I've extracted from the running version shown below will provide enough info for someone to answer my questions shown below

[OpenIndiana-discuss] No boot of 19.10 as vbox vm

Host: Oldish version of Hipster: SunOS 2x 5.11 illumos-a356818ef9 i86pc i386 i86pc Solaris (Probably about 1.5 yrs old) Running on HP xw8600 hardware Virtual Box version 5.26 --- --- ---=--- --- --- Attempting to install from 19.10 gui ISO Boot fre

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Might have jumped too soon with damaged rpool

Running quite an old version of hipster SunOS 2x 5.11 illumos-a356818ef9 i86pc i386 i86pc I have a setup so shaky I've been afraid to try update to current hipster. But that is not the subject of this post: I found this message on rpool , | root # zpool status rpool | pool: rpool | s

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Might have jumped too soon with damaged rpool

James writes: > On 18/12/2019 10:47, Till Wegmüller wrote: > >> 1. Buy or Organize a new Disk with the same RPM and the same or Bigger >> Capacity. If your current disk is not sold anymore then just focus on a >> brand you trust with the same RPM and bigger Capacity. If the new disk >> is bigger

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Might have jumped too soon with damaged rpool

judahrichardson writes: > If you're having trouble with 3 TB and larger disks, more than likely > all you need is a firmware (read: BIOS) update (if one is available) > to fix it. Check HP's support site. > I did check that when I first ran into the trouble over a year ago. According to HP supp

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Meaning of `list list' header columns particularly REFER

Still puzzled by the output of zfs list. In particular the REFER header. NAME USED AVAIL REFER MOUNTPOINT [...] p1/vb1.54T 556G 26.9G /vb p1/vb/vm 738G 556G 323G /vb/vm Why the massive difference between USED and R

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Meaning of `list list' header columns particularly REFER

"Richard L. Hamilton" writes: > You have to think of what might be the popular, unique (or unlikely to > match something else), and concise form of the question to get good > results with google, which probably uses previous choices of which > result to click on for a given search, to help rank f

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Meaning of `list list' header columns particularly REFER

"Richard L. Hamilton" writes: > https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/gazss/index.html > > appears to have a brief description of ALL of the space related > properties of zfs. Also see > https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Meaning of `list list' header columns particularly REFER

Till Wegmüller writes: > I can't remember where I learned it but I know what they mean. > > I think all if from the zfs man page. > > Refer is short for Blocks referenced. It shows the size of the > Filesystem table at that the Snapshot or Dataset References. Even if the > Blocks on disk are not

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Major time sync booting the gui installer

I've tried booting the latest 1910 iso several times on vbox vm and seems to be the slowest thing imaginable, its been running for 10 minutes now and hasn't completely cleared the boot screen... still part of it visible. I made 3 other attempts about a week ago and had the same long long experienc

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Lost time slider and network icons

Recently install from an old image 1710?? since it seemed I could not get the newest installed This is on Vbox as guest on an OI host Following a full update, on reboot, something popped up about an icon saying it needed attention and did I wan to delete it... I foolishly clicked the delete to al

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Major time sync booting the gui installer

Michal Nowak via openindiana-discuss writes: > On 01/05/20 03:06 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I've tried booting the latest 1910 iso several times on vbox vm and >> seems to be the slowest thing imaginable, its been running for 10 >> minutes now and hasn't com

[OpenIndiana-discuss] What pkgs for building gnu stuff

Does openindian have a package cluster or something similar for working gnu software building? If not what are the packages I would need for building emacs? ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.or

[OpenIndiana-discuss] how to upgrade from 2018.10 t0 2019.11 using `pkg'

Wanting to upgrade from one release to a more recent one. Not having much success with google. Running 2018.10 on one host and 2017.10 on another, I'd like to upgrade both to 2019.11. using the `pkg' tool. Not doing a full install from 2019.11 iso. Is that possible? If so, a few suggestion exam

[OpenIndiana-discuss] pkg dates and /etc/release do not agree

I'm working on how to update my hosts from 18.10 to 19.11 with just the pkg command, no reinstall from 19.11 iso. In the course of things I happened to notice that the /etc/release page says: OpenIndiana Hipster 2019.10 (powered by illumos) OpenIndiana Project, part of The Il

[OpenIndiana-discuss] settings in boot screen

Setup: running Vbox vm guest on a hardware host OI. I noticed there is a chance to setup the boot to be verbose by clicking 5 on boot screen then number 5 (verbose) again. Followed by 1 and 1 again to get the bootup started again. How can I make that a permanent feature os bootups? __

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] how to upgrade from 2018.10 t0 2019.11 using `pkg'

Alexander Pyhalov via openindiana-discuss writes: > Hi. > > There's no documented procedure to update to some 'release', as we > don't have releases, just 'snapshots'. You are assumed to run latest > bits. > Usually, you can just run pkg update. Thanks .. I was looking at this all wrong, thanks

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] pkg dates and /etc/release do not agree

Harry Putnam writes: > I'm working on how to update my hosts from 18.10 to 19.11 with just > the pkg command, no reinstall from 19.11 iso. > > In the course of things I happened to notice that the /etc/release > page says: > > OpenIndiana Hipster 2

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] What pkgs for building gnu stuff

Michal Nowak via openindiana-discuss writes: > On 01/19/20 05:55 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Does openindian have a package cluster or something similar for >> working gnu software building? >> >> If not what are the packages I would need for building emacs? > &

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] What pkgs for building gnu stuff

Alan Coopersmith writes: > IPS calls them group packages, and it sounds like you're asking for the one > named developer/gnu: > > http://pkg.openindiana.org/hipster/manifest/0/developer%2Fgnu%400.5.11%2C5.11-2018.0.0.0%3A20180211T131009Z thanks for the good input.

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Odd pager behavior folowing major update

Setup: Hardware: HP xw8600 2x xeon 3.00 hgz Running OI/hipster v. 2019.11.06 with most recent updates I just updated from a quite an old version of hipster, from 2018-02-09 Great thanks to developers of hipster .. that is pretty big jump to survive with no serious problems. Following the update

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Odd pager behavior folowing major update

Michal Nowak via openindiana-discuss writes: > On 29/01/2020 17:39, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Setup: >> Hardware: HP xw8600 2x xeon 3.00 hgz >> Running OI/hipster v. 2019.11.06 with most recent updates >> >> I just updated from a quite an old version of hipste

[OpenIndiana-discuss] A bit silly but needed

Sorry for the time waster but I'm sort of out of ideas about this I set something a while back that made calling zfs list -r show only snapshots. I'm pretty sure it did not involve aliases or the like just some setting. Can anyone help me remember and allow me to unset what ever it was? __

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] A bit silly but needed

Bob Friesenhahn writes: > On Sat, 1 Feb 2020, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Sorry for the time waster but I'm sort of out of ideas about this >> >> I set something a while back that made calling zfs list -r show only >> snapshots. > > zfs list -r -t snapshot

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] A bit silly but needed

James writes: > On 02/02/2020 11:46, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> but `zfs list' (with no target) should not show snapshots >> `zfs list -r with no target should not either > > # zpool get listsnapshots tank > NAME PROPERTY VALUE SOURCE > tan

[OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

Sorry about OT topic but hoped someone here could offer helpful URLS and such. My old HP xw8600 that I have been running OI one for some years has broke down. I'm a bit lost at trying to repair an old HP xw8600. I get 5 beeps pause and repeat on attempt to boot. >From Manuals and such I find th

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OT Help with Repair of HPxw8600

"Alex Smith (K4RNT)" writes: > Memtest86+ is a godsend. [...] Andreas Wacknitz writes: [...] > I have tried to find some information about the machine but it wasn't as > successful as I expected it from HP. I had a little break through on that front. It turns out I actually saved a good sn

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Concerning replacing mirrored boot disks

Setup Running a couple months old OI update I use simple mirrored pairs for yrs now. This is not a commercial operation or even a very serious homeboy HOST. I had a disk failure some time ago that is one of the mirrored boot disks. I have yet to fix that. They were a pair of 700 GB disks I had on

[OpenIndiana-discuss] With full update Can I run latest VBox

Can anyone tell me if I do a full update from my current OI, will I be able to run the latest VBox? ... I mean the latest at Oracle vbox site ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listin

[OpenIndiana-discuss] the dirty lowdown hold not giving up the ghost

I hope this is something I've boneheadedly overlooked. I ran into a `busy' snapshot I want to destroy. I tried the methods given here: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/gjdfk/index.html destroy -d and then release -r keep Neither appear to do a blessed thing. Surely the damn thing

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] the dirty lowdown hold not giving up the ghost

"Coalson, Timothy Scott (S&T-Student)" writes: > Maybe this is too obvious, but "keep" is just the string they chose to > use in that documentation page, you need to know the right string for > your snapshot in order to release the hold. You can get a list of the > current holds on a snapshot wi

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Intruducing a new pair of rpool mirror discs

I've been running on a single rpool disk of what was a mirrored pair for some time and am planning on correcting that now. One disc went belly up some months ago. I want to take the opportunity to introduce a pair of 300gb velocaraptors (sp) to replace both the bad disk and the working disk. 'th

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Intruducing a new pair of rpool mirror discs

"Coalson, Timothy Scott (S&T-Student)" writes: > Having (much) less than 300GB of data doesn't mean none of it is > written past the 300GB mark, and I believe mirror vdevs use the same > offset in each component device for the mirror copies. Even for > relatively simple fs-on-softraid setups, yo

[OpenIndiana-discuss] basic send/recv: how to mk mountpoint where you want it

Haven't used send/recv to speak of but experimenting today I wonder if there is some tricky way to set mountpoint of the recvd filesystem in some better way that what I've been getting: Here I see seems sort of wrong: (First let me establish some basics) , | On recv host: | | zfs list -r p0:

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] basic send/recv: how to mk mountpoint where you want it

"Damien O'Shea" writes: > zfs send -p will send the filesystem properties as well. Such as > mountpoint. Haa completely overlooked that in my man page reading. ... Nice ... Thank you sir ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@op

[OpenIndiana-discuss] silence Nuasance keyboard bell

Very recent updated hipster... but problem has been there forever. When at the keyboard certain moves like going up to and try to pass backward limit of typing or forward I hear a quite load and very annoying buzzer Not sure I'm describing this very well but anyone who hears that darn buzzer or b

[OpenIndiana-discuss] silence Nuasance keyboard bell

Very recent updated hipster... but problem has been there forever. When at the keyboard certain moves like going up to and try to pass backward limit of typing or forward I hear a quite load and very annoying buzzer Not sure I'm describing this very well but anyone who hears that darn buzzer or b

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] silence Nuasance keyboard bell

Andreas Wacknitz writes: > Am 21.10.20 um 19:57 schrieb Harry Putnam: >> Very recent updated hipster... but problem has been there forever. >> >> When at the keyboard certain moves like going up to and try to pass >> backward limit of typing or forward I hear a quit

[OpenIndiana-discuss] where is gcc

Running latest oi-hipster in vbox vm I want a working gcc, I see only gcc-3-runtime and gcc-7-runtime. Installed Pkg contents tells me they don't contain the gcc compiler. So attempting to install several different ones of the gcc compilers found in `pkg list -a' output but I'm told none so far

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] where is gcc

Tim Mooney via openindiana-discuss writes: > In regard to: [OpenIndiana-discuss] where is gcc, Harry Putnam said (at...: > >> Running latest oi-hipster in vbox vm >> >> I want a working gcc, I see only gcc-3-runtime and gcc-7-runtime. > > Do a 'pkg updat

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Layout of zfs fs

I thought I would know the answer to this question eventually from just using zfs. I have not gotten any closer, so, seeking advice from experienced zfs users. What is the better way to arrange zfs fs: I have data and ongoing work in three directories. Directories that most often appear like so

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Layout of zfs fs

v...@bb-c.de (Volker A. Brandt) writes: [...] >> So should I create the zfs fs by >> zfs create ... -o mountpoint=/usr/local p0/local >> zfs create ... p0/local/src >> zfs create ... p0/local/src/git >> >> (the -p option may be useful above.. I just want it >> to be clear what is being done) >>

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Layout of zfs fs

v...@bb-c.de (Volker A. Brandt) writes: > Harry Putnam writes: >> >> So should I create the zfs fs by >> >> zfs create ... -o mountpoint=/usr/local p0/local >> >> zfs create ... p0/local/src >> >> zfs create ... p0/local/src/git >> >

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Layout of zfs fs

"Coalson, Timothy Scott (S&T-Student)" writes: > ____ > From: Harry Putnam > Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 4:29 PM > To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Layout of zfs fs > > ... > In my c

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Layout of zfs fs

v...@bb-c.de (Volker A. Brandt) writes: > Hi Harry! > > >> > Both will work. Any dataset snapshot can be sent/received separately, >> > if you want. But you can also use a recursive send where the dataset >> > itself and all "child datasets" will be included in the stream. Check >> > out the "-

[OpenIndiana-discuss] what to setup with 4 matched disks

Probably a poor day to post about this, but Sundays are often the only days I have with enough time to try some experimentation. Hopefully some of you will be reading and be able to do some coaching. --- --- ---=--- --- --- I've been coasting along for sever

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] what to setup with 4 matched disks

James via openindiana-discuss writes: > On 01/11/2020 18:10, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I've been coasting along for several years only using matched and >> mirrored pairs of disks. >> >> Now I would like to do some experimenting with some of the other >

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] what to setup with 4 matched disks

Bob Friesenhahn writes: [...] > With only a small number of disks (and to aid human comprehension when > something goes wrong) I suggest using mirrors with a regular pool > 'scrub' schedule. With more disks raidz2 starts making sense but > raidz2 is less flexible. Thanks to all posters, lots o

[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to determine what to do with a copied member of zfs fs

[Sorry to ramble a bit, trying to get across what I've run into. Not sure what is important to include to allow anyone to help] While attempting to clean up some kind of error involving one zfs fs p0/vb2/vm2/d0 Do is a running Vbox vm that I don't want to harm. I copied all of vm2 to vm2X inclu

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to determine what to do with a copied member of zfs fs

James via openindiana-discuss writes: > On 14/11/2020 16:03, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> While attempting to clean up some kind of error involving one zfs fs >> >> p0/vb2/vm2/d0 > ... >> More importantly is there a way to determine what is going on with >> ./v

[OpenIndiana-discuss] What to do about not having a compiler suitable to install VBox

Attempting to install an VBox pkg from the Oracle site I run into this output: pkgadd -d ./*.pkg [...] Oracle VM VirtualBox(i386) 6.1.14,REV=2020.09.04.10.03.140239 Oracle Corporation ## Executing checkinstall script. Checking package dependencies... ## Missing packages: ## IPS : system/libra

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] What to do about not having a compiler suitable to install VBox

Till Wegmueller writes: > Hi Harry > > Virtualbox from Oracle site is not compatible anymore with illumos and > is not supported. > > Please use the packaged version install-able via pkg. Espen Martinsen writes: > Use Vbox from hipster repos > > #pkg install virtualbox It appears to only supp

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] What to do about not having a compiler suitable to install VBox

IFO system/virtualbox 6.1.16-2020.0.1.1 i-- [...] Espen Martinsen writes: > On 11/19/20 3:32 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Installed it on a oi VM running our latest ISO offering. > > Ooops, I'm not sure if it's intendion

[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to downgrade virtualbox from latest version

Setup: running latest updates of OI/hipster on; HDW: HP wx8600 2x XEON 5600 psrinfo -vp The physical processor has 4 virtual processors (0 2 4 6) x86 (GenuineIntel 1067A family 6 model 23 step 10 clock MHz) Intel(r) Xeon(r) CPU X5470 @ 3.33GHz uname -a SunOS 2x 5.11 i

[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to downgrade virtualbox from latest version

Setup: running latest updates of OI/hipster on; HDW: HP wx8600 2x XEON 5600 psrinfo -vp The physical processor has 4 virtual processors (0 2 4 6) x86 (GenuineIntel 1067A family 6 model 23 step 10 clock MHz) Intel(r) Xeon(r) CPU X5470 @ 3.33GHz uname -a SunOS 2x 5.11 i

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to downgrade virtualbox from latest version

Till Wegmueller writes: > Hey Harry > > That sounds like a version mismatch between guest tools and Host > Virtualbox. Can you make sure the guest has only the pkg provided > virtualbox extensions installed? And not the ones via ISO. First let me fill in another bit of info I forgot to include.

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to downgrade virtualbox from latest version

Carl Brewer writes: > It's not, the problems are with the VirtualBox GUI, what happens > inside the (I hate trying to work out how to describe GUI parts!) OS > screen, is a symptom. > > I run a bunch of virtual servers in VirtualBox, the current GUI is > misbehaving as Harry describes, but it's w

[OpenIndiana-discuss] set which fs do/don't get snaps besides timeslider

Can anyone tell me how I can avoid snapshotting on some fs. I find using the timeslider to be sort of a non-starter. It has a scroll bar unlike any found in the rest of the world. Normally a scroll bar will consist of a small short bar (handle) setting in a longer track. Pulling the `handle' up

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] set which fs do/don't get snaps besides timeslider

Stephan Althaus writes: > Hello! > > Yes, the gui is not very usable. > > You may starting having a look at the GTK definition of the window > > https://github.com/OpenIndiana/time-slider/blob/master/usr/share/time-slider/ui/time-slider-setup.ui > > some with GTK background might find something o

[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to arrange for auto snapshots only once per month

I want to have snaopshots only once a month on certain filesystems. I'm not finding enough information on time-slider to tell if it can be done there, but the Solaris time-slider docs indicate it could be done. The location it tells you to make such a setting does not exist on hipster. The output

[OpenIndiana-discuss] basic send/recv coaching please

Sorry this is so basic. I've done a bit send/recv but never like below: I want the root filesystem saved on remote host (which I have yet to do) I'm trying it like this [NOTE: both hosts running latest oi/hipster updated 11/29 sending hostname 2x: , | NAMEUSE

[OpenIndiana-discuss] rpool/ROOT where mounted?

If you want to create a copy of your entire OS on a remote machine by means of send/recv do you need to send rpool/ROOT? on my system the mountpoint says only `legacy' rpool/ROOT 82.0G 530G23K legacy And the Solaris Docs say that legacy means it has an entry in v

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] set which fs do/don't get snaps besides timeslider

"Coalson, Timothy Scott (S&T-Student)" writes: > You can tell time-slider to ignore a filesystem by: > > zfs set com.sun:auto-snapshot=false > > There are global settings for a custom time-slider schedule (number of > each type of snapshot to keep, service auto-snapshot:, > property "zfs/keep")

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rpool/ROOT where mounted?

v...@bb-c.de (Volker A. Brandt) writes: > Hi Harry! > > >> If you want to create a copy of your entire OS on a remote machine by >> means of send/recv do you need to send rpool/ROOT? > > Typically, you will need to send the entire rpool. That's what the > "zfs send -R" command is for. It replica

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Determine path to usb stick frm `rmformt -l' output

I have the output of rmformat -l to guide me but I'm not sure what is the correct path. There are two shown. In order to write to USB I need to be exact with path. Tail of rmformat -l output: [...] 3. Logical Node: /dev/rdsk/c8t0d0p0 Physical Node: /pci@0,0/pci103c,1306@1

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Determine path to usb stick frm `rmformt -l' output

Gary Mills writes: [...] > > The usbcopy command may not work anymore. Here's what I usually do, > starting with the usb image: [...] Snipped a very excellent detailed walk thru. I will try that but once John G made me see I'd missed some very important para in handbook, since I have a win10

[OpenIndiana-discuss] catching hell getting booted

I've been running an hp xw8600 for several years and for about 5-6 of those yrs running openindiana OS. A month ago or so I shutdown OI to change out a couple of disks. Once I did that I have not been able to use any of the oi installation media I've made up. Both usb stick and DVD fails to boot

[OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone here tried sanoid snapshotting and backup software?

I wondered if anyone has tried or uses `sanoid' for snap-shotting, or is it just a waste of time when we have the time slider? ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] catching hell getting booted

Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss writes: [...] >> So, I'm hoping someone here will have sage advice about booting from >> network somehow. >> >> Is there a way to circumvent both usb and DVD boots and do something >> over the network to get oi installed? >> > > What exactly is happening? d

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] catching hell getting booted

Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss writes: >> On 3. Feb 2021, at 23:11, Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss >> writes: >> >> [...] >> >>>> So, I'm hoping someone here will have sage advice about boot

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] catching hell getting booted

Carl Brewer writes: > None that I can do to help, but can you continue to document what you do? I will try but make no bones about only being about half literate. English is not my first language... I learned to speak in Wyoming hill-billy for the first 10 or so years. hehe. > I experienced so

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] catching hell getting booted

Gary Mills writes: > On Wed, Feb 03, 2021 at 01:06:12PM -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I've been running an hp xw8600 for several years and for about 5-6 of >> those yrs running openindiana OS. >> >> A month ago or so I shutdown OI to change out a couple of disk

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Screen locking with XScreenSaver disabled

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024, at 12:35, Alan Coopersmith wrote: > On 1/14/24 15:17, hput wrote: >> Till Wegmueller writes: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> Check all other system settings if you have another Screensaver. Mate >>> has it's own AFAIK. >> >> The thing is, as you see in the small image of what I see on

[OpenIndiana-discuss] where..iso of Osol build 133 update to latest OI

Gack... my subject looks kind of dopey, maybe tried to say to much. Here is my query in a few words: Where can I get an ISO of build 133 of opensolaris? Details and why: I run Osol Build 133 currently. I want to go to Open indiana as it seems to be the best thing going in a bad situation with

[OpenIndiana-discuss] [b 134] consensus on create static IP

I've been pawing around with google looking for a standard way to set up a static IP address on newer opensolaris builds, in this case b 134. I see at least 3 different methods described... all different. The most recent appears to be Jan 2010... but doesn't say what build. Before I start just m

[OpenIndiana-discuss] [b 147] Consensus on how to set up static IP

Can anyone point me to, or supply a brief step thru describing a known to work method for setting up a static IP address. One with complete steps that are current, as it appears from googling around that there are several ways described and not all work on newer opensolaris like b 134. Does that

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] [b 134] consensus on create static IP

Harry Putnam writes: > I've been pawing around with google looking for a standard way to set > up a static IP address on newer opensolaris builds, in this case b > 134. > > I see at least 3 different methods described... all different. > > The most recent appears to

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] [b 147] Consensus on how to set up static IP

Harry Putnam writes: > Can anyone point me to, or supply a brief step thru describing a known > to work method for setting up a static IP address. > > One with complete steps that are current, as it appears from googling > around that there are several ways described and not al

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] [b 147] Consensus on how to set up static IP

Christopher Chan writes: > On Tuesday, November 09, 2010 07:16 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Can anyone point me to, or supply a brief step thru describing a known >> to work method for setting up a static IP address. >> >> One with complete steps that are current,

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] [osol-discuss] Can this scenario be accomplished?

Sean writes: >> Would the newly installed OS recognize the data and zpool/zfs >> structures enough to retrieve the data or copy it over. >> >> Like if you made this external disk a zpool, would it just be erased >> or would the OS see the data and file structure? >> > > You just need to import th

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] [osol-discuss] Can this scenario be accomplished?

Sean writes: > After a zpool import of the attached zpool, the zpool and associated > zfs filesystems will be visible and accessible. Thanks again... that cleared some of it up. I see what I've been stumbling over is what `importing' is really like. I had visions of actually slurping all the

[OpenIndiana-discuss] find size of raw disks

Is there some way to determine the size of disks discovered with `format' An attempt to create a 2 disk mirror failed with the message that the disks were different sizes, but I thought they were the same size... I must have used the wrong identifier for one of the disks... so to find the matching

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] find size of raw disks

McBofh writes: > On 22/11/10 01:44 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Is there some way to determine the size of disks discovered with >> `format' >> >> An attempt to create a 2 disk mirror failed with the message that the >> disks were different sizes, but I though

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