Re: [osol-discuss] When can we expect nv111?

2009-04-06 Thread Peter Lees
> Actually, you'll want to skip SXCE b111 and wait till > the official release of SXCE b112 consolidation - > from a community standpoint. care to expand on this Ken? i'm waiting on b111 in the hope it will un-break booting on ultra-20, but if there're other problems with it i'll hang out for th

[osol-discuss] forum search broken?

2009-03-20 Thread Peter Lees
forum search appears to be broken: it's yielding no results even for simple searches -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] will there be an sxce build 88 ?

2008-05-07 Thread Peter Lees
thanks shawn. based on the previous release pattern, sxce 88 is imminent - is anything delaying it beyond the next couple of weeks? (trying to work out timings vs downloads) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing l

[osol-discuss] will there be an sxce build 88 ?

2008-05-07 Thread Peter Lees
or is it all opensolaris 2008.05 ? i'm looking for something i can use as a jumpstart image This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] sxce build 74 x86 dvd busted?

2007-10-12 Thread Peter Lees
looks like the download &/or concat didn't work properly. it's weird that i was able to mount the iso image but that some files were damaged. fixed now This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discus

[osol-discuss] sxce build 74 x86 dvd busted?

2007-10-12 Thread Peter Lees
hi folks the sxce build 74 (x86) dvd boots to grub in command-line mode - is this normal? looking at the Tools directory, setup_install_server is binary data (solaris 10 sparc thinks it's "ms dos library") ; looking at the boot directory, grub/menu.lst is binary data garbage trying to net boo

Re: [osol-discuss] SXCE 70's installer and laying out file systems

2007-08-19 Thread Peter Lees
> One thing that did jar me the wrong way were the > silly childish looking > images that were selected for the installed. I have > no clue way anyone would > place images of icecream and a yellow construction > roller into an installer > for Solaris. In a company of vast technology that > creates

[osol-discuss] Re: gnome dumps core -> sxce_b62 x86 upgrade from b59

2007-04-24 Thread Peter Lees
now - the weird thing is that i left the laptop overnight, then updated a very similar model vaio in the same way. that worked fine, so i tried the 1st laptop again. this time it worked! i have no idea what changed between then & now :/ grrr This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

[osol-discuss] gnome dumps core -> sxce_b62 x86 upgrade from b59

2007-04-22 Thread Peter Lees
hi folks, i've upgraded from sxce b59 to sxce b62 (x86, 32 bit - sony vaio laptop) & have found that gnome dumps core on startup: - dtlogin screen presented - log in (gnome already selected as desktop) - first loading splash screen shows - xwindows stops (i see console) - dtlogin screen pre

Re: [Fwd: [osol-discuss] live upgrade sxce 52 -> sxce 54 = broken firefox]

2006-12-23 Thread Peter Lees
o-Zhou Li wrote: FYI. ZZ Subject: [osol-discuss] live upgrade sxce 52 -> sxce 54 = broken firefox From: Peter Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:18:11 -0800 (PST) To: opensolaris-discuss@opensola

Re: [osol-discuss] live upgrade sxce 52 -> sxce 54 = broken firefox

2006-12-23 Thread Peter Lees
quot; when doing the upgrade? On 12/20/06, *Peter Lees* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: hi folks, i just did a live upgrade from sxce snv_52 to sxce snv_54, and am having trouble with the bundled firefox (new version is version 2.0) on first

[osol-discuss] Re: live upgrade sxce 52 -> sxce 54 = broken firefox

2006-12-20 Thread Peter Lees
alas, i did an upgrade install from the DVD (not live upgrade) over the broken snv_54 BE and now it works. live upgrade strikes again! ;) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris

[osol-discuss] live upgrade sxce 52 -> sxce 54 = broken firefox

2006-12-20 Thread Peter Lees
hi folks, i just did a live upgrade from sxce snv_52 to sxce snv_54, and am having trouble with the bundled firefox (new version is version 2.0) on first startup, firefox works fine. on second startup, firefox segfaults if i remove my ~/.mozilla directory, firefox will start up again. if i qui

[osol-discuss] Re: Asterisk success

2006-12-16 Thread Peter Lees
> > >is there any chance to actually include those > drivers in solaris > >express? the cards supported by it are very common. > has anyone talked > >to the developer about that? > > > Yes;l I think it's one of the reasons the "rh" driver > was renamed > "vfe"; they're being prepared for inclusi

[osol-discuss] Re: SXCR Build 53 available

2006-12-09 Thread Peter Lees
> It would be beneficial to the community if you could > make this announcement in the "announcements" section > of the website as well, as kritter did. he did: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=19953&tstart=0 for derek - are we still likely to see SXCR b54 in ~ a week or so

[osol-discuss] best small opensolaris server?

2006-12-02 Thread Peter Lees
hi folks, i'm looking to replace some venerable solaris systems which mainly do network services (routing, firewall, dhcp, etc) with small servers running opensolaris. i'm looking for something which (in order): - can be fitted with at least 3 ethernet ports - is cheap & easy to acquire - is

[osol-discuss] Re: Gaim busted?

2006-07-26 Thread Peter Lees
> > > Hummm ... one guess is that gaim uses dirname to > > > locate it's plugins directory. > > > So it'd strip the executable name and "bin" > > > prefix. /usr/bin/gaim > > > > ln -s /usr/lib/gaim /lib/gaim solved this issue. > > > > As in: > ttp://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.d

[osol-discuss] sxcr 43 (cd) install problem - anyone else ?

2006-07-26 Thread Peter Lees
hi folks, just downloaded & made CD's of SXCR build 43 & am trying to install on an IBM thinkpad. i get as far as "determining system identity" and it hangs - trying to create a console window to see what's going on yields a 'pty not found' error. i can interrupt (^C) in the system indentity t

[osol-discuss] Re: Build 33 is posted

2006-02-14 Thread Peter Lees
thanks derek - can you post in the announcements forum? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Re: SXCR > b30

2006-02-14 Thread Peter Lees
this has been done to death by now, but i'd like to add my voice to those asking for more timely communication on this significant component. looking now from the outside, i can attest that despite the fact that things are scurrying about and happening under the covers, it's not apparent from w

[osol-discuss] Re: Build 30, Solaris Express - Community Release available

2006-01-30 Thread Peter Lees
> Build 31 should be available soon, as well. is there any update on this release? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Re: Reverting to old build: Solaris Express - CommunityRelease

2006-01-17 Thread Peter Lees
is there no chance of a build29 release ? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Re: New Community Proposal: Games

2006-01-16 Thread Peter Lees
fwiw, neverwinter nights server works happily on solaris (x86) with WINE or a brandz lx zone. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Re: SunPlex cluster vs. N1 Grid engine

2006-01-15 Thread Peter Lees
in general you're still going to get much better sets of working (sunplex) cluster stuff using SPARC systems and sun-branded storage. that's simply because that's what has been tested (again and again and again) & designed with to ensure it works. so hitting eBay might be the Best Bet. having

[osol-discuss] Re: Solaris Express -- Community Release, Build 30 available

2006-01-15 Thread Peter Lees
thanks karyn hopefully this means the schedule will get back on track? what sort of time delay can we expect for community edition ISO's vis-a-vis the delivery to WOS ? http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/onnv/onnv_schedule.txt (basically, i'm gasping for build31 so i can integrate brandz z

[osol-discuss] build 29 ISO release?

2005-12-30 Thread Peter Lees
what's the usual delay between source & binary releases of open solaris builds? i saw this announcement -> http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=4600&tstart=0 noting that ISO's weren't available as at 19th dec, & wondered when i should start looking. (obviously holidays are muck

[osol-discuss] Solaris Containers for Linux Applications

2005-11-25 Thread Peter Lees
announced here: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/news/111705.jsp and here: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/scla.jsp is there a solaris containers for linux apps (SCLA?) thread/forum/whatever here somewhere? This message posted from opensolaris.org _