Re: [zfs-discuss] Formatting Problem of ZFS Adm Guide (pdf)

> ZFS Administration Guide (in PDF format) does not > look very professional (at least on > Evince/OS2008.05). Please see attached screenshot. Looks like this is a display problem. It seems that certain fonts (monospace fonts) were not displayed by the version of Evince included in OS 2008.05.

Re: [zfs-discuss] Formatting Problem of ZFS Adm Guide (pdf)

> For the record, the source of the ZFS Admin Guide is > created with > a SGML editor that is not Framemaker. I agree that > the evince PDF > display problems are with the font changes only. > > Cindy Perhaps some considerations should be given to create those documents with OpenOffice.org or St

Re: [zfs-discuss] OT: Formatting Problem of ZFS Adm Guide (pdf)

> I doubt so. Star/OpenOffice are word processors... > and like Word they are not suitable for typesetting > documents. > > SGML, FrameMaker & TeX/LateX are the only ones > capable of doing that. This was pretty much true about a year ago. However, after version 2.3, which adds the kerning feat

[zfs-discuss] zfs:zfs_arc_max

Is it possible to input the value of zfs:zfs_arc_max in 10-based format or other more common form (e.g., zfs:zfs_arc_max = 1GB, etc.), in addition to the current hex format? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-d

Re: [zfs-discuss] The best motherboard for a home ZFS fileserver

> I have built mine the last few days, and it seems to > be running fine right now. > > Originally I wanted Solaris 10, but switched to using > SXCE (nevada build 94, the latest right now) because > I wanted the new CIFS support and some additional ZFS > features. > > Here's my setup. These were

Re: [zfs-discuss] The best motherboard for a home ZFS fileserver

> waynel wrote: > > > > We have a couple of machines similar to your just > > spec'ed. They have worked great. The only > problem > > is, the power management routine only works for > K10 > > and later. We will move to Intel core 2 duo for > > future machines (mainly b/c power management > > co

[zfs-discuss] Booting from a USB HD

I installed OS 2008.05 onto a USB HD (WD Passport), and was able to boot from it (knock on wood!). However, when plugged into a different machine, I then am unable to boot from it. Is there any permission issue that I must address on this ZFS HD before I can boot from it? This message post

Re: [zfs-discuss] Booting from a USB HD

> W. Wayne Liauh wrote: > > I installed OS 2008.05 onto a USB HD (WD Passport), > and was able to boot from it (knock on wood!). > > > > However, when plugged into a different machine, I > then am unable to boot from it. > > > > Is there any permission iss

Re: [zfs-discuss] The best motherboard for a home ZFS fileserver

> How about we complain enough to shame somebody into > adding power > management to the K8 chips? We can start by > reminding SUN on how much > it was trumpeting the early Opterons as 'green > computing'. > > Cheers, > florin > Casper's frkit power management script works very well with AMD's

[zfs-discuss] Compress a Root Pool?

Is it possible to compress a root pool? If yes, how? Thanks. (I installed os 08.05 into a 4 GB USB stick, and want to know whether I could squeeze more stuff in there.) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-dis

Re: [zfs-discuss] Booting from a USB HD

Looks like my naive conclusion was wrong. This morning I installed os08.05 into a 4GB flash stick plugged to an HP 6700 notebook (Intel C2D, bought this week). This machine boots and runs very nicely from this os08.05 flash stick. However, I was unable to use this flash stick to boot an Athlon

[zfs-discuss] Jive Forum--Stupid? (Was: Booting from a USB HD)

... > > However, I was unable to use this flash stick to > boot an Athlon X2 > > machine. Its MBR was read--and the GRUB options > were shown on the > > screen. But when I selected an option (e.g., the > rc3), the machine > > would go into the restart mode, and the GRUB screen > would be shown >

Re: [zfs-discuss] Booting from a USB HD

> Your problem is almost certainly that your boot > device order differs, > probably due to thw BIOS differences you mention. Go > to the grub command > line, and do a "find /platform/i86pc/multiboot". Pay > attention to the > hd(n,m) it prints (I hope!) and edit your boot entry > to match. Once

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to zpool add a logical partition

> I have detailed the > meaning of the Solaris disk device aliases in my > blog. clear="all">Cheers, _hartz-- Any > sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable > from magic. > Arthur C. ClarkeAfrikaanse Stap Website: href="http://www.bloukous.co.za";>http://www.bloukous. > o.zaMy blog:

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

> The BIOS sees it and reports it as a SanDisk > SDCFX3-008G whit I assume > is the label from the card. The board is an nForce 4 > Asus A8N-E. > > Ian If you are running B95, that "may" be the problem. I have no problem booting B93 (& previous builds) from a USB stick, but B95, which has a ne

Re: [zfs-discuss] OT: Formatting Problem of ZFS Adm Guide (pdf)

> One can carve furniture with an axe, especially if > it's razor-sharp, > ut that doesn't make it a spokeshave, plane and saw. > > I love star office, and use it every day, but my > publisher uses > rame, so that's what I use for books. > > --dave As of Build 95, I am still unable to read a g

Re: [zfs-discuss] OT: Formatting Problem of ZFS Adm Guide (pdf)

> > Again, I don't see any reason why we should not > consider using > > StarOffice (BTW, it's "StarOffice"--one word, not > "star office") to > > publish the Adm Guide, as well as other Sun > publications. > > You are saying that Sun should start over from > scratch and attempt to > use the wr

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

> I suspect the problem with ZFS boot from USB sticks > is, > that the kernel does not create "devid" properties > for the > USB stick, and apparently those devids are now > required for > zfs booting. > > The kernel (sd driver) does not create "devid" > properties for USB flash > memory sticks, b

Re: [zfs-discuss] OT: Formatting Problem of ZFS Adm Guide (pdf)

> Waynel, > > It takes significant amount of work to typeset any > large document. Especially if it is a technical > document in which you have to adhere to a set of > strict typesetting guidelines. In these cases > separation of content and style is essential and > can't be stressed enough. > >

Re: [zfs-discuss] OT: Formatting Problem of ZFS Adm Guide (pdf)

> Please read Akhilesh's answer carefully and stop > repeating > the same thing. Staroffice is to Latex/Framemaker > what a > mid-size sedan is to an 18-wheeler. To the untrained > eye, > they appear to perform similar actions, but the > actual overlap > is really small. > > > Sorry, can't help

Re: [zfs-discuss] Formatting Problem of ZFS Adm Guide (pdf)

> ZFS Administration Guide (in PDF format) does not > look very professional (at least on > Evince/OS2008.05). Please see attached screenshot. I have cleaned up the original pdf file. Please see: http://tinyurl.com/zfs-pdf The invisible parts (original) are now visible (corrected). It is not

Re: [zfs-discuss] The best motherboard for a home ZFS fileserver

> I'm a fan of ZFS since I've read about it last year. > > Now I'm on the way to build a home fileserver and I'm > thinking to go with Opensolaris and eventually ZFS!! This seems to be a good candidate to build a home ZFS server: http://tinyurl.com/msi-so It's cheap, low power, fan-less; the on

[zfs-discuss] Booting 0811 from USB Stick

I was able to install os0805 into a USB stick and boot from it. It works really great. However, after image-updating to build 95, I am only seeing the GRUB prompt. I have also installed the 0811_95 LiveDVD into a USB stick, but the machine just keeps rebooting itself. -- This message posted fr

Re: [zfs-discuss] Booting 0811 from USB Stick

> Hello all, > Did you make a install on the USB stick, or did you > use the Distribution Constructor (DC)? > > Leal. I did the both of: (1) install os0805 (build 86) LiveCD on a USB stick, boot from the USB stick, image-update to build 95, then reboot (cold or warm) failed. (2) Install o

Re: [zfs-discuss] Booting 0811 from USB Stick

> did you follow the instructions for updating grub > after the image-update: > > 115&tstart=0> Yes. Also there is no need to do the grub update when directly installed from the os0811_95 LiveDVD. Further, compared to the USB stick, I do

Re: [zfs-discuss] Booting 0811 from USB Stick

> I was able to install os0805 into a USB stick and > boot from it. It works really great. > > However, after image-updating to build 95, I am only > seeing the GRUB prompt. > > I have also installed the 0811_95 LiveDVD into a USB > stick, but the machine just keeps rebooting itself. Anyone has

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS/WAFL lawsuit

> Curiously, I posted to the blog comments last night > discussing some > of the prior art, going back to some of the "disks > could do this too" > discussions by early tree structured binary data > structures inventions, > mentioning other copy-on-write structure ideas > floating around in the > l

Re: [zfs-discuss] (politics) Sharks in the waters

> http://cdrecord.berlios.de/new/private/wofs.ps.gz > > > Jörg > Hi Jörg, This link doesn't work. If possible, could you make it as an attachment? Thanks. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@openso

Re: [zfs-discuss] (politics) Sharks in the waters

> Thanks to Tatjana, I now have a new version > (decoupled from our > OpenSolaris book SBN: 978-3-540-29236-4) that > includes 5 more images. > > http://opensolaris.in-berlin.de/pdf/WoFS.pdf > > Or http://cdrecord.berlios.de/new/private/WoFS.pdf > > Jörg > > -- > EMail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (home)

Re: [zfs-discuss] Create ZFS now, add mirror later

> E. Mike Durbin wrote: > > Is there a way to to a create a zfs file system > > (e.g. zpool create boot /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1) > > > > Then, (after vacating the old boot disk) add > another > > device and make the zpool a mirror? > > > > zpool attach > -- richard > > (as in: zpool create boot mirr