Another WM in Solaris 10

Hi all !
How I can start a new windows manager (like xcfe or kde) in a default solaris 10 install.
I just installed the free packages (xcfe and kde).
I don't find any .xinitrc (like in linux or bsd's).
roberto

If you loaded the companion disk check out:
/opt/sfw/kde/dtlogin/install-dtlogin

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How to add drive space from one drive to another drive in Solaris 10

This is something I have never done in Solaris. I have a mounted drive (UFS) with a dir being used for a samba share. The dir is near full. I have another drive right beside it that is empty.
1. How can I add the drive space from the empty drive to the dir or drive that is nearly full? I have to access all files on both drives from the samba share.
2. Can I do this without loosing files?
3. Can I do this without messing up the samba share?
4. Can this be done on the fly without re-boot?
Thanks in advance.

I would start by getting acquainted with ZFS.
Make sure you have a recent Solaris 10 version with a stable zfs impl. like u4 and later.
Make sure you have installed reasonably recent Solaris 10 recommended patches - they make a big difference to ZFS.
Simple solution :
* put your new drive in a zpool
# zpool create smbpool <new_drive_device, fx. c0t1d0>
* make a zfs
# zfs create smbpool/smbfs
* stop your samba server
# svcadm stop smb ?
* copy your files to your zfs fssmb_ufs=old samba fs
# cp -rp <old_samba_fs> /pools/smbpool/smbfs
* un-mount and say goodbye to your old samba fs - /wave
# umount <old_samba_fs>
* expand your zpool with the old samba server fs partition
# zpool add smbpool <device name for old samba slice, fx. c0t0d0s6>
* move your zfs fs to be mounted on the same mount points as the old samba server fs
# zfs set mountpoint=<old_samba_mountpoint> smbpool/smbfs
* restart your samba server
# svcadm start smb ?
It requires downtime for the samba server to copy the files, which could be cut shorter by using rsync, rsyncing while samba server online, stop samba server, rsync again for the changes while the first rsync ran.

Kernal warnings in Solaris 10

Dear Folks,
We have Solaris 10 box connected to HP SAN EVA8000 through dual HBA with MPXIO enabled. From quite some time we started receiving below warning messages, Any body Could explain, What is the reasons for these warnings or any solution to avoid them.....Many Thanks In Advance....
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May 8 08:36:22 mx-jes-11 fp: [ID 517869 kern.info] NOTICE: fp(0): PLOGI to 11400 failed state=Packet Transport error, reason=No Connection
/var/adm/messages (scanned at Tue May 8 08:46:12 AST 2007)
May 8 08:42:38 mx-jes-11 fctl: [ID 517869 kern.warning] WARNING: fp(0)::GPN_ID for D_ID=11400 failed
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Emmalleres wrote:
you need to download patch 119130-17 for Solaris 10(SPARC) or another patch for Solaris 9 and intel platform.
this will resovle the issue.
[email protected] thread was originally posted more than two years ago. The O.P. has never returned to update the thread though they have been active in the forums since that time (click their username).
The suggested patch would be of value only if the system was installed with Solaris 10 Update 2 or older and had never been patched. Rev-17 of patch 119130 is/was from 2006, which can be seen by reading the README for it.
119130-19 was from May 2006
[http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-119130-19-1|http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-119130-19-1]
119130-16 was from Feb 2006
The only information was the excerpt provided in the initial post. It still appears to have been an issue with the storage peripheral.

Solaris 8 to Solaris 10 upgrade for oracle 11i

Hi
Need to upgrade my 11i (11.5.9) apps from Solaris 8 to Solaris 10
It will also be a 32 bit to 64 bit conversion
Has anyone done this before. or can specify the any major obstacles.
Thanks

Dear Bansi
I did something similar on HP-UX but you can mainly follow this
1- Check Certification matrix against Solaris 10
2- Install 64 bit engine of 9iR2 using 9iR2 CD's without creation of a database
3- Patch the engine with the same patch level your database on it [9.2.0.3 is standard DB level for 11.5.9 CD's ] If you want to update this level than the existing to be latest [ie 9.2.0.6 check notes and certification matrix] you should do this step after next step
4- Attach your 11.5.9 database to that engine
5- Copy configurations files from old engine to the new engine [appsutil]
6- Copy Applications in similar locations [If migrate to another server using Solaris 10]
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A.S.Salem

Activate DNS on Solaris 10

Good afternoon
I installed a program from the console and displays an error with DNS, wanted resolve.conf file in the folder / etc and is not.
I want to know if this is in another folder on Solaris 10 or What can I do to activate the DNS?

You will need to edit the /etc/nsswitch file and add dns to the hosts entry for example "hosts: dns nis files"
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domain domain.com
nameserver 132.456.78.9
nameserver 132.456.78.8
search domain.com subdomain.com
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Solaris 8 4/01 Intel Instalation/Boot Problems

I am TRYING to install the Solaris 8 for Intel and i am having several problems.
I managed to solve some of them but now i am stuck.
I am running a PII with a an Adapetc 2940 and a scsi disk.
I am using interactive instalation one software cd 1.
I am creating 2 partions one X86 boot with 10 Mb and another one of solaris type with 8500 Mb.
in the second one i created a slice for root and another one for swap.
The problem is after all the instalation completes the system wont boot !
Any ideia why ?
I created a dos boot partion and it boots fine.
How can i create a boot disk ?
How can access the file system a just created to check ?
How can i rewrite the mbr ?
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Please help.
Thanks in Advance,
Pedro Oliveira

Howdy,
I am please to see someone with ethics responding to some basic questions of a solaris install problem on an intel platform. I have been working with solaris on sparc for a while, not I am trying the Intel side of the house.
I am having a similar problem as you mentioned. I have a Compaq Deskpro system with an IDE 2gb disk to install Solaris 8 4/01 on. I get all the way through the instructions to #27 on the DOC CD to the reboot of the system and the pulling out of the Installation CD. It tells me that I will need to wait for the system to reset then pull out the CD before the sytem completes its Memory test and HW detection.
I think I am removing the CD when this is being done, but the only thing I am seeing is a compaq logo and an hourglass forever....the screen seems to hang there forever.
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Solaris 10 upgrade - Major problems - PLEASE HELP

I have a v880 running Solaris 10 11/06 (U3) which I am trying to upgrade to the latest Solaris 8/11 (U10) release without much success. I am simply using the Solaris Installation Program and booting from DVD and running the upgrade option. However the process fails with the following error:
The selected Software exceeds the available disk space.
The Solaris operating environment selected to upgrade contains
a metadevice. Disk Space Re-allocation is not allowed.
Please do one of the following:
Deselect some software to be installed.
Choose another version of Solaris to upgrade. (If available)
Go back and select Initial Install.
Exit the installation.<Press ENTER to continue>
A df -h shows that / has 22Gb free, swap space is 3.1Gb free, /var has 7.1Gb free and /usr 3.1Gb free. All the documentation seems to show that that is ample space. I'm relatively new to Unix and Solaris so be gentle with me if I'm doing something stupid. Many thanks to all. An initial install is not an option as I need to keep the setup as is.

It's probably /usr that it's whining about. It's not very exact when calculating space and 3.1G is not ample space these days. This is why I put everything in the / partition anymore. Don't have to worry about this crap down the line...
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Can I run SUN and BEA JVM with WL9.1 on Solaris 9

Is it possible to run a WL9.1 domain on SUN JVM and another one on BEA JRockit? The reason I asked is that for the WL9.1 Sparc download, there's one for Solaris 8,9 and 10 on Sparc and there's another one for Solaris 9 with JRockit Supported. Is this mean I have to install both on 2 separate BEA home?

Right, I read the docs. What's confusing is that on the WLS download page, there's a download for the Solaris Sparc 8,9,10 (server910_solaris32.bin). There's another download for Solaris 9 with JRockit Supported (server910_generic.jar). For the server910_solaris32.bin, it comes with the SUN JDK. For the server910_generic.jar, it doesn't have the SUN JDK and it needs a separate JRockit download, jrockit-R26.3.0-jdk1.5.0_06-solaris-sparcv9.bin. Also, in the WLS9.1-JRockit install docs, it requires the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point to sparc64 instead of sparc in the {WL_HOME}/common/bin/commEnv.sh.
I guess my question is which file should I use for the base WLS install? server910_solaris32.bin or server910_generic.jar? If I use the server910_solaris32.bin, I will need to add JRockit as a separate install. If I use server910_generic.jar, i will need to install JRockit as well as the SUN JDK.

Solaris 10 x86 is impressive but needs more h/w support

I know what you're thinking, another hardware support gripe. :)
First of all, I'd like to say that despite not being able to use my network card, view DVDs, use my sound card or laser printer with Solaris 10, I am extremely impressed with the professional GUI design and the ease of use of its interface. It puts some so-called GUIs in Linux to shame, bigtime. It actually feels like a professional O/S instead of a hacker's-throw-together O/S like some Linux distributions I've seen (no offense to volunteers in the linux community, but I did have to pay money for some popular distributions quite some years ago. I expected more for my money at the time).
Considering I got Solaris 10 for free (along with Star Office), I consider it a veritable steal that was worth the download time and the five burnt cds (companion cd too). If linux didn't exist and I had a little more money, I definitely would have invested in a complete hardware supported system to run Solaris 10 perfectly (even buy an ultrasparc if I had to :) ). Maybe one day.
Since my juvenile 7-hour a night game-playing days are over, there is very little motivation other than hardware support for me to consider using Windows XP. If all my current hardware worked under Solaris 10, I wouldn't be dual booting with Windows XP anymore. It seems like I'll have to give Linux another chance until Solaris 10 receives more support. I'm not planning on upgrading to any other future O/Ses offered by Microsoft. I paid enough of my money and security update download time in that direction.
In terms of what I've seen so far of Solaris 10 and considering that there is supported hardware available to do anything you need to get done, I applaud Sun for their excellent work and give them my 10. If I ever learn enough assembler to write device drivers for Solaris 10, I may put in my 2 cents as far as helping out with h/w support as well.

First of all, I'd like to say that despite not being
able to use my network card, view DVDs, use my sound
card or laser printer with Solaris 10, I am extremelySound Drives for just about anything are found here:
http://www.opensound.com/
Drivers for some less common or fairly new networking here:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/mrym3/taiyodo/eng/
DVDs, well, technically that's illegal in most countries without licensed software. You can thank the people behind software patents for that. However, I have played DVDs on my system, but it wasn't pretty getting it working, in the end I removed it and have relegated all DVD playback to that famous Toy OS since Surround Sound, etc. support is far better there.
10. If I ever learn enough assembler to write device
drivers for Solaris 10, I may put in my 2 cents as
far as helping out with h/w support as well.I don't know of any drivers written for modern operating systems in assembler, they're almost always written in C. Sometimes they may contain assembler, but that's not the guts of them.

Solaris 10 x86 intallation problems

I have an athlon based machine which was happily running XP this morning. I had previously divided the disk to use a Linux distribution on one half and XP on the other. I wanst using the Linux bit much due to graphics driver problems so I decided to replace it with a Solaris 10.
I duly went through the installation and was told that the solaris boot loader was incomaptible with the Linux one, grub I think, so I overwrote it and proceeded with the install. During the disk layout procedure I asked it to preserve my XP partition and use the rest for solaris. I had to shrink the solaris bit beyond teh full size by 100k or so and eventually it was happy, or so I thought.
Solaris is now duly installed and runs fine. I just need to sort out a network card driver. However my problem is that the sun boot loader sees the old XP partition as an extended dos partition (partition 3) and wont boot from it....
WHat have I done wrong?
Please dont tell me my XP partition is lost! Is there some tool I can use to make it bootable again? I have seen the grub bits on the GNU site. Are these any use?
All Help gratefully recieved.

FYI: I tried yet another version of solaris as i found out that theres a bug in the 64-bit kernel on update 4 for alot of new processors. Solaris 10 x86 update 7 did the trick! :). Installed right away on a standard 'Solaris 10 (64 bit)' VM. I still find it strange that the most recent version of solaris 10 fails to even start the installation.

Installing Oracle 10.2.0.2 on Solaris 11 (Solaris Express) x86

Hi!
I have a problem with installing oracle on Solaris 11. When I ran installation program I got a message like this: "Wrong version of OS. The version must be 10".
Then program finished its work.
Is it possible to install Oracle 10.2.0.2 (or another version) on Solaris 11?

Solaris 11 is not certified with 10g R2, that's why you getting error.
Check link for more details => Certify - Oracle's Certification Matrices
Virag

Use an another ld.

Hi all,
I am trying to make a libxine package, but I have got this problem when I am doing a gmake (or a make).
<inconnu>                           0x13cb5     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13cdc     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13cf1     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13d68     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13d90     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13db4     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13dc7     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13dce     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13df0     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13e17     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
<inconnu>                           0x13e2c     ../../src/libffmpeg/libavcodec/l ibpostproc/.libs/libpostprocess.a(postprocess.o)
ld: fatal : les r�adressages sont conserv�s sur les sections adressables mais n on enregistrables
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gmake[4]: *** [xineplug_decode_ff.la] Error 1
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Thanks

The best place to ask questions about linker issues is in the Open Solaris linker forum:
http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=63

Solaris 8 Megaraid Express 200 ;-(

I was having trouble installing Solaris for intel on my megaraid 466 (Express 200) raid controller. I installed an adaptec 2940U2W that I borrowed from another machine, and Solaris installed without a hitch. I didn't even have to download special drivers, solaris came with 'em! If you're looking for a good SCSI card to use with Solaris, choose adaptec. I have also heard that Solaris 8 works great with the newer adaptec 29160 cards too!

There shouldn't be a problem as long as the system has the required
memory and hard disk space. There may be some issues with driver
support for older peripherals. Solaris 8 has limited support for ISA cards
such as Network Interface Cards (NIC).
I would suggest taking a look at the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
on www.access1.sun.com to make sure the peripherals in the system'
are supported.
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SK

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