Here's my environment:Solaris 10 SPARC (from release DVD isos)Sun Blade 100PowerBook G4 17" w/OS X 10.3.8 and X11 1.0 - XFree86 4.3.0 (same problems under 10.3.7)I have configured X11 forwarding on the Blade (sshd) and Mac client. (ssh). This seems to work for all X11 apps on the Blade, EXCEPT ...

For any others that are struggling to use libtool with the included GNU build tools in Solaris 10:It appears as though someone left out a proper libstdc++.la in /usr/sfw/lib and /usr/sfw/lib/64.Try these:/usr/sfw/lib/libstdc++.la-# libstdc++.la - a libtool library file# Generated by ltmain.sh - ...

Hi, I created an account in Solaris 10 and it is a member of System Admin group, however, when I want to su -from that account, I encountered the following msg:ksh: cannot execute suI edited the PATH for that account to made it same as the other System Admin, but still can't solve the problem. ...

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 ...

I am trying to run the JDK 1.1.8 that comes with Oracle 9.2 installer on Solaris 10 Beta 72 and it fails. It complains with the message:ld.so.1: /export/home/oracle/jre/1.1.8/bin/sparc/native_threads/jre: fatal: relocation error: file ...

Hi,While I was installing Solaris 10 the wheel on my mouse was working. Now once installed it is not working. Any sujestions?thanks in advance.

I'm trying to configure the Sun supplied version of Samba (/usr/sfw - v.3.04) and having no luck. I keep getting "access denied" when connecting from a XP workstation. It maps the drive to the file shares but keeps saying access denied when I try to browse them. The smbd and nmbd logs are ...

I have not been able to get Solaris 10 x86 to "see" my NICs. I have an Intel board with a 10/100 adapter and a PCI Linksys LNE100TX adapter plugged in. I tried Sun's instructions for loading adapters and it is as if they are not there.I checked the HCL and I don't see any NIC which is ...

Somewhat after 50% of part 4, this is what I get:Assertion failed: np->rn_parent == pp [.....]file rc_node.c, line 1353[and some more lines]What is wrong ? Do I have to download / burn the CD again ?

I have a 2 Way Manual Monitor / Keyboard / Mouse Switch Box which is connected to a Solaris 10 box & a Windows box. Since I installed Solaris 10 beta 69 on the box whenever I switch to an existing Gnome session using the switch box, the mouse no longer responds, the cursor just sits there. ...

Is there any general help available ? I've been browsing around, but the topics are quite specific.I did the install as specified, selecting everything (is there any package list per CD ?), started. Disk 2 was not recognized properly. What is great: I could continue with Disk 3 and 4 instead. ...

Hej!How can I mount a NTFS partition under Solaris 10?thx

Hi All,I would like to create a flash image of a balde 100 with a SUNWrneq install. I tried to flash this install by booting off the cdrom in single user mode.I originally loaded the HD with 2 partitions; / on s0 and swap on s1, then I mounted so to /a on the cdrom and then I ran the following ...

Has anyone tried Solaris 10 x86 on an nForce4 board? If so, how well or poorly does it work?

I'm thinking about setting up a small site that I hope will grow to become something of a 'self-help' guide for Solaris. It will be authored by anyone who knows what they're doing, ie you guys (I hope!)Basically, what I want to do is keep a list of functions and have some guides written on ...

I tried to do a Solaris 9 404 Upgrade to Solaris 10 on my Ultra 10 with SVM mirrored system drives and it wouldn't get past the Upgrade Profile Initialisation section. It stayed there for a long time, maybe 20 minutes and finally came up with a Failed screen. It compalined about a missing ...

I am having problems using ipf stream module on sppp0 pseudo interface.I have tried adding ipf with ifconfig modinsert then unplumbing sppp0 and plumbing back sppp0, it does not work.I have tried, as recommended in sun's System Administration Guide: IP Services, to autopush pfil on sppp but ...

For my housekeeping, I need to be monitoring files in a specific diretory by its size. Is there a command that can give me the filesizes that are > 0. Thanks.

Has anyone tried using probe-based IPMP on Solaris10? I'm doing some testing on my Ultra10 (2 HME's) and when I fire up probe-based IPMP within 10 seconds both interfaces get flagged as failed. Link-based IPMP works fine. Anyone else having problems?

I'm a new user of Sun Solaris 10, I used linux before, but I'm a little lost under solaris.I've got a 5.1 sound card and 5.1 speakers, but I didn't find any sound mixer that can enable this surround.I didn't know what is the Solaris 10 sound system, and I didn't know how he work.My sound ...

I have got a really bad problem in the Solaris Configuration manager.I've got a french keyboard (Microsoft Internet Keyboard), and I have got some key of the numpad who doesn't work, is it "0,-,+,."This is a really nasty bug for typing a password.

I've installed sun solaris, and I've got a horrible login manager (the login manager of CDE), I want to know how I can replace it with GDM.Willits

I can't seem to find the download for SAN Foundation? Does it exist yet? How can I spin up my 256 zones without any storage?Thanks!-Walter

I'm pretty new to Unix and I just installed Solaris 10 on my home computer. I was wonder is there any program or way that I can connect to my school computer which is Solaris and it work similar to Windows Remote Desktop Connection. I can connect through SSH in Windows XP, but I want it to be ...

The HLC is not all that usefull.Can anyone identify a NIC card for my Dell dimension 4100 desktop, where the manufacturer specifically states that it works on x86 solaris 10, (also needs to work find on the Windows side...I have removable hard drives).Any help would be greatly appreciated. ...

im executing rdist from a remote trusted hoste but i get the following error:LOCAL ERROR: Unexpected input from server: "sh: rdistd: not found".rsh from remote host works:$rsh qa9-sun dateTue Feb 15 18:19:43 PST 2005my other Solaris 9 systems do have rdistd installed in the following path: ...

I have just finished installing Solaris on my PC, and would want to study Java development with it. However, I can't seem to find out how to get my modem to connect to the internet. Is there any dialup utility that I can use?Forgive the REALLLLY newbie question. I just want to get up and ...

Have installed Solaris 10 GA (Sparc). One of the user that have been created does not prompt for password when logging in using ssh. Have tried logging in from different machines and all are getting in without password using this username. No canges are made to the default ssh/sshd settings and ...

In the Solaris 10 installation, I can only set the filesystem to UFS ? I want to know if ZFS is in Solaris 10 for X86 and if yes, how I can enable it.Thanks.Willits

Hi,I changed my X Server to XSun and configured it to 1280x800 (same virtual resolution) f黵 my wide screen notebook. Is there any way to check if the resolution is right?Thanks,Marco

I'm a Solaris newbie and was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction on how to mount remote Linux NFS Shares. When I type the following commandas root:-Mount -F nfs /10.1.10/nfsshare /mnt/sharepoint i get the following error:-nfs mount: mount: /sharepoint: Not ownerAny help ...

Hi,I'm one of the millions? that have taken Sun up on it's offer, and installed the 'free' Solaris 10. I can't say the installation was flawless, but I have the Java desktop up and running. It's a beautiful thing (very XP-like) but I have (at least) two problems.My NIC wasn't detected ...

I've got a problem with solrais, I have got an USB key, and when I connect it to the computer, nothing is done.I want to know how I can mount my USB key.Willits

We are preparing to migrate our desktops from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10.Many of us run dual display systems on Ultra 30s. This hasn't been a problem under Solaris 9.Solaris 10 fails to start X when I modify the Xserver file to address 2 framebuffers.The FAQ "suggests" that this might not work ...

Using /usr/dt/bin/sdtfontadm I can see the fonts currently installed on my system. Among them are for instance:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1which is located in /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/or -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-140-75-75-c-70-jisx0201.1976-0located in ...

Okay,. this is really stupid. I don't understand this one at all.I cannot install Solaris x86 (gold - as in "non-beta") at *all*. I have tried both the ATI Rage 128 Pro and NVidia GeForce chipsets. Both cards are correctly detected; however, regardless of what selection or driver option I ...

The Kernel boots from CD without any problem but the "configuring devices" stage lasts very long without any progress/success.The following messages appear, and the install seems to hang at this point:Attempting to configure interface e1000g1Skipping interface e1000g1Attempting to configure ...

Hi,I have just downloaded a copy of Solaris 10 and I cannot get it to install on my system.At the moment I am using the GUI to try and install the OS. I can get past the part where you select the language 0 for english.... It then thinks about it for a bit and display the error message "No ...

My company develops applications for insurance companies (mainly on OpenVMS - Alpha) and my boss wants me to compare Solaris 10 to OpenVMS 7.2+. What compilers are available for Solaris (besides GCC)?I'm not sure where to begin and I'd appreciate any pointers in the right direction.TIA :) ...

I made a new installation of solaris 10 for x86. The Gnome session is not listed under options, session in the solaris 10 login screen. How can I get this option to appear? Gnome is installed in the system under /opt/sfw/bin. Also, can I get the Gnome applications to appear in the menus for ...

Hi,I am running windows 2000 which has 2 NTFS partitions and planning to install Solaris 10 on a new hard disk and have dual boot.Is this possible? If yes, kindly advise if any special care should be taken.Thanks in advanceRegardsNiladri

This is a really bad problem, I can't connect to internet.I describe my network.I have got a Windows XP with the internet connection, I use a software WoowebPro v2.4 to share the internet connection, this software make a DNS server and a route.This work very fine under Windows and Linux, I ...

Installed Solaris 10, i need to configure my network connection through a wireless Dlink router. How can I do that? Help

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask such question(s) but I don't know another, so I'll just ask ahead and hope for someone kind enough to asnwer my question(s).I've been using Microsoft operating systems since forever, and I've been following the progress of Solaris 10 since ...

I need to connect to VPN server through PPTP.The client is my laptop with Solaris 10.I know that pptp client for linux exists, how about Solaris 10?

Hi, pls where I configuration my network card, IP,Mask,default Gateway,DNS?

Where is the feature ? How does it works ?Where can I find documentation ?Sun is announcing this new feature with all its big Solaris 10 marketing but I can't find anything technical about it .Do you have an idea ?

Hi,I need to change the MAC address with ifconfig ether before the DHCPAGENT starts. In Solaris 9 I could do this in /etc/init.d/network. Anyone know where I can do this in Solaris 10?Regards,Horst

Hello all,Sorry for posting it over here.I am developer working on Solaris for a couple of Weeks.I need to know if there is an API in Solaris for getting the UserName and DomainName from the UID.I know that i can read the passwd file for this but I am really concerned with the DomainUsers.I ...

I like Sun, but I don't trust them to maintain SSH properly and fix bugs in a timely fashion. Therefore, I want to run OpenSSH 3.9p1 - the latest release. However, I have had many problems building this package on Solaris 10 and have several questions.First, let me say that I would like to use ...