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 ...

What is the best way to set up HP JetDirect network printers in Solaris 10? I have just installed Solaris 10 on an Ultra Sparc 10. There are two HP Laserjet Printers (HP LJ 4100DTN and HP LJ 4000TN) with JetDirect cards on my network. I want to be able to print to either of these printers and ...

I'm trying to install Solaris 10 on HP DL 360G1,G2.I searched the HP site, but wasn't able to find the driver for Solaris 10. Doesn't it know how someone will be installed?

HiI need to get the CPU time from a multi processor machine, The top command will not do the job for me, and I will need to use the command in automation for testing the CPU time for 2 hours or more, I thinking about redirect the CPU % to a file, and in the end I will run the average for the ...

Hi,after upgrading our SF 280R from Solaris 9 to Solaris 10, Veritas NetBackup seem to have stopped working with StorEdge L7 tape loader. I get a bunch of messages (every 2 minutes) of the type:tldcd[7427]: [ID 810352 daemon.error] TLD(0) Library communications established, but no drives in ...

Greetings,I have a customer that is trying to get Samba on S10 integrated with his Active Directory environment. It would appear that the version of Samba on the S10 distribution does not have Kerberos or Active Directory support .Has anyone seen any issues with this and do you have any ...

Hi,I posted a question a while back but nobody seems interested in it. So, I'm posting it again with a different subject.I'm trying to install triple-boot: Windows, Fedora, and Solaris. I had all the partition structure worked out perfectly, and have Windows and Fedora installed fine.I'm now ...

Help neededCannot connect to network, ifconfig shows only lo0 localhost.NIC was detected duing hardware detection part of install. PC connects to network OK when booted to linux (Mandrake10) or Win XP. Hardware is A-bit motherboard with onboard NForce2 MCP NIC.How do I configure the NIC to ...

We have downloaded 2CD of OS10 but facing problem in mid of downloading CD3. Tried many time.Error coming-Microsoft internet Explore cannot download ...sol-10-GA-sparc -v3-iso.zip from sunsdc1-9-vhost4.sun.com.the operation timed out

When using the version of mozilla which comeswith Solaris 10 (3/05), whenever I try to print, mozillacrashes. I'm running on a Sun Blade 100 workstation.Any had any similar problems or know of a fix?

Hi,is it possible to downgrade Solaris 10 machine to Solaris 9 without having to reinstall everything?Thanks and bye, Dragan

Hello list,I installed Solaris 10 on my Ultra 30 about two weeks ago, and everything is mostly rosy. However, the audio quality suffers. Ogg or MP3 files are distorted. It happens with Java Media Player, and CSW's XMMS build.This has been mentioned before on the DTrace forums, but I'm rather ...

Hi fellas,I finished to install the solaris 10, but he doesnt start. When i was installing, appeared one warning message saying that i needed to install a software in the boot area, but which software?Note: i hav a Linux one of my partitions, and he is fine, even after the solaris installation. ...

I am a linux user, not a Solaris user and I am running solaris 10 on a Blade 100. I want to mount a dvd but am unsure of how to mount it because of the difference between Solaris and Linux command lines."mount cdrom" does not work. I am sure this is an easy answer to this question but I can't ...

Hi,I am new with Solaris 10, and I want to create a partition on the disk, which it has already very important data that is being backuped. I have read the documentation from sun, and it seems that the best way is with the command format and then partition.But I have seen that is possible to do ...

I am running Solaris 10 and Java Desktop 3 on a SunBlade 1500. This was an upgrade installation from Solaris 9. I ran Gnome on Solaris 9.When I right click on the Gnome Panel and select Properties, I get the error: "The Application "gnome-panel" has quit unexpectedly."When I click Close the ...

This is actually a Solaris 9 question:I need to set numerous files/directories under a selected "branch" (directory) to 664 (files) and 775 (directories), recursively.also need to ensure all files/directories created from then on are 664/775, respectively.Thanks

i have to write a pci board driver for solaris 9, and i have decided to do this on a solaris 10 system, as that is what is freely available. Are device drivers compatible from 10 to 9? The driver needs to support simple pci functions, and some memory mapping for dma.i have looked everywhere, ...

Hello!One of our DOD systems is currently being upgraded from Sol 2.5.1 to Sol 8. Other systems will upgrade to Sol 10 in the future. Since the experience of our small IT staff is with Sol 2.5.1, upgrade training for the new Solaris suite will be required soon. Question: If the IT staff ...

Hi,I抦 new to Sun systems but have some experience with Linux so far there抯 nothing to alien. However the company I work at were throwing away some older Sun Sparc stations of which I抳e rescued and now set up in my office to experiment with.I抳e since downloads Solaris 10 from Sun in the hope of ...

Hi,I have a very simple problem, I hope,...I have my disk with nine slices partioned, some of the unassigned, and I wanto create a new UFS. But when I am using the commandnewfs /dev/disk/c01t0d0s6 for exampleI am getting Device Busy or error I/O.What am I doing wrong?Thanks in advance,Juan ...

After installing Solaris 10 on a SunFire V880 and mirroring the boot disk, I am unable to boot from one disk. The boot process looks like this:Rebooting with command: bootBoot device: /pci@8,600000/SUNW,qlc@2/fp@0,0/disk@w21000000870e36cb,0:a File and args:SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic ...