We are doing some prototyping in Solaris 10/Zones using TCP sockets and have encountered the problem the "accept" system call in Solaris 10 always seem to return immediately without waiting for clients to connect to it. The same program works fine under Solaris 9 without any problems.So in the ...

Anyone knows the name (or ID) of the zip drive in Solaris? I can't seem to find it anywhere.Thanks.-van.

After installing Solaris, Solaris's Boot Manager cannot boot Linux (Fedora Core 3). It gives this error:"Bad PBR"Anyone knows what's wrong with it?As far as I know, it shouldn't cause such problem since it boots Windows fine. I already took care of the conflict of Linux's swap partition ...

All:Is there a mechanism to manage root passwords across hundreds of Solaris 10 systems? The policy requirement would be UNIQUE ROOT PASSWORDS...ThanksSekhar Nagasundaram

Solaris desn't come with a system compiler unless we install the gcc compiler in companion CD or purchase Sun compiler. When Sun released partial Solaris 8 source, I found the requirements to build Solaris 8 are a perticular exact version of Sun WorkShop compiler and Solaris. Question is when ...

Okay. it was more 'install for fun'; but it doesn't work at all.The install CD boots, tells me '/dev/diskette0: can't open' and falls back to the Configuration Assistant that doesn't seem to find the CD any longer, only the harddisk (IDE).The DELL D400 has a USB-CDRW, in case you don't ...

Hello!After upgrading my solaris 9 installation to solaris 10. My usb mouse stoped responding. My configuration in /etc/system is the same as what I had in sol9. I checked everything and seems to be correctly configured just the mouse is not working aldo keyboard is.I belive this is becuase my ...

Is there an effort to improve P.M.S. in solaris 10 ?

Hello,I was trying to install Sol 10 on my server based on Asus P4T533 motherboard. There is some Promise ATA RAID controller on this board, and I have configured RAID 0 (Stripe) array of two disks. Soaris does not recognise my disk array nor any of the disks.FreeBSD runs with default driver ...

I need a little help with the conbining of the Solaris 10 files I downloaded. I opened the Assembly instruction file in Internet Explorer but however, forgot to save the file to my hard drive. Consequently, when I went back to re-open it, the Download Center tells me that the download was ...

Hello,as there's a x86 version of Solaris 10 i downloaded the DVD version to give it a try. At boot, whether i choose the default mode or a text based install, the installation process seems to hang. Over 10 minutes later no additional information is displayed . Here's the hardwareUnex ...

i'm experienced as a solaris admin on midrange servers. i'd like to run solaris at home but can't spend more than 1K . I've been looking at ebay seeing sun blade 100 and ultra 10's selling for much less than that. i'd like to run the windows on it also -anyone here have experience with ...

Hi,I'm having some problems jumpstarting the SUNWCrnet cluster. Below is the installation log:ok boot net ?install - wBoot device: /sbus/SUNW,hme@e,8c00000 File and args: - installTimeout waiting for ARP/RARP packetSunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic 64-bitCopyright 1983-2005 Sun Microsystems, ...

Hi,I have strange problem in using cron. i have written a shell script which is to be automated using cron. Inside the shell script i have to pick up a variable which can be set up either globally in an environment file or inside the crontab file. when i set it up inside the environment file ...

HiI have installed apache 1.3.33 and openssl from the soalris 10 CDsI am now trying to get https working with a seld signed certificate.I can start the server with /usr/apache/bin/apachectl startsslbut when I try and haccess https the connection terminates unexpectedly and I get the following ...

I've solaris 10 x86 with jds3.I have multiple locales installed in the system.I've added them with the localeadm command.Now every window has the little window under itwith my installed locales. Is there some way to disable/hide that window?It's really annoying.My goal was to achieve typing ...

Folks,When I run a cron/at job, I get the following in the logs:< sunone 3412 a Tue Mar 1 09:49:49 2005 rc=1! could not obtain latest contract from popen(3C): No such process Tue Mar 1 09:49:49 2005/home/sunone/dead.letter... Saved message in /home/sunone/dead.lettercron's contract id is 32 ...

While trying to install Solaris 10 from the x86 CD ISO images under VMware, I first get the following:Attempting to configure interface pcn0Skipped interface pcn0This happens regardless of the VMware network setting (NAT or bridged network) which tells me the network adapter emulated by VMware ...

HiI even don't know where is my local directory and how to find out how much disk space I have on my local workstation. I have a Sun blade with Solaris 10 installed. I stored everything in my home which in on NFS.To improve performance, I want to install my Java IDE locally.Jirong ...

I installed an Expert 3d lite on a sun blade 100. I updated Solaris 10 and I was able to get X working and the Java desktop. Unfortunately, I cannot use openGL and video looks choppy when I try to play DVDs or AVIs. I do not believe that I have the card properly configured. How do I configure ...

HiWhile installing solaris 10 x86 I skipped the installation of solaris 2 of 3 CD . After than I installed solaris 3 of 3 CD. When the installation is completed I cannot find some important commands like vold & volume management commands.Now how can I install solais 2 of 3 cd as the OS is ...

I installed Solaris 10 x86 on a TOSHIBA TECRA laptop with german keyboard layout. But the german keyboard layout is not recognised.Both in command line mode and under CDE the standard UNIX keyboard layout is used.How can I change the keyboard layout settings?

Hi ,I am Using Solaris 10 on a HP D330 Model system(2.4 GHz).While sytems boots up it hangs up for approx 10 minutes with the screen loading ata.bef ... .Then boots normally it happens every time sytem is rebooted or booted.If any one knows the solution Please let me know.Advance ThanksVSS ...

Hi,I have a question. I want to install Solaris 10 on a Dell Latitude D600. The HDD has 4 partitions, 2 are NTFS (WinXP pro) and 2 are Linux partitions (I have a dual boot WinXP-SUSE Linux using Lilo as boot loader)I want to remove the Linux partitions and to install Solaris 10. I also want to ...

HiDoes anybody know when the commercial version of Solaris 10 (x86) will be released.This is rather urgent as the Oracle certification depends on this release date.thanks

Hi folks !Do you know how to know if Solaris10 is up to date (patchs) ? Is there a function like "Windows Update" ?Otherwise how to know witch patchs apply and how ?THanks for your help ;)

As I read the docs, assuming a role requires using the "su" command to assume the role by entering its password. One of the things I like about sudo is that I don't have to share a password, enabling me to revoke one user's credentials without having to revoke all of them. Is there a way to ...

HiI installed Solaris 10 released on an DELL laptop LATITUDE D800 and configured the XWindow system. I could login on CDE or on "Java Desktop System 3", everything works fine for a while.Now I have the problem that this two system wont start up correctly. I can login, the watch (mouse pointer) ...

I am running S10 3/05 on a Dell inspiron 8600 laptop. I was running beta 72 with NO problems at all. However, now with 3/05 when I put the hostname.bcf0 file inplace I get an error at boot:ip_arp_done: init failedAnd it plumbs up lo0 and bcf0 with the same localhost IP 127.0.0.1I can take out ...

After installinng solaris 10 i wnat to convert my ufs to zfs , how can i do that , unfortunately tehre is no documentation available in docs.sun.com. any help is greatly appreciated

helloFollowing the advice of two mwmbers I have sucessfully installed Solaris 10.would someone please tell me how to assign a name the computer? - all i have is "unknown hostname" at loginthank you

ok I've installed the soloris, boots up into the user screen its asks for name and password , i have made the rootpassword during the installation, but i did not create a user name, I'm thinking i missed an impart part during the installation , do i have to reinstall soloris and add to a ...

Hi all,I have an se3510 (14disk in RAID1) that I'm trying to connect to a v40z running Solaris10 GA. The LUN is supposed to have 800GB but the v40z keeps reporting only 316GB.If I remove the fdisk partition and re-create it, I see 800GB but prtvtoc reports only 316GB. If I exit and run format ...

I'm trying to install Sun Ray Server 3 inside a zone. Obviously, I've run into issues with the device driver installation part. So has anyone found a way around this or is it not possible to install it inside a zone?

........because the guide don't talk about Solaris 10 but earlier versions.

Hi All,I install entire Solaris 10 on SUN Netra t1 105 (new fresh copy) but have problems with SSHDsvcadm -v enable sshsvc:/network/ssh:default enabledBut how ever the sshd didn抰 start. -bash-3.00# svcs sshSTATE STIMEFMRIoffline14:01:31 svc:/network/ssh:defaultIf I run sshd from command prompt ...

How do I tell solaris to install on 45 GB free (unformatted) space of my 120GB hard disk.(windows is on rest of the disk).So I have about 40GB NTFS for windows and about 30GB FAT32 which can be accessed from windows and fedora core3 which is on a second harddisk.Should I format this 45GB in ...

Hii can see how one would schedule a task on a particular date every month and I can see how one would shedule a task every week on sunday but does anyone know how to schedule the task to be every 4th sunday in a month.Cheersannib

Use K8NS Ultra-939 mobo with on-board Marvell 8001 gigbit lan chip, plus ICS 1883 lan chip (dual lan). Can't find driver patch in x64 for either. SKGEsol driver is supported (Sysconnect) but only x86 available.Anyone help ?

Greetings,I am having trouble getting the X server to come up on a new install of S10 on an x86 platform. I have run the kdmconfig utility and it correctly detects the hardware for the Xsun server. I tried to use the instructions for Xorg but Xorg does not appear to have been installed.Any ...

Anyone knows how to change the defaults of Solaris' bootloader? I want to boot Windows by default instead of Solaris.thanx.-van.

I am not sure what is causing it. I cannot access anything. Tried /etc/init.d/ipfboot stop & /etc/init.d/ipfboot start. Still does not bring it back active.I then remove the ipf.conf file or place a pass all statement and it still does not work.Using 3com 3c905c-txm network cards. Try ...

hello ev bodyI got a 80Go hard drivein which installed win XP .. linux mandrake9.2 and reecently the Solaris10the partition of my disk are principal -1-Fat32 partition [32 Mo] principal (is the booting )Fat32 parttition [6.6 Go] for data storing purpseprincipal -2-Solaris Partition [15 Go] ...

Hi,I am pretty new to SUN system. I can access my sun server from the VT100 terminal which is attached to it, but cannot telnet to the server from remote desktop within the LAN. I get error, "Connection to host Lost". I can ping the server. I would really appreciate if someone could help me or ...

Hi I have just been trying to install solaris 10 and I get this "not a ufs file system" error whatever I do. WHat is the go with this? How do you manage to get around it and install sol 10?Tim C

Hi. Just trying to work my way through installing solaris 10. Never used solaris, unix or linux so please excuse my ignorance.When I boot from my dvd drive I am getting "not a ufs file system" message. I usually run xp however even when I have an unformatted and unpartitioned drive in I get ...

Hi,I have tried to install Solaris 10 on AMD XP processor I did not have any problems with installation. The Boot CD recognizes the hardware and installation was successful. Offers me " Reboot now" button. After reboot, blue scree appears to choose the boot partition (I have Windows XP on other ...

I've installed Solaris 10 3/05 on a Dell Inspiron 8100,. A pcmcia controller does not appear in the autoconfig scan. The NIC is a DLink PCMCIA card, and the o/s does not see the interface. Any suggestions?

I would like to know if it's possible to manage a connection between a windows 2k pc to Sunfire v490 solaris 10 in java desktop

Could we connect like a remote between windows 2K pc and Solaris 10 in java desktopThanks