Usbcopy fails with the error message sol-11_1-live-x86.usb is not a multiple of 512
I am trying to create a live image of solaris 11.1.
I have used
to upgrade from 11 to 11.1 already. (since only 11.1 can make images of 11.1 due to using new grub)
then from within 11.1 I used
to get latest usbcopy that should be compatible with the new GRUB
I've loaded sol 10, and I left 20 Gig of 70 free, I can't seem to find a straight forward proc. for loading the Linux RH. Does anyone have one, or can they point me to one ? (0 Replies)
I want to capture actual error message in case the commands I use in my shell script fails.
For eg:
ls -l abc.txt 2>>errorlog.txt
In this case I understand the error message is written to the errorlog.txt and I assume its bacause the return code from the command ls -l abc might return 2 if... (3 Replies)
Hi,
I currently have one BE and would like to create an ABE.
# lustatus
BE_name Complete Active ActiveOnReboot CopyStatus
------------------------------------------------------------------------
coolthreads yes yes yes - But... (3 Replies)
Need help with GCC package.
I did downloaded the same from sunfreeware.com for i86, however after doing the unzip I am unable to add the same with pkgadd as I am unable to get the sun standard format as SUNWgcc on my system.
Thanks (4 Replies)
Hi all-
I am trying to boot from a Solaris 10 DVD which I burned from the ISO I d/l from Sun(Oracle). I checked the byte counts of the image on Sun's website and my system and they are the same.
I and using cdrecord from Schilly and burning the DVD like so:
cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 -dao... (0 Replies)
Hello
Recently I found this (for me) really usefull tool kexec which can load a new Kernel while running one.
I tested it some times with the same kernel I was running, "rebooting" the system without powering it off at any time :D
But I need kexec basically just for live usbs. I want to start... (17 Replies)
Hello!
I have some X86 desktop computer with G45 embedded dual-head video.
Two monitors can be configured, but with "small" problem: the summ of dimensions in any direction (vert or horis) can't exceed 1680 pix- max sizeof virtual screen area.
Attempts to edit "videoram" parameter in xorg.conf... (0 Replies)
Hello. I'm going to make freebsd live usb based on FreeBSD-8.3-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso. The iso is 257 Megabytes, but after i copy its content to usb drive its volume increases to 971 Megabytes. I tried different methods of copying (tar,cp,cpio) but with the same result. Could anyone help? (0 Replies)
Hello,
I have a set-up in which I am executing a build from Jenkins on a Solaris 10 Server connecting via sshexec task in ANT.
On triggering the build, it is throwing below error:
com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: Session.connect: java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: DH key size... (2 Replies)
Unix Buddies
Burned download to DVD-R.
Booted it.
It dropped me at a command line.
Is it working properly?
Thanks! (7 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT X11R4
install-solaris
install-solaris(1M)install-solaris(1M)NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
install-solaris
install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.
The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:
For SPARC machines:
128 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
128 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
384 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
For x86 machines:
256 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
256 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
512 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea-
tures available.
install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more
details.
install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements.
Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.
23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)