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Posted By stansaraczewski
Ok - I can certainly accept what you say. VMWare...
Ok - I can certainly accept what you say. VMWare tells me that the guest is provided Serial 1 and that is where I have told Solaris to find the printer. Perhaps this is a VMWare issue.

Thanks for...
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Posted By stansaraczewski
stan@solaris:/dev/cua$ ls -l...
stan@solaris:/dev/cua$ ls -l /devices/pci@0,0/isa@7/asy@1,3f8:a,cu
crw------- 1 uucp uucp 106, 131072 Jan 28 14:18 /devices/pci@0,0/isa@7/asy@1,3f8:a,cu

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Posted By stansaraczewski
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Jan 28...
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Jan 28 07:34 a -> ../../devices/pci@0,0/isa@7/asy@1,3f8:a,cu
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Posted By stansaraczewski
No - I don't need a printer. I would like to...
No - I don't need a printer. I would like to learn how to install one.
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Adding a printer to openSolaris 11
I'm learning Unix - and have installed OpenSolaris 11 under VMWare running on Ubuntu. My challenge now is to get printing working. Used CUPS to install the HP printer and driver... but it won't...
Forum: Solaris 04-28-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
OK - earlier in this series of replies it was...
OK - earlier in this series of replies it was suggested that I use the repository as a source for my upgrade. How does it get upgraded to the now current release 12 ?
Forum: Solaris 04-10-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
I uninstalled the flashplayer, attempted to...
I uninstalled the flashplayer, attempted to uninstall Firefox (with the intent of re-installing Firefox and the flashplayer together) but gave up on that because of all the dependencies......
Forum: Solaris 04-09-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
I rebooted, so Firefox was not up and running.
I rebooted, so Firefox was not up and running.
Forum: Solaris 04-02-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Thanks for your reply Bitlord. Being one to...
Thanks for your reply Bitlord.

Being one to seek the easiest method first the package manager was my first stop. Since the Firefox release was old, I assumed that the flash player was old as...
Forum: Solaris 04-01-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Pls disregard. Funny thing - soon as I post a...
Pls disregard. Funny thing - soon as I post a question I find the answer.

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OK - looks like the...
Forum: Solaris 03-25-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Thank you for the clarification... I just knew...
Thank you for the clarification... I just knew there had to be a reason for it.

So much to learn.
Forum: Solaris 03-24-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
'Not Current' meant it was an old release....
'Not Current' meant it was an old release. Perhaps attributable to my 'newbieness'... I extracted it in the TMP directory, clicked on the firefox .bin and it was not release 11.

The pkg file...
Forum: Solaris 03-24-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Thank you for your reply. Tried that, found no...
Thank you for your reply. Tried that, found no .pkg file but download the tar file and found the executable was not current. I did find the free software site where they had a .pkg file. Downloaded...
Forum: Solaris 03-24-2012
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Upgrade to Firefox 11 in OpenSolaris 11
Where can I find a .pkg file for Firefox 11 ?
Forum: Solaris 12-20-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Bitlord - why would you say to not spend too much...
Bitlord - why would you say to not spend too much time on Solaris 11 ?

I'm just curious.

I installed it a few weeks ago and am really impressed with it.
Forum: What is on Your Mind? 12-18-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
I've just installed it at home and am enjoying...
I've just installed it at home and am enjoying it. I've been a Linux 'hobbyist' for quite a few years and the performance improvement is definitely noticeable.

I have been around Unix since the...
Forum: Solaris 12-18-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Please refrain from being sarcastic. After all -...
Please refrain from being sarcastic. After all - wouldn't you rather have someone be honest with you ?
Forum: Solaris 12-18-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Excellent ! This is just what I was looking for,...
Excellent ! This is just what I was looking for, and thank you !

I was concerned about how the password gets entered, but I see that the password never was requested. Takes me right to the...
Forum: Solaris 12-18-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Automatic Login to Desktop
On Solaris 11 is it possible to bypass the userid/password requirement to automatically login to the desktop ?

I'm the sole user and it is really not necessary to secure the system.

I have...
Forum: Solaris 12-18-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
You are in a very difficult position, one that we...
You are in a very difficult position, one that we all go thru when starting out in the career. Without years of experience you will not be able to provide much 'value' to an employer.
Forum: Solaris 12-16-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Success !!! Thank you very much - I have...
Success !!!

Thank you very much - I have learned as well from this exercise.

No doubt I will be visiting here soon to learn more.
Forum: Solaris 12-16-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
I would never have thought to try that. Thank you.
I would never have thought to try that. Thank you.
Forum: Solaris 12-15-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Methyl: this is a desktop unit that I am the...
Methyl: this is a desktop unit that I am the builder and sole user of. I am the administrator in training. It has a Gigabyte board running 16gb with a hex core AMD processor. Triple boot using three...
Forum: Solaris 12-14-2011
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Posted By stansaraczewski
New user question regarding admin rights
I'm trying to install OpenOffice on Solaris 11 but when I click on the setup icon I get an error message telling me that I need to have admin rights.

I've tried logging on as SU or ROOT but...
Forum: SuSE 09-21-2009
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Posted By stansaraczewski
Plugging directly into the motherboard. I...
Plugging directly into the motherboard. I researched upgrading the bios a few months ago, never pursued it but perhaps should. I'll look at the bios settings again to be sure, but only could select...
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