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Category Archives: Unix and Linux

Linux/Unix based computers, including NAS servers, VPN servers, cron-running machines, and desktop workstations.

OpenSolaris Xorg failure after upgrading 2009.06 to dev b130

14-Jan-10

As I said in my previous post OpenSolaris image-update from 2009.06 to dev b130, I was worried that Xorg wouldn’t start up after I upgraded to b130. That’s exactly what happened: no Xorg. Luckily, there was an Xorg.log.0 (in /var/logs): Basically, a lot of stuff is missing from . I tried doing a , but […]

OpenSolaris image-update from 2009.06 to dev b130

13-Jan-10

Update 5:39 PM CST The reboot worked. Except I’m running into the following error: http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=11602 Only seen on the first boot. Although, there’s a person with a persistent problem: When I try to upgrade OpenSolaris 2009.06 to the latest dev build, these messages also appear, and the system never boots to GUI automatically anymore. Not […]

OpenSolaris

12-Jan-10

I’ve been tinkering with OpenSolaris lately. My intent is to take advantage of ZFS to leverage a small PortWell machine as a NAS. Unfortunately, as soon as the OpenSolaris install CD boots, it probes the computer and results in the following error message: WARNING: /pci@0,0/pci8086,8119@1d,1 (uhci1): Connecting device on port 2 failed If I have […]