Reply With QuoteThe driver situation still makes this system unusable for me. I wonder when they finally start addressing this very important topic.
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OpenSolaris 2009.06 Released
Phoronix: OpenSolaris 2009.06 Released
As we reported last week, the release of OpenSolaris 2009.06 would come on Monday, and sure enough, it has been released by Sun Microsystems. The OpenSolaris 2009.06 release presents network virtualization support with Crossbow, SPARC support, Intel Xeon 5500 series hardware support, MySQL and PHP DTrace probes, improved usability with its package management system, and much more.
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=13912
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The driver situation still makes this system unusable for me. I wonder when they finally start addressing this very important topic.
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Could you be more specific please ? What doesn't work for you ? New drivers are getting added all the time.Originally Posted by ningo
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What version of the radeon driver is 2009.06 shipping? Are Marvell Yukon ethernet chipsets now supported (I've got a Realtek now but still would like to know)?
I've read that IPS/Package Management is *waaay* faster now. Good, because it was dead slow before. Will have a look on the new release later this week...
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Some small errors in the article...
No, it's not. In fact there is no such thing as SXCE Build 111b. It's based on ON.OpenSolaris 2009.06 is based upon the Solaris Express Nevada Build 111b code-base
The original "what's new article" implies what's new with the libc Linux/BSDs compatibility,there is libc compatibility with Linux and FreeBSD
basically asprintf() and vasprintf() have been added, the Phoronix article makes it sound as
if Solaris libc is now compatible with Linux and/or BSDs.
Not an error or anything, but why keep repeating the same things ? It's a LiveCD,They opted to not include OpenOffice.org in any of the releases thus far to conserve space, but
they have chosen not to include AbiWord or any lighter-weight office applications.
having both x32 and x64 libraries/binaries, there is simply no space for anything like that.
From the release notes: "We're already looking forward to the next release due in 2010", so why on earthAs is briefly pointed out in the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release notes, Sun is already planning for their next
OpenSolaris release. We anticipate this next release will be OpenSolaris 2009.12
the 2009.12 "prediction" ? It has been mentioned before on the opensolaris.org forums that the next release
will probably be 2010.02 (although I don't think it's set in stone).
Plus would be nice if you would mention that GCC 4.3.2 is finally present in the repository, although you
need to set CC/CXX manually as the binaries are postfixed, i.e. gcc-4.3.2, g++-4.3.2.
Last edited by etacarinae; 06-01-2009 at 12:19 PM.
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Loads. Sorry I can't be more specific, the list is too long to memorize. d2kx's post names a few.
I disagree. What I find particularly 'funny' is, that they list drivers in the hcl as 'reported to work' or some such nonsense, when they're clearly not.New drivers are getting added all the time.
Last edited by ningo; 06-02-2009 at 02:01 AM.
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Seriously, if you want to have your hardware supported you should report it as not working, one way of doing it is submitting a device detection tool report, which is a one-click thing, just run the opensolaris device detection tool and click on submit. Then the devs look at what popular hardware is unsupported and fix it...
Ah, well, HCL reports stuff that *works*, not stuff that *works out of the box*, that's a big difference, there are tons of 3rd party nic drivers for example which are very easy to install.I disagree. What I find particularly 'funny' is, that they list drivers in the hcl as 'reported to work' or some such nonsense, when they're clearly not.
Last edited by etacarinae; 06-02-2009 at 07:40 AM.
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Dude, I do. Since the first release. Maybe I'm just extremely unlucky, but there is no progress whatsoever, as far as I am aware.
Actually "reported to work" meansAh, well, HCL reports stuff that *works*, not stuff that *works out of the box*, that's a big difference, there are tons of 3rd party nic drivers for example which are very easy to install.
As long as it gets reported, it's "reported to work" regardless whether it really works. Go figure.Reported to Work system configurations or components have been registered by an end user or developer as "reported to operate with the Solaris Operating System." This hardware has not necessarily received any formal testing. Sun appreciates the contributions of the user community in providing this data.
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I just want to ask how far it scales...
Can i install Opera,HP printer,scanner,laptop support?
I'm getting pretty much close to enough with Linux.
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Opera installs and runs fine (although I much prefer Mozilla Firefox and cannot use the web without adblock plus
HP Printer ... hplip (which includes hpijs) ... Apparently this is now integrated into OpenSolaris, you just need to use CUPS printing.
Scanning should be possible via SANE via the hplip interface, so I've read.
to enable CUPS/hplip: http://blogs.sun.com/gheet/entry/how_to_turn_on_cups
apparently you need build 126 or higher.
Laptop support can be found at: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/...+Group+laptop/
I'd _really_ like to know what your experience of it is ... For me, who uses Solaris all the time, and has Solaris 10 on my work laptop (not OpenSolaris, but I'm keeping track of the changes), I installed Ubuntu on my home PC so that my family can use it.
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