I, as several others, have severe problems with the latest builds of SXCE. After b93-94 or, everything became extremely unstable to the point of rendering my Solaris totally useless. This is written from a Windows machine. http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=69654&tstart=0 The problem is that I need access to all my data which is on the newest version of ZFS raid. I can not use the horribly broken b9X. I must use the stable b80 or so. Can I from b80 only upgrade the ZFS part so it can access my ZFS raid? Is it possible? Suggestions please? SXCE is unusable with b9X for me. Can I install OpenSolaris and access the newest ZFS? Or, god forbid, do I have to install Linux and reach ZFS with FUSE? Solutions? Suggestions? Tips? Help! Please! This message posted from opensolaris.org
I wouldn''t know about using newer ZFS with older builds, but I can tell you that b94 looks rock solid to me. I''ve been running it for a few weeks on a live server and haven''t had any crashing or instability problems at all. Ordinarily, if you''re having problems, the first thing I would try would be to eliminate faulty hardware. If you have another machine handy, install b94 on that. Failing that, remove unnecessary components from this computer to try to get it stable enough to read your zpool. However, you also say you''re running Wine, and you don''t say Solaris crashes, just that you get kicked out to the login screen. Did you do a clean install when you upgraded from the b94 you were having problems with, or did you try an upgrade? I don''t think Wine is included in a standard build, so it''s probably worth doing a clean re-install of build 94 or 95 to see if that helps. Your last post implies that you''re able to run a fair deal on this computer, so it''s not dying completely. I strongly suspect you''ve got a configuration or compability issue here rather than a bug in solaris. The only way to really find out is to run a clean install and see how that goes. This message posted from opensolaris.org
Thanx for your suggestions. Maybe we can come to a satisfactory conclusion together? I have a freshly installed b95. With new install of b90 or so, everything worked fine. If I wait for OpenSolaris in october, then maybe I can access my ZFS raid? Or should I sell my computer and get an old one? It is a new bleading edge Intel Q9450 + P45 mother board + ATI 4850. But as I said, everything worked fine with b90. No issues at all. So what should I do to be able to access my ZFS raid, and at the same time have a stable environment? Suggestions? This message posted from opensolaris.org
Without more specifics it''s hard to suggest more. You say it''s a P45 motherboard, which one? Is it on the Solaris HCL? What exact problems are you having when you login with a clean install of b95? You say everything becomes completely unstable, but what exactly do you mean by everything? So far, reading your posts all the problems you''re reporting appear to be relating to individual applications. Are you seeing any zfs errors, is your pool going offline? What exactly is stopping you accessing your data? This message posted from opensolaris.org
I dont think the mother board is on the HCL. But everything worked fine in b90. I realize I havent provided all necessary info. Here is more info. http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=69654&tstart=0 The thing is, Ive upgraded ZFS to the newest version with b95. And b95 is very unstable, internet dies suddenly, movie playback kicks me out to login screen, wine dies upon startup, etc. So now I dont know what to do. I want an older build, 80-90 and access to my ZFS which is the latest version from b95. Impossible equation? This message posted from opensolaris.org
Orvar Korvar wrote:> I dont think the mother board is on the HCL. But everything worked fine in b90. > > I realize I havent provided all necessary info. Here is more info. > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=69654&tstart=0 > > The thing is, Ive upgraded ZFS to the newest version with b95. And b95 is very unstable, internet dies suddenly, movie playback kicks me out to login screen, wine dies upon startup, etc. So now I dont know what to do. I want an older build, 80-90 and access to my ZFS which is the latest version from b95. Impossible equation? >I haven''t followed all of the thread, but I might ask how sure you are that you didn''t loosen RAM, had a fan die, or whatnot since nv90 worked. Have you tried to squeeze some Live-CD, be it OpenSolaris or Knoppix? How does everything behave when you boot the nv95 installer to console instead; just to exclude a problem with the graphics (card/driver)? Sorry if this doesn''t help, Uwe
Yes, I read that thread. The problem is nothing you''re describing sounds like a problem with ZFS. You say internet dies suddenly, but what do you mean? Is firefox crashing, are pages just not loading any more? Also, you''re still saying Wine dies on startup. That''s not a standard part of Solaris, so if you want to get access to your data you''d be better doing a completely fresh install of b94. Don''t install Wine, don''t run media player, don''t try to access the internet. Just install a new copy of b94 and use that to get to your data. This message posted from opensolaris.org
* Orvar Korvar (knatte_fnatte_tjatte at yahoo.com) wrote:> I dont think the mother board is on the HCL. But everything worked fine in b90. > > I realize I havent provided all necessary info. Here is more info. > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=69654&tstart=0 > > The thing is, Ive upgraded ZFS to the newest version with b95. And b95 > is very unstable, internet dies suddenly, movie playback kicks me out > to login screen, wine dies upon startup, etc. So now I dont know what > to do. I want an older build, 80-90 and access to my ZFS which is the > latest version from b95. Impossible equation?Ok, so you upgraded your ZFS pool to the new version introduced in build 95 (I think that''s when it was introduced, regardless). And now you want to roll back because you''re having problems with build 95. I think you''re only option is to save your data and reinstall an earlier build. There is no mechanism (that I know of, though I''m not a ZFS expert) to ''downgrade'' a pool. When you upgrade the version of a ZFS pool, you are then required to run the build that has support for that pool version. Why did you upgrade the pool in the first place out of curiousity? It would have run just fine in build 95 (and later). Cheers, -- Glenn
Ive upgraded the pool, because CIFS required that, if I remember correctly. I wondered if it was possible to use b80 and upgrade only ZFS. If that is not possible I am considering to change my computer hardware. I have to think about this. To bad of the regressions for bleading edge hardware though... This message posted from opensolaris.org