Hi Guys, I am very new to Opensolaris (10 days to be precise). I have installed Opensolaris build 74 for x86 and it is awesome. Everything works, every now and then I get a Nautilus error (the window shuts and then opens again - it is an intermittent error and it only happens when I try to get the properties for a file/folder) - I am not too worry about this error. I still have a number of apps that only run in Windows... and I would very much like to be able to run these on a Windows VM within a Solaris Zone. I understand that build 75 now includes xVM - see Flag day: Solaris xVM http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/on/flag-days/pages/2007091801 I am running build 74 and have configured all my apps (email, Internet + got all my files accross... etc) - I now want to update to build 75 but I haven''t got the remotest idea as to how. Can I do this without having to re-install opensolaris again? - I really don''t want to have to re-configure all my apps again. Any help will be much appreciated. Best regards, D This message posted from opensolaris.org
Fred White wrote:> Hi Guys, > > I am very new to Opensolaris (10 days to be precise). I have installed Opensolaris build 74 for x86 and it is awesome. Everything works, every now and then I get a Nautilus error (the window shuts and then opens again - it is an intermittent error and it only happens when I try to get the properties for a file/folder) - I am not too worry about this error. > > I still have a number of apps that only run in Windows... and I would very much like to be able to run these on a Windows VM within a Solaris Zone. > > I understand that build 75 now includes xVM - see Flag day: Solaris xVM http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/on/flag-days/pages/2007091801 > > I am running build 74 and have configured all my apps (email, Internet + got all my files accross... etc) - I now want to update to build 75 but I haven''t got the remotest idea as to how. > Can I do this without having to re-install opensolaris again? - I really don''t want to have to re-configure all my apps again. > > Any help will be much appreciated. > > Best regards, > > D > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >You can update to 75 now using a BFU, it''s VERY easy, but it doesn''t include xVM. xVM is a separate kernel because of design, and binary builds are not out yet. There''s some really annoying low-level bugs squashed with ON 75 though. Each project has their own build number, which they try to match up for releases of SXCE and SXDE. You don''t have to reinstall, the new installer can upgrade previous installs, or you can use liveupgrade, or you can update individual components like ON and JDS. Wait another few days and binary builds of xVM will be out. For upgrading the system (Not xVM or GUI stuff) you grab a BFU, which stands for blazingly fast upgrade amongst other names. You can find it on downloads on opensolaris.org under ON and download center. You can the x86 bfu, non-debug version. Here''s all you need to use the archive: Download archive: on-bfu-nightly-osol-nd.i386.tar.bz2 from ON downloads page Unarchive: /usr/sfw/bin/gtar -xjf on-bfu-nightly-osol-nd.i386.tar.bz2 mkdir /var/tmp/bfu mv archives-nightly-osol-nd /var/tmp/bfu/ Set environment variables: FASTFS=/opt/onbld/bin/fastfs BFULD=/opt/onbld/bin/bfuld GZIPBIN=/bin/gzip export FASTFS BFULD GZIPBIN Run bfu program: /opt/onbld/bin/bfu /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd When it drops to acr# enter: /opt/onbld/bin/acr Then `reboot` and you''ll be on a newer kernel and userland (Compare it to FreeBSD''s base without ports if you like) James
Fred White wrote:> Hi Guys, > > I am very new to Opensolaris (10 days to be precise). I have installed Opensolaris build 74 for x86 and it is awesome. Everything works, every now and then I get a Nautilus error (the window shuts and then opens again - it is an intermittent error and it only happens when I try to get the properties for a file/folder) - I am not too worry about this error. > > I still have a number of apps that only run in Windows... and I would very much like to be able to run these on a Windows VM within a Solaris Zone. > > I understand that build 75 now includes xVM - see Flag day: Solaris xVM http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/on/flag-days/pages/2007091801 > > I am running build 74 and have configured all my apps (email, Internet + got all my files accross... etc) - I now want to update to build 75 but I haven''t got the remotest idea as to how. > Can I do this without having to re-install opensolaris again? - I really don''t want to have to re-configure all my apps again. > > Any help will be much appreciated. > > Best regards, > > D > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >Fred, see my other e-mail, I forgot to say to install onbld package from download center, you need it for bfu/acr. Just unarchive it the same way and use pkgadd -d SUNWonbld for example. Check their project page for a full guide and other caveats The xVM bfu will use the same method for being applied. James
Thank you. F This message posted from opensolaris.org
On Mon 10/15/07 at 00:05 AM, sparcdr@sparcdr.com wrote:> > > You can update to 75 now using a BFU, it''s VERY easy, but it doesn''t > include xVM. xVM is a separate kernel because of design, and binary > builds are not out yet. There''s some really annoying low-level bugs > squashed with ON 75 though. Each project has their own build number, > which they try to match up for releases of SXCE and SXDE. You don''t > have to reinstall, the new installer can upgrade previous installs, or > you can use liveupgrade, or you can update individual components like ON > and JDS.James kinda buried liveupgrade in the middle of his list of suggestions, but this is really the Right Way to go. Liveupgrade is more reliable and comprehensive than BFU, and safer than a standard upgrade. If anything goes wrong with the other two approaches, you can be left with a warm brick on your hands, and have to a complete reinstall. The downside: if you haven''t planned ahead for liveupgrade, you might need to start with a fresh install anyway. Each boot environment (BE) gets its own BE, so you will need to have at least one free partition on your disk. FWIW, I usually set up my machines with 3 BEs. Two running ''clean'' builds of Solaris, and one that I destroy and recreate frequently for testing experimental builds. Nils
On Tue 10/16/07 at 23:06 PM, Nils.Nieuwejaar@Sun.COM wrote:> > The downside: if you haven''t planned ahead for liveupgrade, you might need > to start with a fresh install anyway. Each boot environment (BE) gets its > own BE, so you will need to have at least one free partition on your disk.In case it''s not obvious, that should be "Each BE gets its own partition..." Nils
Hi Guys thanks for your help, but I am getting the following error after I run the BFU program ---------- /opt/onbld/bin/bfu /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd Copying /opt/onbld/bin/bfu to /tmp/bfu.3655 Executing /tmp/bfu.3655 /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd generic.root missing or in unknown compression format bfu aborting --------------- any ideas? Thanks again This message posted from opensolaris.org
have also tried /opt/onbld/bin/bfu /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 ------------------ # /opt/onbld/bin/bfu /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 Copying /opt/onbld/bin/bfu to /tmp/bfu.4418 Executing /tmp/bfu.4418 /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 Loading /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 on / Creating bfu execution environment ... /tmp/bfu.4418[2737]: /opt/onbld/bin/bfuld: not found bfuld failed bfu aborting ----------------------- This message posted from opensolaris.org
ignore previous messages - all working ;-) i think F This message posted from opensolaris.org
Fred White wrote:> Hi Guys > > thanks for your help, but I am getting the following error after I run the BFU program > > ---------- > /opt/onbld/bin/bfu /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd > Copying /opt/onbld/bin/bfu to /tmp/bfu.3655 > Executing /tmp/bfu.3655 /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd > > generic.root missing or in unknown compression format > bfu aborting > --------------- > > any ideas? > > Thanks again > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >Missing /i386 on the path to the bfu /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 James
Fred White wrote:> have also tried > > /opt/onbld/bin/bfu /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 > > ------------------ > # /opt/onbld/bin/bfu /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 > Copying /opt/onbld/bin/bfu to /tmp/bfu.4418 > Executing /tmp/bfu.4418 /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 > > Loading /var/tmp/bfu/archives-nightly-osol-nd/i386 on / > > Creating bfu execution environment ... > /tmp/bfu.4418[2737]: /opt/onbld/bin/bfuld: not found > bfuld failed > bfu aborting > ----------------------- > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >BFULD=/opt/onbld/bin/i386/bfuld GZIPBIN=/bin/gzip FASTFS=/opt/onbld/bin/i386/fastfs James
Fred White wrote:> ignore previous messages - all working ;-) i think > > F > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >Oh, heh already sent. :) James