[OpenIndiana-discuss] Sun Ray versions on OI

[Rainer Heilke]

Thank you again for your help. I managed to do the (working) install 
this morning. Both Sun Rays are working wonderfully!

Rainer

On 11/26/2011 8:07 AM, Daniel Kjar wrote:
>>> Hi Rainer,
>>>
>>> I am using the newest version of SRSS.  I installed it on a 
>>> completely 'fresh' install of OI and followed the instructions at 
>>> http://wiki.sun-rays.org/index.php/SRS_5.1_on_Solaris_11_Express  
>>> and it worked perfectly.
>>>
>>> I had already set my system up for a static ip. So I skipped the 
>>> first part.  What error are you getting on the rays?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>      SRSS 4.2
>>>
>>> First of all note that SRS 5 and SRS 5.1 both deliver SRSS 4.2. SRS 
>>> 5.1 includes updates to SRSS 4.2 but they are in Solaris patch 
>>> format and Solaris 11 no longer recognizes that format, so you will 
>>> not be able to apply updates. You can choose to download/install 
>>> SRSS from SRS 5 or from SRS 5.1 and you will get the same result. 
>>> The SRS 5.1 utinstall program will issue a harmless error at the end 
>>> about its inability to apply patches.
>>>
>>>      * Download SRSS from SRS 5 or SRS 5.1 and run utinstall (ignore
>>>        the error at the end of the 5.1 install). *No need to reboot at
>>>        this time!!!*
>>>      * work around a couple of bugs
>>>          o 6909966 [OSol] SRSS 5 GDM can't start X server on
>>>            OpenSolaris osol-snv_129 (XKeepsCrashing)
>>>
>>> mkdir /etc/opt/SUNWut/X11
>>> echo "catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d">  /etc/opt/SUNWut/X11/fontpath
>>>
>>>      *
>>>          o 6911862 /opt/SUNWut/lib/Xnewt is unable to find
>>>            libXfont.so.1 and libfontenc.so.1
>>>
>>> ln -s /usr/lib/xorg /usr/X11/lib/X11/xserver
>>>
>>>      * configure in the usual manner utilizing utadm and utconfig (and
>>>        optionally utfwadm and utreplica), then activate the software
>>>        (or reboot, and proceed to SRWC 2.3 instructions if desired):
>>>
>>> /opt/SUNWut/lib/utctl enable
>>>
>>>      * Ignore the GDM restart error from utctl, and restart via SMF:
>>>
>>> svcadm restart gdm
>>>
>>>      * If you do not intend to install SRWC, restart SRSS now:
>>>
>>> /opt/SUNWut/sbin/utrestart -c
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