Very Computer

We recieved 2 new Blades with USB ports and after doing a search to
figure out how to use them found the following commands to work

/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
Insert stick
/etc/init.d/volmgt start

Window pops up and can write/read to the stick. When done just use the
same two commands but remove the stick between the commands.

The problem lies with the fact that it appears that only root can do
this as when I attempt to do it as a user it fails.

Is there a better way to handle this? If not do I try to make a script
that logs in as superuser, copies/moves the files, logs out?

Any suggests or insights would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your assistance

Sal

Upgrade to Sol 10U1 (Jan '06). USB memory sticks are now mounted
automatically.

- Erik

Solaris 10 update 1 handles much better.

Casper
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Statements on Sun products included here are not gospel and may
be fiction rather than truth.

Quote:>Upgrade to Sol 10U1 (Jan '06). USB memory sticks are now mounted
>automatically.

There are many other issues with USB memory sticks in S10 GA.
You could e.g. cause a kernel panic by calling fdisk on some
media.

This seems to be fixed since spring 2005.

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Maybe its is just me but when you order a new computer and it is built
by the same company who creates the operating system that is installed
on it I would expect that the software to be the most current seeing
that my computer was put together 3 months after the software was
released. Heck atleast have the CDs with the units!

I downloaded the 2 GIGABYTES and attempted to create the 4 CDs but
after creating the first one and trying to boot off it (as instructed
by the SUN documention) I get an error saying that it the label or
something isn't readable.

To make things worse the Dell 24 inch LCDs we bought for use with
these Blades goes black after a while when the computer is left in
the login screen and I have to rlogin from another machine and reboot
them to get the screen back. When logged in their fine but not in the
login screen even though the power.conf shows I have the autosave
disabled.

I have resisted the call to move away from Solaris to Red Hat and just
purchase Dells as the rest of the company currently does. We have had
great results with Suns and even though I am not well versed in Unix
was able to get and keep the system running fairly easily. However
based on these lastest issues I don't think I would fight it as much
and it would be much cheaper and I could hand off the system admin
work to IT instead of doing it myself.

What workstations you got?

I have got sb1500 and my dell 2405FPW works fine?

The OS is the same in Windows land, we still get PC with XP no service
pack on them.

It really depends on where they were made and when they were made, Sun
Still have stock on shelfs so your workstations could have been sat
round for a few months so will have the latest Solaris on them at the
time.

Search the group for how to burn off CD, i guess your using windows to
burn the CD - probably nero as I have seen that cause issues before.

Dont use winzip to unziip the files. Use gunzip change the extension to
z and then use gunzip.

What workstations you got?

Quote:

> I have got sb1500 and my dell 2405FPW works fine?

> The OS is the same in Windows land, we still get PC with XP no
service
> pack on them.

> It really depends on where they were made and when they were made,
Sun
> Still have stock on shelfs so your workstations could have been sat
> round for a few months so will have the latest Solaris on them at
the
> time.

> Search the group for how to burn off CD, i guess your using windows
to
> burn the CD - probably nero as I have seen that cause issues

before.

First let me say that I was more than a little miffed when I wrote my
response so take that for what it is worth..

Yes I did indeed use Nero and also used winzip so that maybe the issue
however still don't see how it would hurt to spend the $1 to make the
CDs and ship them along with the machine.

As for the monitor after I rebooted it I now do not have the power
management problem so perhaps I didn't do something correctly.

Thanks again to all that have assisted me...

Sal