That's true - it didn't work for me either as an image under VirtualBox (hangs after the message about not having kvm support) and after an installation under VMware Player 14. The installation process was buggy anyway with numerous python errors displayed; upon reboot after enabling EFI it output four lines and hung.
Needless to say, any traces of Clear Linux were obliterated from my laptop.
USB3 support in FreeBSD 10 is OK (bunch of external disks used for PC backup - speed was essential). No problem with hot-plug either. Ports upgrade is trivial (although I have switched to pkg-ng now). I really can't find why do you think that security updates are difficult either. I've got only one 9.2 system around which I at the moment am not bothered to upgrade.
In case anyone here cares, Hyper-V support has been imported in HEAD - see http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255524 . I managed earlier today to build a kernel with it and do a number of performance tests - it looks good. This is not present in the 10-Alpha CD yet by default, you have to get the latest source with svn, add ''driver hyperv" to the GENERIC and build it; I'd switch to labelled fstab entries before installing and rebooting it, though. Swap the 'de' with 'hn' network adapter etc.
Meet you by the excession, but what matters, please first consider playing some games, using some state of the art weapons and learning to play properly the hydrogen sonata inversions, looking windward on the surface detail.
I was in the same position some 6 months ago, eventually buying a Samsung EX1 (AKA TL500 in the States, I am told). Oh, boy, what a problem - now I can't find any excuse to buy myself a DSLR or a MFT camera... And yes, I know of the deficiencies of this particular camera, but they do not matter to me at this stage. I carry the camera all the time with me, ready to shoot any moment I see something remotely interesting.
I routinely run 7-8 VBox guests with decent performance on a very modest dual socket dual core 8GB Opteron box - but under some version of Solaris, at this moment OpenIndiana 151a. I keep VirtualBox updated to the latest version (I'll put 4.1.4 tomorrow, though). I use it for network testing - Solaris, CrossBow and VirtualBox make for a very decent lab environment, not to mention ZFS snapshots and DTrace. The guests include three W2K8R2 DCs, some OpenBSD firewalls, mix of NetBSD VMs, two used to build -current and pkgsrc all the time, some W7 as well. Memory may be tight at times, but still it manages.
I've never ran VirtualBox hosted by Linux and do not intend to even try it (actually, I don't have a physical machine under Linux at this time). I do run a few Linux guests here and there, on my laptop while it is under W7-64 for example - Bodhi is quite nice. They usually cause the most problems - getting the right kernel source, development environment, headers and the rest.
I run NetBSD-Current (amd64) on my T61p; basically everything works as expected (including the graphics, i.e. non-accelerated). That is not a problem for me, as I triple-boot it (the others are W7/64 and, of course, OpenSolaris build 134).
Actually the latter runs best. NVidia acceleration out from the CD, all the keys work, suspend-resume without any problem, Java, AcroRead, even RealPlayer if you wish... W7 is as good as one can expect, but took some time to get all the drivers and the rest; NetBSD lacks the 3D NVidia stuff. I stay mostly under W7 (the VPN client I have to use is only Windows, although I have a spare VirtualBox m/c under OpenSolaris for that), use Crossbow/VirtualBox for network simulations under OpenSolaris, mostly pkgsrc under NetBSD (plus tracking -current).
It is the best laptop I've ever had, though. I wouldn't replace it even if it is almost three years old (especially with the maxed-out memory and a decent black scorpio disk).
You haven't got a clue. WOW64 is optional on W2K8R2 server - which is *only* 64-bit.
Meaning, the subsystem which allows you to run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit OS is optional. You may elect not to install it if all the software you are ever going to run on this server is 64 bit.
I love running DOS15 on PDP-15 SIMH emulator; the installation was almost an adventure, but eventually got there. As far as the OpenVMS goes, I run it from time to time on a OpenSolaris host (two dual Opterons) and it is faster emulated than on any real hardware I have ever run it on (well, the fastest VAX m/c i've ever used was an 8700, started on a 730...).
The last four laptops I installed OpenSolaris on all had Zero problems with the Device detection tool. I am not talking about the servers - they all run perfectly now. (my Nexenta test installation did not recognize the built-in NIC, so I had to use an add-on; oSol snv-117 recognized both, interestingly enough - they were using the same chipset - rge). And all that is on reasonably new hardware - Asus P6T m/b, Core i7 920 etc. OK, the built-in Intel RAID wouldn't work, but even if it did, it should *not* be used... ZFS works best with JBODs.
Tru64 is dead, HP has announced that it will no longer be supported past 2012 and that the last maintenance release will come out next year. They even shelved the plans to grab the best parts and graft them into HPUX. IRIX is dead as of 2013.
Another one with a time machine. Where do they sell them?
Could you hush me the Lotto numbers from next Saturday, please?
Openserver might as well be dead as no sane IT manager would touch it with a ten foot pole. Basically there is only Solaris, AIX, HPUX and OS X as true Unix and then the unix-alikes linux and BSD derivatives.
Replying to myself - b a d - anyway, I see 5.13.0 is the version which comes with Intrepid by default... It does not even pass it's own tests:-.... Running tests in rtest14: 158/158 tests passed (not counting 2 expected errors). Running tests in rtest15: * Problem 190 * Input:
1 ev(logcontract(ratsimp(factor(integrate(------------, x, 0, 1)))), algebraic)
4
1 + (x - 3)
Result: error-catch
This differed from the expected result:...
(what on earth is "Filter error: Please use fewer 'junk' characters." ? Does not allow me to post the formula...)
Give me a break - I don't remember the last time I used 5.13.0...
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[ this is under Vista; I normally use it under NetBSD with sbcl - much faster ].
I am running it perfectly well on a HP nx6310. The Intel wireless "just works" with nwamd out of the box; had to find a driver for the wired (Broadcom) i/f and an update for the audiohd driver.
I am doing exactly the same, but the host OS is Solaris nevada-94. I made the Vista VM just 640MB (the host has 4GB) thinking it would be somewhat slow - actually is very good. And it still blows onlookers away in Seamless mode with the maxed out Compiz configuration on a modest Quadro FX570...
The laptop I am writing this from (using OpenSolaris snv-94) also had Vista running under VirtualBox (I needed the only-windows VPN client), but I took it off, as it seemed to overheat the system.
Got also OpenBSD running (4.4), but without X (not interesting in this case, ofcourse, but still...).
The main problem I'm having right now with it is NetBSD - staunchly refuses to boot under VirtualBox with a consistent error (posted to the relevant lists, but with no sensible answer so far).
One should not forget that VirtualBox place under the sun (pun intended) is mainly for development tests and casual use; it is not server class product, so it should not be mixed with the likes of VMWare server or Xem. If you are running a VM and decide to log out, you can't unless the guests have been suspended or shut down. Having said that, the performance is indeed very good and the guests are usable.
Other virtualization technologies from Sun include xVM - this is effectively Xen with the underlying Linux bits replaced with Solaris AFAIU. I've ran a few VMs with this, not regularly ATM; it seems to be getting better with every new Nevada point.
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That's true - it didn't work for me either as an image under VirtualBox (hangs after the message about not having kvm support) and after an installation under VMware Player 14. The installation process was buggy anyway with numerous python errors displayed; upon reboot after enabling EFI it output four lines and hung.
Needless to say, any traces of Clear Linux were obliterated from my laptop.
Likewise. This got me into VAXen all those years ago... I have to reread it one of these days.
It is exactly the same. Anyway, in Powershell:
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("TestVariable", "Test value.", "Machine")
to set it,
[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("TestVariable","User")
to get it and
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("TestVariable",$null,"Machine")
to get rid if it.
To see all environment variables just run
dir env:
But yes, *that* form is still not resizeable, I also do not like it.
Mine is v1.0; a few weeks ago switched to gargoyle. Rock solid. USB was flaky with the original firmware, but with OpenWRT seems fine.
USB3 support in FreeBSD 10 is OK (bunch of external disks used for PC backup - speed was essential). No problem with hot-plug either. Ports upgrade is trivial (although I have switched to pkg-ng now). I really can't find why do you think that security updates are difficult either. I've got only one 9.2 system around which I at the moment am not bothered to upgrade.
Test suite summary for libressl 2.0.0
'make check' under -current amd64:
TOTAL: 41
PASS: 41
SKIP: 0
XFAIL: 0
FAIL: 0
XPASS: 0
ERROR: 0
Why is this posted as AC for goodness sake? I would sign under this any day.
In case anyone here cares, Hyper-V support has been imported in HEAD - see http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255524 . I managed earlier today to build a kernel with it and do a number of performance tests - it looks good.
This is not present in the 10-Alpha CD yet by default, you have to get the latest source with svn, add ''driver hyperv" to the GENERIC and build it; I'd switch to labelled fstab entries before installing and rebooting it, though. Swap the 'de' with 'hn' network adapter etc.
Meet you by the excession, but what matters, please first consider playing some games, using some state of the art weapons and learning to play properly the hydrogen sonata inversions, looking windward on the surface detail.
More or less exaclty my experience with Windows 8. And don't forget the many keyboard shortcuts available - [WIN]+X is a lifesaver...
Seconded.
I was in the same position some 6 months ago, eventually buying a Samsung EX1 (AKA TL500 in the States, I am told). Oh, boy, what a problem - now I can't find any excuse to buy myself a DSLR or a MFT camera... And yes, I know of the deficiencies of this particular camera, but they do not matter to me at this stage. I carry the camera all the time with me, ready to shoot any moment I see something remotely interesting.
I routinely run 7-8 VBox guests with decent performance on a very modest dual socket dual core 8GB Opteron box - but under some version of Solaris, at this moment OpenIndiana 151a. I keep VirtualBox updated to the latest version (I'll put 4.1.4 tomorrow, though). I use it for network testing - Solaris, CrossBow and VirtualBox make for a very decent lab environment, not to mention ZFS snapshots and DTrace. The guests include three W2K8R2 DCs, some OpenBSD firewalls, mix of NetBSD VMs, two used to build -current and pkgsrc all the time, some W7 as well. Memory may be tight at times, but still it manages.
I've never ran VirtualBox hosted by Linux and do not intend to even try it (actually, I don't have a physical machine under Linux at this time). I do run a few Linux guests here and there, on my laptop while it is under W7-64 for example - Bodhi is quite nice. They usually cause the most problems - getting the right kernel source, development environment, headers and the rest.
I run NetBSD-Current (amd64) on my T61p; basically everything works as expected (including the graphics, i.e. non-accelerated). That is not a problem for me, as I triple-boot it (the others are W7/64 and, of course, OpenSolaris build 134).
Actually the latter runs best. NVidia acceleration out from the CD, all the keys work, suspend-resume without any problem, Java, AcroRead, even RealPlayer if you wish... W7 is as good as one can expect, but took some time to get all the drivers and the rest; NetBSD lacks the 3D NVidia stuff. I stay mostly under W7 (the VPN client I have to use is only Windows, although I have a spare VirtualBox m/c under OpenSolaris for that), use Crossbow/VirtualBox for network simulations under OpenSolaris, mostly pkgsrc under NetBSD (plus tracking -current).
It is the best laptop I've ever had, though. I wouldn't replace it even if it is almost three years old (especially with the maxed-out memory and a decent black scorpio disk).
Wait, your Username is "Oracle"? Speaking as someone with a significantly lower UID than you; Go to hell.
Go to hell, and die.
Wait, if I say the same, should you drop dead then; I've got one digit less in my UID...
You haven't got a clue. WOW64 is optional on W2K8R2 server - which is *only* 64-bit.
Meaning, the subsystem which allows you to run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit OS is optional. You may elect not to install it if all the software you are ever going to run on this server is 64 bit.
Made my day (night, actually...).
DEMO$ write sys$output f$getsyi("version")
V7.3-1
DEMO$ show default
SYS$USERS:[USERS.DEMO]
= DISK$USERS:[USERS.DEMO]
= DISK$EXTRA:[USERS.DEMO]
= DISK$GEIN_SYS:[USERS.DEMO]
I might even get myself an account.
I love running DOS15 on PDP-15 SIMH emulator; the installation was almost an adventure, but eventually got there. As far as the OpenVMS goes, I run it from time to time on a OpenSolaris host (two dual Opterons) and it is faster emulated than on any real hardware I have ever run it on (well, the fastest VAX m/c i've ever used was an 8700, started on a 730...).
Gone are the days...
Have you ever tried it?
The last four laptops I installed OpenSolaris on all had Zero problems with the Device detection tool. I am not talking about the servers - they all run perfectly now. (my Nexenta test installation did not recognize the built-in NIC, so I had to use an add-on; oSol snv-117 recognized both, interestingly enough - they were using the same chipset - rge). And all that is on reasonably new hardware - Asus P6T m/b, Core i7 920 etc. OK, the built-in Intel RAID wouldn't work, but even if it did, it should *not* be used... ZFS works best with JBODs.
As long as you follow /dev you are allright.
Tru64 is dead, HP has announced that it will no longer be supported past 2012 and that the last maintenance release will come out next year. They even shelved the plans to grab the best parts and graft them into HPUX. IRIX is dead as of 2013.
Another one with a time machine. Where do they sell them?
Could you hush me the Lotto numbers from next Saturday, please?
Openserver might as well be dead as no sane IT manager would touch it with a ten foot pole. Basically there is only Solaris, AIX, HPUX and OS X as true Unix and then the unix-alikes linux and BSD derivatives.
>>> First of all: 0 is no longer useable in the VISTA hosts file, after the 12/09/2009 patch tuesday update...
Someone has got himself a time machine...
Replying to myself - b a d - anyway, I see 5.13.0 is the version which comes with Intrepid by default... It does not even pass it's own tests:- ....
Running tests in rtest14: 158/158 tests passed (not counting 2 expected errors).
Running tests in rtest15:
* Problem 190 *
Input:
1
ev(logcontract(ratsimp(factor(integrate(------------, x, 0, 1)))), algebraic)
4
1 + (x - 3)
Result:
error-catch
This differed from the expected result: ...
(what on earth is "Filter error: Please use fewer 'junk' characters." ? Does not allow me to post the formula...)
Give me a break - I don't remember the last time I used 5.13.0...
Maxima 5.16.3 http://maxima.sourceforge.net/
Using Lisp GNU Common Lisp (GCL) GCL 2.6.8 (aka GCL)
Distributed under the GNU Public License. See the file COPYING.
Dedicated to the memory of William Schelter.
The function bug_report() provides bug reporting information.
(%i1)
[ this is under Vista; I normally use it under NetBSD with sbcl - much faster ].
I am running it perfectly well on a HP nx6310. The Intel wireless "just works" with nwamd out of the box; had to find a driver for the wired (Broadcom) i/f and an update for the audiohd driver.
I am doing exactly the same, but the host OS is Solaris nevada-94. I made the Vista VM just 640MB (the host has 4GB) thinking it would be somewhat slow - actually is very good. And it still blows onlookers away in Seamless mode with the maxed out Compiz configuration on a modest Quadro FX570...
The laptop I am writing this from (using OpenSolaris snv-94) also had Vista running under VirtualBox (I needed the only-windows VPN client), but I took it off, as it seemed to overheat the system.
Got also OpenBSD running (4.4), but without X (not interesting in this case, ofcourse, but still...).
The main problem I'm having right now with it is NetBSD - staunchly refuses to boot under VirtualBox with a consistent error (posted to the relevant lists, but with no sensible answer so far).
One should not forget that VirtualBox place under the sun (pun intended) is mainly for development tests and casual use; it is not server class product, so it should not be mixed with the likes of VMWare server or Xem. If you are running a VM and decide to log out, you can't unless the guests have been suspended or shut down. Having said that, the performance is indeed very good and the guests are usable.
Other virtualization technologies from Sun include xVM - this is effectively Xen with the underlying Linux bits replaced with Solaris AFAIU. I've ran a few VMs with this, not regularly ATM; it seems to be getting better with every new Nevada point.
I've been learning Assyrian Aramaic on my own for more than a year now (got to keep the gray cells busy with something...).
(http://www.assyrianlanguage.com/ and some others)