latest OpenSolaris build 111a LiveCD and LiveUSB for Eee PCs have been uploaded

Hi,

Lastest OpenSolaris build Live images for Eees have been uploaded.
You should check:

http://kohju.justplayer.com/docs/mirror/OpenSolaris/eeepc-special/osol-0906-111a-x86-for-EeePCs.iso
http://kohju.justplayer.com/docs/mirror/OpenSolaris/eeepc-special/osol-0906-111a-x86-for-EeePCs.usb

and I also have uploaded MD5sums for them:

http://kohju.justplayer.com/docs/mirror/OpenSolaris/eeepc-special/md5sums_111a_EeePCs.txt

Thanks Taki-san@jposug for great help :-)

Replacing internal SSD

I tried to replace internal SSD - 8GB with 64GB.

I bought at Akihabara shop.it is about 9,980 yen,well,it was cheap for me.
Replacing was very easy to do,see the pics.



Opening rear panel,you can see old SSD which is on miniPCIe slot,it is very easy to remove old one and place new one.

I wanted to replace because 8GB was small for using especially making LiveUSB:(

OpenSolaris LiveUSB for Eee PC

Hi

I made OpenSolaris LiveCD and LiveUSB for Eee PC using distro_constructor:
http://kohju.justplayer.com/docs/mirror/OpenSolaris/eeepc-special/

You can see the LiveCD and LiveUSB images as follows:
osol-0906-111-x86-for-EeePC-gzip9-x86.iso 12-Apr-2009 01:14 1.0G
osol-0906-111-x86-for-EeePC-gzip9-x86.usb 12-Apr-2009 06:38 1.2G

They include:
latest rwn driver for Eee 901
latest arn driver for Eee 1000H
Murayama-san's atge driver for Eees
OpenOffice
chototsu-san usbsacm,usbser patch

You can use Chonan-san LiveUSB Creator for windows:
http://devzone.sites.pid0.org/OpenSolaris/opensolaris-liveusb-creator

Or You can use usbcopy in SUNWdistro-const,which is addtional package in opensolaris repository:
opensolaris$env LC_ALL=C pfexec usbcopy ($DOWNLOAD_DIR)/osol-0906-111-x86-for-EeePC-gzip9-x86.usb

if you make Original LiveCD or LiveUSB,please check the webside I filed about 'using distro_const' to make LiveUSB for Eee PC.


http://code.google.com/p/opensolaris-liveusb-for-eeepc/

OpenSolaris LiveUSB Creator

Hi,

Sorry it's been very very long time no blog.
I just getting started again my blog.
Some of you know Chonan-san released 'OpenSolaris LiveUSB Creator' for Windows.
http://devzone.sites.pid0.org/OpenSolaris/opensolaris-liveusb-creator
it make OpenSolaris-LiveUSB ease on Windows,you should note it needs .NET 2.0 or later frameworks,you should install it using Windows LiveUpdate.
(he is also introduced genunix.org)

I tried to use it for my cutomized OpenSolaris LiveUSB for Eee PC.It went fine.
I took some snapshot to show you.



*setting for making LiveUSB:you should set where .usb file is and the usb sticks you would use for it.



*running OpenSolaris LiveUSB Creator it took not so long time to make.



*finishing installation

I tried to use my LiveUSB made by the OpenSolaris USB Creator I went good.



I hope more and more people try OpenSolaris using this Creator as a 'beginner'.
And hope you try it:-)

Brief Report;OpenSolaris on Vaio P

Taki-san tried to install OpenSolaris 2009.6 snv106 on his friend's Vaio P,you know the most famous "small" PC lately,It's finally worked out but have some problems for working.let's have a look:)



There was the workaround for ACPI,he used that for booting OpenSolaris on it.
(Thanks Haraguchi-san and Sato-san for helping him)



Checking Device Manager NIC,Wifi didn't seem to work out but he said we might use Murayama-san's myk driver and ath driver in OpenSolaris.org...but he said we didn't have some ideas for working "COM" on it..



He said we didn't have any good resolutions on OpenSolaris,that is,Vaio P has 1600x768 resolution,but we have no choice but to use 1024x768 resolution on it.there would be some workarounds though we have'nt some ideas yet.(but it is not so diffcult problem..)



Compiz didn't work out of the box...it's pity..

Guys who are interested and try on it,he filed some datas as follows
isainfo.txt
dmesg.txt
prtconf.txt
smbios.txt
prtdiag.txt

Checking datas,you can find Atom didn't work as dual-core...he said it was the most serious problem for us:-(

He kindly made LiveUSB for Vaio P (adding ACPI workaround) for us,

osol-0906-106a-x86_with_acpi_workaround.usb
You can use "usbcopy" command to it for making,

env LC_ALL=C usbcopy osol-0906-106a-x86_with_acpi_workaround.usb

And You should choose "APCI Workaround" in the grub mode.

Let's give a try:-)

Have you checked snv106 on your Eee 701 or 900?

Have you checked snv106 -latest OpenSolaris release? its LiveCD(LiveUSB) is now supported atheros drivers for Intel Celeron-based Eees like Eee 701 and 900.so you can check OpenSolaris easily!





And you can check snv106 LiveUSB working on my Eee 701;



Hope more and more Eee users would try it with its LiveCD or LiveUSB:-)

Bootable usb-image for Atom-based Eees.

Hi,

Today we have heard repository-update to b106,perhaps it will be fixed about 945GME driver - you can use GUI installer on your Atom-based Eees without anything settings.
but if you would still like to use OpenSolaris 2008.11 Offical release,you might try to use this bootable usb-image for installation to your Atom-based Eees.

http://kohju.justplayer.com/docs/mirror/OpenSolaris/osol-0811_eeepc.usb

it is included 945GME driver,you can use GUI installer without anything,too:),I tried to use for installation on my Eee 901 it worked out fine and could add 945GME driver without anything settings.

Thanks Taki-san for making:)