[indiana-discuss] Any suggestions to our customer?

["C. Bergström"]

Li Ye wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Following is an email from our customer. Would you please give some
> advise to him?
>
> Thanks,
> Li Ye
>
> ==========================================================
> Hi Li Ye,
>
> I tried OpenSolaris 2008.05. It looks solid.
>
> I ran into some issues:
> 1) no time server appear for synchronizing time with NLP.
>
> 2) Networking to Windows Servers doesn't show any servers.
> I thought this might be a networking issue. I'm using DHCP with a cable
> modem. I can retrieve packages with Package Manager, get email with
> Thunderbird, and browse the web.
>
> 3) I can run my Java trading application from Firefox if I start it with
> the Java plugin, but not with Java Web Start. With Java Web Start, I see
> the 'Starting Java' dialog box for 10-20 seconds, and then it just dies.
>
> 4) the fonts in my Java application look 'boxy' and rough. The font's
> look great in Firefox (better then on Linux)!
>
> 5) There doesn't appear to be a package for the Motif run-time library.
> This package appears necessary for installing Oracle.
>
> Any suggestions?
>   
These are fun comments... I don't work for Sun, but...

1) May want to try the 11/08 install
2) If the problem persists after updating file a bug report
3) I would classify those trying to run Oracle on os2008* as "crazy". 
Regardless of that I don't think it's a supported system..? (Someone 
correct me if I'm wrong)


./C