Comments for Mike's World http://blog.ekholm.org Words from a Sysadmin to the world Mon, 21 May 2012 03:11:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Solaris 10 SunPCI II tricks by Pascal http://blog.ekholm.org/2005/02/04/solaris-10-sunpci-ii-tricks/#comment-50157 Pascal Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:10:44 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2005/02/04/solaris-10-sunpci-ii-tricks/#comment-50157 Hello, With the new oracle site (My Oracle Support), the SUNWspci2 v2.3.2 is not present and neither for Sun Pci III. Arghhh!!! Hello,

With the new oracle site (My Oracle Support), the SUNWspci2 v2.3.2 is not present and neither for Sun Pci III.

Arghhh!!!

]]> Comment on Solaris 10 SunPCI II tricks by DanO http://blog.ekholm.org/2005/02/04/solaris-10-sunpci-ii-tricks/#comment-34319 DanO Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:50:15 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2005/02/04/solaris-10-sunpci-ii-tricks/#comment-34319 There is a ptach for sunPCi iii for solaris 10. 118591-03 There is a ptach for sunPCi iii for solaris 10.
118591-03

]]> Comment on Solaris 10 SunPCI II tricks by Sheldon http://blog.ekholm.org/2005/02/04/solaris-10-sunpci-ii-tricks/#comment-20888 Sheldon Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:39:20 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2005/02/04/solaris-10-sunpci-ii-tricks/#comment-20888 more info for sunpci II users using 3rd part chips invalidates sun's warranty but sun's warranty on the pci II is negligible. upgrading memory from sun is atrocious ($$$) but hitechvendors.com and others have memory that works fine - I just installed 2 of the following: 256MB PC133 133MHZ 16X16 8 Chip 144-Pin SODIMM more info for sunpci II users

using 3rd part chips invalidates sun’s warranty but sun’s warranty on the pci II is negligible.

upgrading memory from sun is atrocious ($$$) but hitechvendors.com and others have memory that works fine - I just installed 2 of the following:

256MB PC133 133MHZ 16X16 8 Chip 144-Pin SODIMM

]]> Comment on Imdb go kaboom by Ingozi http://blog.ekholm.org/2007/01/30/imdb-go-kaboom/#comment-18860 Ingozi Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:46:09 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2007/01/30/imdb-go-kaboom/#comment-18860 I had run into the same thing...But it wasn't an error! it came up as a page reference when I right clicked on my "back" button in Firefox while browsing the IMDB message boards. Upon revisiting that page though, there was nothing wrong with it. Upon flushing my cache, the anomaly couldn't be repeated. Pretty weird. I had run into the same thing…But it wasn’t an error! it came up as a page reference when I right clicked on my “back” button in Firefox while browsing the IMDB message boards. Upon revisiting that page though, there was nothing wrong with it. Upon flushing my cache, the anomaly couldn’t be repeated.
Pretty weird.

]]> Comment on Can we say hernia? by Tony Bruno http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/12/09/can-we-say-hernia/#comment-10237 Tony Bruno Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:51:02 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/12/09/can-we-say-hernia/#comment-10237 Hernia. Oh, yeah. Been there. Done that. It heals pretty well. Scar fades fairly quickly, too. But expect it to twinge at the oddest times. Hernia.

Oh, yeah. Been there. Done that.

It heals pretty well. Scar fades fairly quickly, too. But expect it to twinge at the oddest times.

]]> Comment on People come and go…. by Tony Bruno http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/11/28/people-come-and-go/#comment-7264 Tony Bruno Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:52:33 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/11/28/people-come-and-go/#comment-7264 Congrats on the weight, man! People leaving sucks. It's part of any industry these days, not just IT. The days of life-long employees are over. Congrats on the weight, man!

People leaving sucks. It’s part of any industry these days, not just IT. The days of life-long employees are over.

]]> Comment on Up to the cabin for Thanksgiving by Mike’s World » Thanksgiving day http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/11/22/up-to-the-cabin-for-thanksgiving/#comment-7118 Mike’s World » Thanksgiving day Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:22:42 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/11/22/up-to-the-cabin-for-thanksgiving/#comment-7118 [...] as I mentioned yesterday I headed up to my cabin on Big Boy Lake for the thanksgiving holiday. The property contains the old 2 room (no, not two bedrooms, two rooms) plus one bath building that was built by my grandfather back in 1969 or so (the building on the left) In addition to the cabin is a house that was built around 1992, which is the building on the right. [...] […] as I mentioned yesterday I headed up to my cabin on Big Boy Lake for the thanksgiving holiday. The property contains the old 2 room (no, not two bedrooms, two rooms) plus one bath building that was built by my grandfather back in 1969 or so (the building on the left) In addition to the cabin is a house that was built around 1992, which is the building on the right. […]

]]> Comment on Hanging? WTF? by Tony Bruno http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/11/05/hanging-wtf/#comment-7043 Tony Bruno Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:08:30 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/11/05/hanging-wtf/#comment-7043 I'm actually surprised that they weren't going to behead him. No, I'm not joking. Check out some of our Middle Eastern Allies. It's still done. I’m actually surprised that they weren’t going to behead him.

No, I’m not joking. Check out some of our Middle Eastern Allies. It’s still done.

]]> Comment on Solaris 10 SunPCI II tricks by Ray Kolbe http://blog.ekholm.org/2005/02/04/solaris-10-sunpci-ii-tricks/#comment-5408 Ray Kolbe Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:19:44 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2005/02/04/solaris-10-sunpci-ii-tricks/#comment-5408 I am getting stuck on step 2. I get the same results after step 1 as Dan (first post above). But after I download the 113616-06 patch when I attempt to install it seems to do nothing: Validating patches... Loading patches installed on the system... Done! Loading patches requested to install. Version of package SUNWspci2 from patch 113616-06 differs from the package installed on the system. Done! The following requested patches do not update any packages installed on the system No any packages from patch 113616-06 are installed on the system. No patches to check dependency. Any ideas on what I'm doing incorrectly? I am getting stuck on step 2. I get the same results after step 1 as Dan (first post above). But after I download the 113616-06 patch when I attempt to install it seems to do nothing:
Validating patches…

Loading patches installed on the system…

Done!

Loading patches requested to install.

Version of package SUNWspci2 from patch 113616-06 differs from the package installed on the system.
Done!

The following requested patches do not update any packages installed on the system
No any packages from patch 113616-06 are installed on the system.

No patches to check dependency.

Any ideas on what I’m doing incorrectly?

]]> Comment on Weight loss by Tony Bruno http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/06/26/weight-loss/#comment-2128 Tony Bruno Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:29:24 +0000 http://blog.ekholm.org/2006/06/26/weight-loss/#comment-2128 Mike -- That's awesome. As a person who constantly struggles with weight myself, all I can say is "Great job!" Good going, dude. Tony ...former co-worker Mike –

That’s awesome. As a person who constantly struggles with weight myself, all I can say is “Great job!”

Good going, dude.

Tony

…former co-worker

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