Hello -

I have been running Solaris 10 on x86 recently but I removed it because I could not burn CDs to backup my data that I had stored..

So, I am planning to install Solaris 10 again. But, I need help or for people here to explain me in detail on how to INSTALL (not BURN) because I know how to burn CDs...but I need to have a GUI CD Burner software like Nero or K3B to burn CDs and to backup my data on it.

Ij ust need to know how to install K3B or something on it and has to be a GUI too..

I would appreciate the help on this..

Thanks.

I think Nautilus can be used as a GUI to create CD's.

How can I install it though??? Please explain...Im using Solaris 10 X86...

If I have troubles installing I can always use Windows now

But please...expalin in detail or post the commands on how to install it please.

You do not need to install it, it's already there as a part of JDS.

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819...g?q=JDS&a=view

I forgot to mention that I will be running the CDE desktop instead of the JDS....Will that be a problem? Is the CD Creator in the CDE desktop also, or will I have to be in the JDS? I looked and its not there..

I want something thats like CD Creator for the CDE Enviroment that will be very easy to install and work with...Please!!! I need everyones help on this because I NEED to backup very important files and also to restore them..

CDE doesn't provide a CD recording facility, and probably never will.

What's wrong with the command line interface ?

Well...Im just migrating to UNIX from Windows...Go figure...

So....I will just have to BOOT into JDS then...

But I wanted all of my files to be burned from CDE...Is there ANY way I can download a CD Writer software for the CDE desktop??

Install xcdroast from blastwave.org.

Thanks...Can you just please explain on how to install it...please?? Please explain in detail on how to install this on CDE desktop..

Go to www.blastwave.org, click on the "HOW TO" link on the left pane, follow the instructions to install pkg-get.

When done, enter "pkg-get -i xcdroast".

Finally add xcdroast somewhere in your CDE desktop.

Ok thanks...I got it...Thanks alot really.

I have a little problem here...The install of PKG-GET was successful...But when I executed this command pkg-get -i xcdroast it says PKG-GET NOT FOUND...Take a look on what I did hear...PLEASE HELP...I NEED A CD WRITER....ASAP!!!! And I want to install XCDROAST in order to do that but its not letting me or Im doing something wrong here...

# Dec 22 16:12:41 unknown su: 'su root' succeeded for vinand on /dev/pts/5
pkgadd -d /home/vinand/pkg_get.pkg all

Processing package instance <CSWpkgget> from </home/vinand/pkg_get.pkg>

pkg_get - CSW version of automated package download tool(all) 3.5
You may use and copy this software without charge, as you see fit.
The software is copyright (C) Philip Brown, Nov 2002

Dont forget to update /opt/csw/etc/pkg-get.conf with your nearest archive site.


The selected base directory </opt/csw> must exist before installation
is attempted.

Do you want this directory created now [y,n,?,q] y
Using </opt/csw> as the package base directory.
## Processing package information.
## Processing system information.
1 package pathname is already properly installed.
## Verifying disk space requirements.
## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed.
## Checking for setuid/setgid programs.

This package contains scripts which will be executed with super-user
permission during the process of installing this package.

Do you want to continue with the installation of <CSWpkgget> [y,n,?] y

Installing pkg_get - CSW version of automated package download tool as <CSWpkgget>

## Installing part 1 of 1.
/opt/csw/bin/pkg-get
/opt/csw/etc/pkg-get.conf.csw
/opt/csw/share/man/man1m/pkg-get.1m
/var/pkg-get/admin-fullauto
[ verifying class <none> ]
## Executing postinstall script.

Installing /opt/csw/etc/pkg-get.conf.csw to pkg-get.conf

Installation of <CSWpkgget> was successful.
# pkg-get -i xcdroast
pkg-get: not found
#

And Im also getting this but the website does not explain why Im getting these error messages...Beats me..

$ which pkg-get
no pkg-get in /usr/bin /usr/ucb /etc .
$

BTW, the file that I downloaded are in my HOME PATH like in /HOME/MYUSERNAME/PKG-GET.PKG

Im trying to get a CD writer for months and months now...I cannot beleive this.

It looks like you missed step 7
You can make this change persistent this way (from step 8):

Ok...lets start from scratch...

Ok, when I download the file and were it ask me to SAVE IT...Where should I save the file?? I saved it in my HOME directory...Is that OK or not? Also I did this to install it:
# pkgadd -d /home/pkg_get.pkg all

So what do I have to do AFTER I did the install command like I did above?

Now...do I have to enter this command (below) AFTER I do the install command likw above?

# PATH=/opt/csw/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/dt/bin:/usr/ccs/bin
# export PATH

And then...after this, what would be next to install XCDROAST?

Also...DO I NEED to install the WGET thing too? Or, only the PKG-GET to install the XCDROAST?

I would appreciate it if you can explain the detailed steps in my case were I have the downloaded file in my HOME directory...Thanks.

Please spare few minutes to read the instructions of http://technopark02.blogspot.com/200...ages-with.html page. Once you install pkg-get properly, it is fairly easy to install all available packages.