[geeks] windows on a Sun v65x?

[william pointon]

if win 98 will boot/install make a minimal install of w98 and copy the 
winnt directory from the cd to the hard drive and install from there - 
this has worked for me on a few occasions with hardware compatibility 
issues - hope this helps - billp

On Wednesday, Mar 3, 2004, at 15:56 US/Eastern, Francois Dion wrote:

> I can boot UBCD, various linux, even some booting thru windows 98. But 
> I cant boot windows 2000 server. How can I bootstrap the cdrom to boot 
> windows from a win98 boot floppy? Or maybe a floppy based linux? 
> Suggestions?
>
> Francois
>
> Francois Dion wrote:
>
>> Alright, before I receive tons of email, let me explain. I'm needing 
>> to compare performance of windows 2000 server and Solaris 9 12/03. On 
>> a Sun V65x. Or so I tought I could.
>>
>> I got a pair of V65x. On one I installed Solaris. On the other, I'm 
>> trying to install windows, but it just wont go anywhere. It doesn't 
>> look like it's booting the cd, somehow. It will boot Solaris in a 
>> jiffy. This is an intel mobo. Did Sun figure out a way to prevent 
>> Windows to boot on this box?
>>
>> Anybody has figured a way around that, like a special boot floppy?
>>
>> I know this is probably not the best list to ask this, but I didn't 
>> know where to ask. Cant ask on a Solaris x86 list obviously...
>>
>> Francois
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