[geeks] Solaris 10 install on x86

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 @ 07:47 -0500, Patrick Giagnocavo said:

> On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 06:43:01PM +1000, Scott Howard wrote:
> > 
> > That's well before it thinks about Windows or Java (it's still running
> > in real mode at that stage).
> > 
> > Try turning off anything special in the BIOS and see if that makes any
> > difference.
> 
> [slaps forehead]
> 
> Yes, that is right:  turn off ACPI and anything else that is not
> absolutely needed.

That's planned for (hopefully) tomorrow (looks at clock), I mean today.

Damn, I hate the BIOS on/off game... 

Will post more info as it comes.

I had to borrow bandwidth to get the DVD, so I can't try the CDs to see
if it works out different.

I was going to order CDs and DVDs, but Sun charges far too much for
that.  

I wish they would let people like Cheap Bytes sell their isos.

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