[Sunhelp] Hardware Compatible

[Trevor Chandler]

Hello Cory,

Thanks for responding to my question.

Now that I know that it is possible to install
Solaris 7 on a PC using the AMD-K6
processor, I'd better take a look at the
other components.

I must now speculate that there is something
funky on the motherboard, or in the bios
settings.  The reason that I now say this is
because I removed the hard drive, NIC, and
CD-ROM drive from the PC -- leaving only
the floppy drive and RAM.

Well, I think I can safely say that the floppy
drive and the RAM ain't causing any
contention, so it's just gotta be something
on the motherboard.

If you got any ideas, shoot them to me please.
Also Cory, do you know the URL to get to that
Hardware Compatibility list for Solaris 7.   I find
it most challenging to navigate Sun's website.

Thanks for all of your help.  I hope you're having
a great day.


Trevor C.
trevorc at netzero.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Sticha Cory Contractor AMC CSS <cory.sticha at scott.af.mil>
To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org' <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Date: Monday, December 13, 1999 3:20 PM
Subject: RE: [Sunhelp] Hardware Compatible


>Trevor,
>
>Can you give more details on your system?  I've installed Solaris 7 on my
>AMD K6 (200 MHz) without any problem.  Have you matched up the components
in
>the system with the Hardware Compatibility list from Sun?  There might be
>something else that's causing the problem.
>
>Cory Sticha
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Trevor Chandler [mailto:trevorc at netzero.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 1998 12:24 AM
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: [Sunhelp] Hardware Compatible
>
>
>Hello all,
>
>I tried to install Solaris 7 on a PC that has
>an AMD-K6 processor in it, but the installation
>is coming to a halt when it gets to the screen that
>displays the message "Determining bus types and
>gathering hardware configuration data..."
>
>I've installed this Solaris 7 more than once or
>twice on PCs that have Intel processors without
>any problem.  So, my initial guess is that I can't
>get beyond the "Bus Enumeration" screen because
>of the AMD processor.   Can anyone corroborate this
>guess?
>
>Thanks to everyone who takes the time to
>respond to my question.  I hope you're having
>a great day.
>
>Trevor C.
>trevorc at netzero.net
>
>
>
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