[Sunhelp] PC solaris

[Gregory Leblanc]

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Thanks.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Christie Generalao [mailto:christie_gen at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 7:54 PM
> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [Sunhelp] PC solaris
> 
> Im trying to install solaris intel platform.. can anyone help 
> especially in the installation process? im used to sparc 
> installations, so it doesnt have to be detailed. i guess any 
> hint on how to boot my machine initially is most useful. Im 
> not using a bootable CD (it's just a burned cd). any pointers 
> to online resources is highly appreciated. Thank you.

You need the "Device Configuration Assistant" diskette, at least for Solaris
7 Intel.  IIRC (it's been a while), you boot from the floppy and put the CD
in the drive.  The diskette figures out what hardware you have, and then
procedes to the installer for Solaris.  From there on out, it's pretty much
the same as SPARC, except that you can't install 64-bit (duh).  Check on
docs.sun.com and your CD for instructions on creating that diskette.  If you
can't find anything, let me know and I'll dd an image and email it to you.  
	Greg