[SPARCbook] Naturetech 777s review

[Mat Maessen]

Sounds like it went into the WebStart install straight off the DVD 
media. With CD-ROM media for Solaris 8, you can do an "old style" 
lightweight GUI install by booting from OS disc 1 rather than the 
"Installation" CD.

There should be a way to specify at the OpenBoot prompt in the "boot 
cdrom" command that you want the text or lightweight GUI install.

-Mat


Len Rose wrote:
> I was using the DVD media which has everything on one disc. 
> 
> I didn't see a way to get around the slow, cumbersome gui
> installation.
> 
> Len
> 
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 06:01:05PM -0600, Mike Ekholm wrote:
> 
> 
>>One thing I was wondering - explain "could not bypass the gui install"
>>
>>you where unable to boot off of cd1, and had to use the install cd, or you
>>could boot off of cd1, and got the normal solaris gui install (like you do
>>with any other headed box).
>>
>> -Mike Ekholm
>>
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