[Sunhelp] Sol8 on SS5-110

Fri May 26 11:10:23 CDT 2000

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Do you need to install as 64 bit or is there a way to boot at 64 bit?  If so
how do you boot at 64?  boot -s -64?  

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bill Bradford [SMTP:mrbill at mrbill.net]
> Sent:	Friday, May 26, 2000 11:40 AM
> To:	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject:	Re: [Sunhelp] Sol8 on SS5-110
> 
> On Fri, May 26, 2000 at 09:32:24AM +0000, dhansen at zebra.net wrote:
> >Are you certain that you weren't told that only 64-bit installations
> could be 
> > done on the Ultra platform?
> >  -david
> 
> This is false too - in fact, on any Ultra 1 machines, Sol7 and Sol8
> default
> to 32-bit due to a bug in the CPU, you have to explicity force them to
> boot in 64-bit mode.
> 
> If you mean "you can only install/run in 64bit mode on Ultra machines",
> then
> yeah, thats correct.
> 
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> |   Bill Bradford    |   Austin, Texas   |
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Do you need to =
install as 64 bit or is there a way to boot at 64 bit?  If so how =
do you boot at 64?  boot -s -64?  </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From:  </FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Bill Bradford [SMTP:mrbill at mrbill.net]</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">On Fri, May 26, 2000 at 09:32:24AM =
+0000, dhansen at zebra.net wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">>Are you certain that you weren't =
told that only 64-bit installations could be </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> done on the Ultra =
platform?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">>  -david</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">This is false too - in fact, on any =
Ultra 1 machines, Sol7 and Sol8 default</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">to 32-bit due to a bug in the CPU, =
you have to explicity force them to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">boot in 64-bit mode.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">If you mean "you can only =
install/run in 64bit mode on Ultra machines", then</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">yeah, thats correct.</FONT>
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