[ILUG] Solaris installation

[Paul Jakma]

Hi Darragh,

On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, Darragh wrote:

> 	Hello all,
>
> I am attempting, and I stress attempting to install the latest 
> version of Solaris. I've downloaded the DVD version from the Sun 
> website and I've tried running through the installation.
>
> I had someone who really hasn't a clue reading the screen for me

Ah.. it might be easier in such a case to hook up the serial port to 
another computer you can ssh to and just install from serial console.

> Next time I got an out of range error on my screen.  This happens 
> with other distributions but I can run sax2 to fix it.

Out of range error? 'sax2'?

> Problem here is I can't change to a console using control alt F1.

That'd be cause Solaris doesn't have virtual consoles. You can 
however install in text-only mode..

Finally, you'd be better asking on the 'osol-help' or 'osol-discuss' 
lists on the opensolaris.org site.

regards,
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