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Install Solaris 8 for Intel from Floppy
Name: Marco Date: July 21, 2002 at 15:04:00 Pacific
Comment:
HI, I'm Italian (sorry for my english) and I have a problem. I want to install (for teh first time, so be patient) Solaris 8 in a old PC Intel that not support booting from CD. How I can do?
I have Solaris booting CD, Solaris software CD1 and Solaris software CD2
Name: Dave Uhring Date: July 23, 2002 at 17:00:23 Pacific
Reply:
You can get a floppy image called the Device Configuration Assistant from Sun. Read the instructions carefully. If you have a Linux system running then just use dd to place the image onto a new floppy in /dev/fd0. You can boot from this floppy to start the install.
Unless you really like asking for help do not use the Installation CD. Place Software CD 1 into the CD-ROM drive to begin the install.
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