[indiana-discuss] Installation options for an Ultra-60

[mary ding]

Andrew:


Andrew Gaylard wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 3:14 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar at fajar.net> wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Andrew Gaylard <ag at computer.org> wrote:
>>> I have an Ultra-60 (2x400MHz CPUs, 2 GiB RAM, elite-3D graphics)
>>> and I'm keen to install OpenSolaris.  There are three wrinkles:
>>>
>>> - the box only has a CDROM, not a DVDROM
>>> - my OBP is 3.31.  That means that AI images won't work, right?
>>> - I don't have any other Solaris boxen, so jumpstarting is tricky (impossible?)
>> Just one question: have you tried to use solaris 10 with zfs root on
>> this system?
>> If no, I suggest you do. That would at least give some idea as to how
>> 400-MHz CPUs perform with zfs root. I've been using a T2000 (16 core
>> @1GHz, I believe) and even that seems sluggish when compared to x86
>> servers.
>>
>> If you goal is to learn about Opensolaris, x86 servers (or laptop)
>> would probably be a better place. If your goal is to resurrect this
>> box you might have better performance with Solaris 10 or SXCE using
>> ufs root, or even Linux.
> 
> Thanks for this advice.
> 
> I'm now busy installing SXCE build 98, since it's the last one with
> CD images.  However, I noticed that the installer can install via NFS,
> which it's now busy doing (much faster than the CD drive too).  This
> was easy to get going -- just mount the CDs with the Linux's loop
> device, and then NFS-export them.  The only wrinkle was to follow
> the tip here:
> http://projects.nikenglund.com/installing_solaris_10_from_linux_nfs_server
> 
> That raises a question: could I download the DVD of the latest SXCE,
> export it via NFS, and use the installer from the SXCE-98 series to
> install it?
> 

You should not use SXCE-98 to install later builds, it is not supported.

You should download the latest SXCE DVD and use the installer from there 
directly.


> Another question: it appears that SXCE-98 doesn't offer ZFS-root.
> Certainly the installer just went with UFS without asking.  If I want
> to give this a spin, which build has it?
> 

ZFS-root option is only available if you do text install.

ok boot net - text


> Thanks
> Andrew
> 
> PS: if this is the wrong place to ask SXCE questions, please let me
> know, and point me to the right place if you can.
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