Re: [Solaris 2.4} installation question

From: Glenn (glenn_at_IREPORTEVERYSPAMMER.canit.se)
Date: 08/28/03 

Date: 28 Aug 2003 20:52:6 +0100

> + On 25-Aug-03 20:56:32
 +Claus Dragon <claus@ultima-dragons.org> wrote

>hello everyone,

>in order to really use my SS10, i need an OS for it, as i do not know
>the former root password.

That could be solved in other ways too.. like booting from CD, mount the
harddisk, and hardedit passwd/shadow

>after some searching and tackling, i decided to use NETBSD, but as i
>have wasted several cds now, filling them with versions and crap which
>all does not even start to install, i have decided to use solaris. i
>have a solaris 2.4 sparc CD (came with the SS10 which i inherited from
>my university). and lo and behold, the installation starts.

Oo.. that's old.. I never even used anything older than Sol 2.5, and
even that is old :)

Anyway, I use Sol8 on my SS10's and it works fine.. probably Sol9 works
too, but I never tried that on anything older than Ultras.

>the thing is, it starts in some pseudo-graphical mode, which makes
>things a bit uncomfortable, as i only have a terminal connection (my
>cheap TFT does not support multisync, it seems).

Disconnect the keyboard and connect a serial console.

On more modern versions of Solaris you should also use the "Software"
(Or software1) CD instead of "Install".. on 2.4 I have no idea.

>hm, uncomfortable was a euphemism, i am asked to click on stuff and so
>on, but i can hardly do that via a serial terminal, can i? :)

No, but you can install it with a terminal, just remove the keyboard
and everything will be sent to the serial console in textmode.

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