Solaris 10 and Microsoft Virtual PC

From: Andrew J. Brehm (ajbrehm_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/25/04 

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:31:47 +0100

Solaris 9 would not easily install on Virtual PC because it tests for
CPU names ("genuineIntel") and Virtual PC gives the wrong answer (for
Solaris).

It was possible to install Solaris 9 by changing the string in the disk
image to "ConnectixCPU" (what Virtual PC announces). I was hoping that
Solaris 10 would be more "open". Is it? 

-- 
Andrew J. Brehm
Marx Brothers Fan
PowerPC User
Supporter of Chicken Pizza

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