Re: Solaris 10 and Microsoft Virtual PC

From: Robert Escue (roescue_at_cox.net)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 06:01:42 -0400

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:26:25 +0100, ajbrehm@gmail.com (Andrew J.
Brehm) wrote:

>Robert Escue <roescue@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:31:47 +0100, ajbrehm@gmail.com (Andrew J.
>> Brehm) wrote:
>>
>> >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?
>>
>> I have installed Solaris 10 (Build 63) on my PIV using MS Virtual PC
>> with no problems. I also did not have to change anything (such as
>> CPU).
>>
>
>Excellent.
>
>I am expecting delivery of my new iMac G5, will buy Virtual PC 7, and
>plan to run Windows, Linux, and Solaris on it for testing out a few
>things.
>
>This will be perfect.
>
>Is Solaris 10 available as disk images for evaluation?

Yes. The next build should be available in a couple of weeks.

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