Solaris 2.x for SPARC Installation Manual (reproduced)
On the general SPARC workstation, it is not equaborated like the X86 PC, and in the platform of the workstation, most of the interfaces that are used belong to SCSI. Therefore, when installing the SPARC, it is not like a PC. To make a turning film.
On the SPARC machine, it can use the CDROM Boot to do system installation.
First, when the machine just starts, press STOP-A to enter the BIOS. It will appear OK # symbols.
Then you just need to be able to enter boot cdrom behind OK #, ie ...
OK # boot cdrom
Then, you will see that the CDROM's light is on, you can start installing .....
Start installing Solaris SPARC
Step 1: After CDROM Boot, this time the system will detect your computer hardware device. When he detects, there will be an equipped with it, it is basically no problem.
Step 2: He will jump back to text mode at this time and appear:
1. Solaris Interactive2. Custom JumpStart3. Solaris Web Start
We now have to do the installation action, so enter "1" and press "Enter", he will appear the following words and start executing the boot action.
Booting kernel / unix ... Sunos Release 5.6 Version GenericcopyRight (C) 1983-1997, Sun Mircosystem, Inc.
Step 3: The next action is used to complete the following three items:
1. Idenify Peripheral Devices.2. Identify Your System.3. Install Solaris Software. And tell you that he cannot confirm
-The Mouse Cannot Be Used -Keyboard Does Not Have Function Key, .... "f2" continues, then press "F2" to start configure your system.
STEP 4:
Configure device ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------- [] no change-test / save and exit [*] change graphics device / monitor // Change VGA Card and Monitor display mode [] Change keyboard // Change the keyboard type and setting [] Change Pointing Device // Changing Entering Device (Ex.Mouse) Push Space Bottom To Choose 2nd Item "Graphics Device", and choit item for your VGA Card and monitor.
I am Winfast S600DX 4MB so I choose
[*] S3 Virge (4MB). Then choose Monitor Type, I am NEC 15, for the general 15-inch screen, so I choose
[*] Multifrequency 38kHz (Up to 1024 * 768 Interlaced)
PS: If your screen is better, you can choose the better Monitor Type, but don't choose the highest value once, then there is a test to see if it can run normally, so please start with a lower value, because improper Choose, it may cause a machine to pass from the head, or even more miserable is the burning screen. Click on the screen size:
[*] 15-inchem (38cm)
The next page is the selection and chromaticity, please pay attention to if your VGA Card has only 1MB memory, please choose a lower color and resolution, I have 4MB, I choose: [*] 1024 * 768 - 16677216 Colors @ 72Hz
Step 5: F2 continues to return to the screen of Step4. Take a look at the VGA, Monitor, mouse ... isn't you chosen, if it is correct, then we will test F2, F2 ... testing ..., if it is normal, he will appear a color plate. And ask what you see is not normal. According to "Yes" normally, press "No" from normal, if you see the screen, you will be not just pressing the NO, if you think it is more High resolution and chroma jumps back and set up higher values.
After everything is normal, he will let you choose the word of the installation screen, for Chinese or English, to set it into Chinese, choose the left zh_tw.big5 to continue, the next prompt text will prompt in Chinese, so I only have questions Some of the documentation.
The set value is as follows: (Please set the appropriate value in accordance with your own environment)
Host Name: Share1 Network Connection: YES IP Address: 140.126. *. * Confirm Name Service: <> No Subnet Part: <> is a network mask: 255.255.255.0 Cut Partition: Look at your preferences, The simplest way, swap space: Ram size * 2 / "root space": Disk space - Swap space When everything is selected, it will be installed to the hard disk, about 25-40 minutes, will be restarted after installation, please Remove the disk from the flop machine, THEN OK!
Simple online setting 1. ifconfig 140.126. *. * Nei0 Up NetMask 255.255.255.0 Broadcast 140.126. *. 255 ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^^ Class C Netmask ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ 2. Change: /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf 3. sync; sync; sync; sync; reboot ----------- Podscat kuoe-mail: chunpo@csie.chu.edu.tworiginal: China University Information Engineering
