codejammer007 Solid State Member Messages 13 Nov 9, 2007 #1 i ordered install media from sun, it came on dvd... and my ultra 10 only has a cd rom drive.... if i put my pc dvd drive in there will it work to boot off of and install?
i ordered install media from sun, it came on dvd... and my ultra 10 only has a cd rom drive.... if i put my pc dvd drive in there will it work to boot off of and install?
DJ-CHRIS1 Golden Master Messages 5,203 Nov 9, 2007 #5 I have a feeling that it may not work, SUN sparc based systems are quite picky hardware wise. You can however, also download a 5CD version of Solaris 10 for older systems.
I have a feeling that it may not work, SUN sparc based systems are quite picky hardware wise. You can however, also download a 5CD version of Solaris 10 for older systems.
ssc456 Fully Optimized Messages 4,280 Nov 9, 2007 #7 i dont see any reason why it will work ??? it came on a DVD you have a CD ROM drive n e 1 else see a problem here ? Edit: my bad sorry looks like he is putting a pc DVD drive in there to install it, sorry im not looking properly again !
i dont see any reason why it will work ??? it came on a DVD you have a CD ROM drive n e 1 else see a problem here ? Edit: my bad sorry looks like he is putting a pc DVD drive in there to install it, sorry im not looking properly again !
DJ-CHRIS1 Golden Master Messages 5,203 Nov 9, 2007 #9 You guys do know what an Ultra 10 is? It's not an X86 based system, completely proprietary sun hardware. I've had no luck replacing IDE drives in completely proprietary hardware devices before.
You guys do know what an Ultra 10 is? It's not an X86 based system, completely proprietary sun hardware. I've had no luck replacing IDE drives in completely proprietary hardware devices before.