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    I've been reading with interest the notes from guys saying that
    they can't load up Solaris on an Ultra10. I am trying on an Ultra5
    ( via jumpstart as the damned thing has no CD drive ) - nothing -
    doesn't get past the krtld  load on 2.6.
    Am now trying 2.5.1 8/97 - don't have 11/97, what are the
    differences ?

    This is getting on my nerves .....

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    This is all very depressing, I have had another mail telling me the same
    story - isn't it rather unnerving that Sun are shipping machines for which
    there is no operating system ?

    Mind you the Starfire is a similar can of worms.

    Thank you for the help

    John

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        you need Solaris 2.5.1 HW 11/98 or 2.6HW 3/96

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?As the Ultra 5 specs say:
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?      you need Solaris 2.5.1 HW 11/98 or 2.6HW 3/96

That should read: 3/98 (not 96)

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2.5.1 HW 11/97 or 2.6 HW 3/98

Dan

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> >     I've been reading with interest the notes from guys saying that
> >     they can't load up Solaris on an Ultra10. I am trying on an Ultra5
> >     ( via jumpstart as the damned thing has no CD drive ) - nothing -
> >     doesn't get past the krtld  load on 2.6.
> >     Am now trying 2.5.1 8/97 - don't have 11/97, what are the
> >     differences ?

        The real differences between different HW releases of
        the SAME version of solaris are support for newer hardware
        (hence the HW) which wasn't around at the original release.

        Nothing else about the OS has changed, although Sun does
        take the opportunity to package with the new release a set
        of patches which it has test thoroughly TOGETHER. In 2.5
        These patches are Optional (except on the U5/10,) In 2.6
        They are mandatory (but only because they are preinstalled.)

                -Kyle
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