Very Computer

That's a lot of work you're asking someone to do.
You need to look at the HCL (Hardware Compatibility List).
For HCL locations for Solaris x86, see
http://sun.drydog.com/faq/4.html#4.2

: Hi all,
:     I'm going to order the Solaris 8 CD and I was wondering if my current
: Win98/2000/Linux machine will be compatible with Solaris. If someone has
: some spare time could they please tell me which components will work and
: which won't?
. . .

Should both work.

Quote:>GeForce DDR

I'm not sure; check the hardware compatibility list (someone else
already mentioned where to find it).  If it's not there, check
http://www.xfree86.org/ and/or http://www.xig.com/ to see if either of
those support it.

Quote:>Vortex 2 sound card

I believe this isn't supported, although it might be if you
get OSS; see http://www.opensound.com/ .

Quote:>AOpen CD-940E CD-ROM

Should be fine.

Quote:>HP-9100i CD-RW (IDE)

I *think* only SCSI writeable CDs are supported, but I might be wrong.

Quote:>Kingmax 100Mbps Ethernet (this one might have trouble I think)

I don't know about this specific device, but lots of "generic" Ethernet
cards are actually based on DEC (or compatible) ethernet chips, like
the 21040, 21041, 21140, 21142, and 21143.  If you have one of these
chips on your card, it might very well work.  But then, there are chips
which are *supposedly* compatible but not really, and some of them
don't work.  So it's hard to say.

Quote:>Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (this is the "glowing mouse". I don't have
>it yet, but getting it soon)

My guess is may work O.K. as just a regular mouse, but beyond that
I don't know.

Quote:>Parallel Zip Drive

I think only SCSI Zip drives (and Jaz drives) are supported.  One
possible source of information is the homepage for ZipTool, which is at
http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/ziptool.html .

  - Logan

Hi all,
    I'm going to order the Solaris 8 CD and I was wondering if my current
Win98/2000/Linux machine will be compatible with Solaris. If someone has
some spare time could they please tell me which components will work and
which won't?

Athlon 600
AMD 750 chipset board
GeForce DDR
Vortex 2 sound card
AOpen CD-940E CD-ROM
HP-9100i CD-RW (IDE)
Kingmax 100Mbps Ethernet (this one might have trouble I think)
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (this is the "glowing mouse". I don't have
it yet, but getting it soon)
Parallel Zip Drive

Thanks
Marvin

seeing as how the GeForce was released before solaris went "gold",
the chances of it being supported directly by Sun any time soon are
infinitessimal :-)

but dont sweat it. Just install xfree86. you know, the same stuff you run
on your linux box :-)

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Quote:>   but dont sweat it. Just install xfree86. you know, the same stuff
>   you run on your linux box :-)

Install _just_ the server, keep the libraries shipped with Solaris.

Kjetil T.