When I downloaded the Solaris 10 from Sun it gave me 4 zipped files with the extension iso.

For an example - one file is sol-10-u1-ga-sparc-v4-iso

the other three are the same except they are v3, v2 and v1

Am I supposed to unzip these files and still burn them as an ISO?

Also why did Sun send 4 files when my book says the upgrade will be 1 cd?

Four files should be burned as ISO - no need to unzip.

Sparc or X86 onto DVD shows the following:
Sparc or X86 onto CD shows the following:

What version is the book talking about? What book is it?

So no unzipping and burn all 4 files.... thanks so much. I'll be back.

can't open boot device

Boot device: disk:a File and args:



The above is what I get when trying to use the boot cdrom command at the OK prompt

This is so frustrating.. hahaha

Edit: This is a pdf from the sun site. It's called:

"Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations"

What hardware/software are you using? (PC, Sparc, X86, model, manufactor) - What's the link to the PDF file? Come on, give some info.

LOL.. Sorry. As you can tell I'm extremely new to this.

I have an Ultra 5 and I meet the minimum requirements for 10. The system is currently running 8.


page - http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-0544?a=load
doc - ftp://192.18.109.11/817-0544/817-0544.pdf

anything else you need to know?

So, as stated in Chapter 2, page 25 (Installing with the Solaris Installation Program (Tasks), put the first CD in and from the OK prompt, type either boot cdrom or boot cdrom - text.