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Beware that with the current Solaris 11 release, GRUB2 is used instead of GRUB 0.97 (a.k.a. Legacy GRUB) so some of the information provided in the Solaris 10 link is obsolete and wouldn't apply. ...

You can boot your system into single-user mode by adding '-S' to your GRUB boot command (either on a temporary basis or on a permanent basis).

Solaris 10 (x86/x64) : How to boot into single...

Going to Solaris for better hardware support is like going to Microsoft for better virus protection. Only Linux has an obsessive enough following to even partly keep pace with the junk consumer...

Solaris certainly has wifi support but you should check whether your wifi adapter vendor provides the driver(s).

Installing Solaris 11 from the 'live' DVD installs a great package manager on...

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There are several unrelated questions here.

You might want to ask them one by one, and better start with the technical ones like wifi support.

Also, your post mention Linux four times while...

For the system login I agree that the desktop does a good effort to enforce an authorization (password, token, fingerprint, ...).
You can do
sudo bash
to get a root shell. The # in the prompt...

Vim Tips and Tricks


Save and quit



:w => Save [:w filename writes the content to the specified file from current file]

:q => Exit as long as there have been no changes

:q! =>...

There may also be options for controlling this hidden in /proc/acpi or /sys/, I've seen some laptop hardware do that.

This is Solaris x86, yes?

What version? Solaris 11.1, 11.3 or what?

When you say it drops you to a command line, like what? What's the last thing it outputs?

And, no, it doesn't sound right...

Could you borrow someone's laptop to bridge internet access from? Everything's a pain until you have a cable.

Ethernet adapters are much easier to configure than wireless ones. They're usually...