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Old 08-16-2012
Bug Installation of Solaris 10 on Thinkpad
Hi Folks!
I use Solaris 10 on my desktop but would like to start using it on my laptop, which is a Thinkpad T400. I am moderately experienced in using Solaris but don't have much experience in installing it on anything other than my desktop. It seems I've managed to get it installed on the T400, and though it seems to display fine in console mode, the GUI doesn't display quite right - everything, from the login screen to the GUI desktop, displays much larger than it ought to. I tried experimenting with different display settings using /usr/openwin/bin/xorgconfig, but nothing seems to work. But that might be because I don't know the actual specs (horizontal/vertical sync range, etc) of the T400 display, and I can't find that info anywhere, nor can I find any general info on the matter - at least nothing I can make sense of.

I have also tried altering the display options in the BIOS between Integrated/Discrete/Switchable graphics (as well as disabled "OS Detection for Switchable Graphics") and neither option seems to help. One of the options (I forget which one) completely messed up the screen.

So anyways, I was wondering if anyone might know how to get the GUI to display all nice and crisp and properly-sized as it would on a desktop.

Thanks!
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LEARN ABOUT SUSE

suninstall

suninstall(1M)						  System Administration Commands					    suninstall(1M)

NAME

       suninstall - install the Solaris operating system

SYNOPSIS

       suninstall

DESCRIPTION

       install-solaris(1M) is now the preferred command for starting and restarting the Solaris Installation program. It should be used instead of
       suninstall. suninstall is symbolically linked to install-solaris.

       suninstall is a forms-based and graphical subsystem for installing the operating system.

       suninstall exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should only be invoked from there. Refer to the Solaris 10 Instal-
       lation Guide: Basic Installations for more details.

       suninstall allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. suninstall loads the software available on the installa-
       tion media. Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for disk space requirements.

USAGE

       Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for more information on the various menus and selections.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcdrom (Solaris  instal-  |
       |			     |lation media)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       pkginfo(1), install(1M), install-solaris(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)

       Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations

NOTES

       It is advisable to exit suninstall by means of the exit options in the suninstall menus.

SunOS 5.10							    9 Sep 2004							    suninstall(1M)