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# 8  
Old 03-05-2013
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Originally Posted by DukeNuke2
It might be easier to setup an install server (maybe inside a virtual machine) and install the ultra 10 from this machine.
Well I've hit a dead-end with this method. When I tried to boot a Solaris 10 VM in VirtualBox using the DVD iso file I downloaded from Oracle, I got an error "can't find boot device". I was able to get a Solaris 10 VM running by installing the Solaris 10 .ova file from Oracle, but that installs an x86 Solaris and I read somewhere that you can't use an x86 network boot server to boot a Sparc machine so that's not going to help. Bummer.
# 9  
Old 03-05-2013
I do (installing Solaris sparc from x86 notebook) that all the time as part of my job and i can tell you, it works. You'll need the sparc version of solaris on your install server and there should not be any problem...
# 10  
Old 03-06-2013
um, you can't run SPARC version on PC, because VirtualBox can only do x86 and amd64. qemu might (one day) run 64bit sparc. (it runs 32bit sparc)
# 11  
Old 03-06-2013
He's not saying he is running it, he saying he can install SPARC machines from x86 installed solaris 10 install server.

That quite doable, even on solaris 11 ( i have repository up for both archs on Solaris x86 vmware machine).

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Peasant.
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# 12  
Old 03-06-2013
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Originally Posted by Michele31416
Hmm, well I downloaded what I thought was the iso file but instead got something called "solaris10 (blah blah) .torrent". It never asked me to sign up for anything but now I'm not sure what to do with this "torrent" file. I'm afraid if I click on it I'll end up with some sort of virus.
Torrents are simply a file distribution method. You need a bit torrent client. Load the .torrent file you downloaded from the other site and your download should start.

I'd recommend uTorrent.
# 13  
Old 03-06-2013
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Originally Posted by Peasant
He's not saying he is running it, he saying he can install SPARC machines from x86 installed solaris 10 install server.

That quite doable, even on solaris 11 ( i have repository up for both archs on Solaris x86 vmware machine).
Oh! Well then I guess, as Humphrey Bogart said in Casablanca, "I was misinformed". I'd still like to get a copy of Solaris 10 on CD in case the network boot server (which I have yet to figure out how to make) doesn't work.
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