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# 1  
Old 03-17-2006
Just starting my Solaris 10 upgrade - Need Help
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?
# 2  
Old 03-17-2006
Four files should be burned as ISO - no need to unzip.

Sparc or X86 onto DVD shows the following:
Quote:

Solaris 10 - x86 Platform - Solaris 10 1/06 Operating System
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 DVD segment 1, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-dvd-iso-a.zip 478.54 MB
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 DVD segment 2, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-dvd-iso-b.zip 478.46 MB
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 DVD segment 3, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-dvd-iso-c.zip 478.33 MB
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 DVD segment 4, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-dvd-iso-d.zip 478.46 MB
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 DVD segment 5, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-dvd-iso-e.zip 476.89 MB

Solaris 10 SPARC/x86 Platform - Solaris 10 1/06 Operating System
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 Companion DVD, Multi-language sol-10-u1-companion-ga-iso.zip 829.93 MB
Sparc or X86 onto CD shows the following:

Quote:

Solaris 10 - x86 Platform - Solaris 10 1/06 Operating System
Required (These files must be downloaded for the product to work.)
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 CD1, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-v1-iso.zip 289.03 MB
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 CD2, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-v2-iso.zip 416.42 MB
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 CD3, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-v3-iso.zip 592.35 MB
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 x64/x86 CD4, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-v4-iso.zip 430.54 MB
Optional (Download the following files to add more functionality or learn more about this product.)
Download Now! Solaris 10 1/06 Languages CD, Multi-language sol-10-u1-ga-x86-lang-iso.zip 457.37 MB
What version is the book talking about? What book is it?
# 3  
Old 03-17-2006
So no unzipping and burn all 4 files.... thanks so much. I'll be back.
# 4  
Old 03-17-2006
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"
# 5  
Old 03-17-2006
What hardware/software are you using? (PC, Sparc, X86, model, manufactor) - What's the link to the PDF file? Come on, give some info.
# 6  
Old 03-17-2006
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?
# 7  
Old 03-17-2006
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.
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