Mauro Mozzarelli wrote:
> Once again I am back with the same question that still hasn't found a
> satisfactory answer. I have sparc and no x86 based machine to spare to
> install OpenSolaris on it to boot/install on sparc. I tried other methods to
> install OpenSolaris following guidance I found on various blogs, but with
> unsatisfactory results. I got to a point where I can boot an installation,
> but there is no driver for my Expert 3D Lite FB :-(
>
> I searched for "roadmap" and "sparc" and "ultrasparc" on opensolaris.com
> without getting any meaningful (to my subject) results.
>
> I was wondering if anybody knows when an OpenSolaris installation DVD will be
> available for Sparc, with full support for Sun hardware and a package update
> manager like pkg that will help maintaining the installation up to date
> without need to re-install or luupgrade every few weeks (as I had to do so
> far with SXCE)
For a machine with Expert3D graphics? Sun has no plans to ever produce an
OpenSolaris version in which it supports that hardware - support for that
may be provided by other distros, but that's up to them.
--
-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersm...@sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
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