I would just try to run your collection on a new
hardware under the new OS. It can very well just
run. 32 vs 64 bit should not be a problem in
itself. You can also try to move over not only
apps but libraries too. It becomes very ugly very
quickly, but you have a chance.
On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Toal, Dave wrote:
>
>
> Ok, I figured the 64 vs 32 bit difference would
> be the problem, but maybe eeprom flags, something clever
> with a paperclip? Thanks.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Davis
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Sent: 3/11/03 11:59 AM
> Subject: Re: BBLISA: solaris question, 2.6 on sparc III?
>
> I think your options are limited to later releases of 2.8 and 2.9. If I
>
> remember correctly, the documentation says that sparc III CPUs in a V880
>
> will not support any release of Solaris prior to the 10/02 release of
> 2.8. Our experience with the V880 bears this out.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Bruce Davis
> Concerto Software
> Westford, MA
>
> Toal, Dave wrote:
>
> >Good morning,
> >
> > I'm looking for some basic sanity-check info,
> >supporting some legacy apps on more recent hardware.
> >What I've read so far says the sparc III's will only
> >run 2.8; I'm wondering if anyone's had any experience
> >with that.
> >
> > The boxes in question are v880's. Booting
> >one from a 2.6 cd failed with a "can't open" error on
> >the sun4u kernel.
> >
> >--
> >Dave Toal
> >T&T, N. Quincy MA
> >
>
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