Unfortunately, it seems checking the HCL is not enough. I purchased a SATA controller card because it was on that list. It wasn't until b78 that the card actually started working reliably. Other times, it may not indicate that the driver only works in 32-bit mode (for example, Adaptec AHA-29xx scsi controllers). Then there is the general issue of not being able to accurately determine what hardware a new machine has before you actually purchase it.
OpenSolaris support is improving and I am happy to be running it on several boxes now. The "just check the HCL" statement has certainly been less than a 100% proposition for me, though. As for being like linux 10 years ago, there is an element of truth to that. With linux 10 years ago, though, if I bought a machine that didn't have support for something, I at least had an anticipation (right or wrong) that support would come in a short period of time. With OpenSolaris, I have less confidence that a given piece of hardware will ever be supported, even if it is on the HCL. Sun has to focus primarily on what their commercial customers will be using. Right now, I think the forums are your best bet, so long as they don't simply send you to the HCL. Regards, Brian On Oct 5, 2008, at 5:26 AM, Nils Goroll wrote: > Hi Jacob, > > I understand your frustration, but if Solaris is so important to > you, I > recommend you ask in a forum for hardware which is known to work > well and/or > check the HCL http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/search.jsp before you > buy new > hardware next time. > > My impression is that new and improved drivers are being contributed > and > integrated regularly, but, to be honest, I think right now you still > need to > choose the proper hardware for the OS you want to run, much like it > was with > Linux 10 years ago. > > Cheers, Nils > _______________________________________________ > indiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
