Andy: Please look at the the fowarding mail about using the preliminary text install images for b131 with x86 and sparc.
This will work on the Sparc Sunfire 280R and I was able to install it with the text install image based on b131. On 02/18/10 15:01, Andy Roberts wrote: > Is it possible to install OpenSolaris on a system in only text mode? > > I've been asked to install OpenSolaris on a SPARC Sunfire 280R (i know its not officialy supported) but the system doesn't have a display card in it so everything is being done over the serial port. > > I can get it booted from the CD and can sign in as either Jack or Root but thats it. Everywhere I look I can't find any info in doing a text install / serial install as everything points to a gui. > > Any ideas or do I have to try Solaris 10 as I think you can do a console (serial) install only from that? > > Thx! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [caiman-discuss] Preliminary Text Install Images for b131 Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:03:29 -0800 From: Susan Sohn <susan.s...@sun.com> Reply-To: Susan.Sohn at sun.com To: caiman-discuss <caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org>, opensolaris-announce at opensolaris.org, install-discuss at opensolaris.org The install team has been working on a text-based installer for OpenSolaris. While this installer is not quite complete, given the timing of the SXCE to OpenSolaris transition, we are making available a preliminary version of the text installer, based on OpenSolaris build 131: o supports SPARC/x86 o 512 MB minimum memory requirement o cpio based install o installs basic headless server environment (no Gnome Desktop) o tip/serial line install recommended for SPARC These are pre-integration bits from the project gate. Updates will be provided with each successive build of OpenSolaris until such time as a formal delivery is complete (after 2010.03) and RE assumes the building and distribution of images. The CD images are located at: SPARC: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/install/downloads/text_install/131/textinstall-131-sparc.iso Size: 674 MB x86: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/install/downloads/text_install/131/textinstall-131-x86.iso Size: 680 MB http://dlc.sun.com/osol/install/downloads/text_install/131/textinstall-131-x86.usb Size: 816 MB MD5 sums are located at: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/install/downloads/text_install/131/md5sum.txt Please read the release notes page at: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+caiman/Text+Install+b131+Notes for known limitations, a FAQ, and a link to open bugs. Bugs can be filed on bugzilla at http://defect.opensolaris.org Classification: Development Product: installer Component: textui For more information on the text installer, see: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+caiman/TextInstallerProject Please refer any questions to: caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org Thanks, Sue _______________________________________________ caiman-discuss mailing list caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss
