On 1/18/07, Rune Gilberg Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi evyone
I like Solaris very much. I installed it last night while I watched the first
episode in season two of LOST. Yeah, we are a little behind here in norway.
Anyway, I haven`t had the time yet to fully learn all elements in the new os,
but I have two HD`s where I have installed Solaris on the C:
On the D: I have all music and photos and such.
In my OS I can`t seem to find the D:? How can you get a view of the other HD`S.
And I lost all my sound... do I need drivers which support OS?
And I lost my internet. I connect directly to the internet. Is this a matter of
installing the right drivers here also?
All these subjects, are these normal or is it just my computer?
If I want to run Xp as well, do I need to create a new partition and then
install xp on this? Because I am a flightsim-enthusiast :)
-[i]xiayou[/i]
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Hi Rune,
you are asking some (apparently) simple questions but the answers may
not be as simple as you would expect...
1. disk C/D/E vs. a "file system":
Solaris and Unix-like operating systems assign a device name to each
device, but this is not how the files on that device are accessed.
Instead a virtual file system is created which makes all the files on
all the devices appear to exist under one hierarchy.
More info at (for instance):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system#File_systems_under_Unix_and_Unix-like_systems
2. sound and divers:
Definitely you need to verify if your hardware has been correctly
recognized and the right drivers are in place. Start by checking the
documentation for command "lsmod":
http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl8_lsmod.htm
3. network connection:
Again, HW may be there but it may not operate correctly. Command
"/sbin/ifconfig" should tell you, for instance, the status of your
network interface card.
4. Dual booting Solaris and XP:
Never tried myself. The safest way is probably to use two separate
drives, try googling for pages documenting the detailed steps to
achieve that. For example:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5075592&messageID=9275910
I haven`t had the time yet to fully learn all elements in the new os
You will need a lot of time. Solaris and, generally speaking Unix-like
OSs, can bring you a lot but it's a Copernican revolution if your
background is Windows-aware only.
Good luck,
-mw
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