Oracle Solaris Install
 

Linux people

Posting this here because this needs to get done.

It's like linux problems also.

Can't make bootable USB drive or DVD.

Have about 6 written to DVD's now.

Installing on whole drive, no grub or windows.

Thanks!

best to go to the Solaris selection in here

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...pensolaris-20/

ask mod to move this you might get a faster answer.

2. Did you get it here where they have live install
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/se...l-2245079.html

here tells you how to create a bootable
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36784_01...llmethods.html

BW

Okay with me to move post.

I did get Virtualbox and Oracle to work.

Maybe I can do that again and convert it to full install.

Problem with USB's and disks might be the format they are getting written in.

Will keep at it.

Thanks!

BW

Yes. That's where i downloaded from.

See in that install link they don't mention 'Make boot image with Windows'?

I think that's the problem.

I could install a quick linus system and use that to make Oracle Solaris USB or disk.

Thanks!

try getting the iso download that is what I use in VBox anyways.
did you Download the highlighted one or the Live USB one ? get the highlighted one so you can dd it to a USB Stick.


you do know it will take completely over your system right?

in that link for instructions to make an install
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36784_01...llmethods.html

it says you can dd the *.usb one but me personlly I'd do the iso.
but that is me.

if you are using Windows iso might burn to a DVD better.

BW

1 using image you recommended

2 using windows 7

3 using ImageUSB by Passmark to write to USB

First time didn't work

Any ideas?

Thanks!

BW

second usb didn't boot either

Windows shows USB but can't read it.

In bios disabled C drive and DVD player for boot

forcing boot from removable drive

Thanks!

you have to boot off your BIOS not from windows to get that to work, did you do the same for your DVD's.

whatever key you got a hit to get into your BIOS to tell it to boot off your DVD or USB Port that is how you have to boot it to get to the medium to boot into it so you can install it.

top roll of keys.

esc .. F1 ... F12
one of them should work.

before you even see Windows booting you need to be hitting the right one.

Just a note. Solaris is one of the most picky OS's for writing to a dvd. You need to burn at the very slowest speed you can set your burner to. You need the best quality dvd available too.

The usb and instructions have worked for me. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/se...l-2245079.html

In most modern systems you don't boot a usb as a usb or removable device. It should be a hard drive order option.

I haven't use a DVD to boot or install Solaris for years. I would recommend using the x86 usb media file (not the x86 live media which is for DVDs), record it on an usb thumb drive using dd on a live linux distribution (or a regular linux installation) and boot the thumb drive.

Most Windows tools designed to record a DVD or a USB key are unable to refrain from modifying the data and render the media unbootable.

I've succeeded in making a bootable USB drive in Windows using the CLI diskpart utility. There are numerous "how-to's" on the web ... Undoubtedly there are probably various GUI tools that make it easier, but the step by step approach with diskpart works.

Developers

Thanks!

Going to try 'install Linux' idea first.

Will an old PCBSD installation be okay?

It's version 8. Can't find recent DVD's with other Linux's on them.

Just want to install and write Oracle USB drive and test it.

Then will let Oracle install itself to whole drive.

Thanks!

I have ran Solaris 11x or whatever the latest version is. in Vbox

it is nothing special (MO) and you will not be able to do 1/3 of the things you can do in Linux with Solaris

after you install linux then install VirtualBox then install Solaris to see it that is a truth or a lie.

BW

I'm doing something wrong. That's a fact.

New development. While I was staring at booting of FreeBSD saw that it's based on Open Solaris.

That's close enough to pure UNIX for me.

FreeBSD had problems too. The one that installs easily is Ubuntu but

it put a write protect on the flash drive. I thought that was a little arrogant.

Thank you BW for the responses!:)

FreeBSD is definitely not based on OpenSolaris. It has integrated a couple of Solaris technologies, ZFS and Dtrace but the remaining is distinct, although of course it is a Unix like OS.

You should better explain what are your goals when trying to install Solaris. If you want a fully featured generic desktop, you are likely to be disappointed as BW-userx stated. If you are interested in learning a server and virtualization oriented operating system, that's fine.

Beware too that there is no such thing as a "pure UNIX". Unix is a standard, and some OSes like Solaris and others are POSIX compliant, some others are close but do not want to formally try to pass the tests. Anyway, all OSes implement a lot of utilities, functionalities and extensions that are not in the standard. A strictly pure Unix would be quite boring to use these days.

jlliagre

Great info. Insightful.

Came to my senses.

Installing Ubuntu and picked MLA or whatever to partition it later.

Will install Freebsd and UNIX (Oracle Solaris) later.

Want UNIX for some heavy duty bulletproof tasks.

Have a nice day!

QUESTIONS: (3)

Does not heavy duty bulletproof tasks need good programming on which ever operating system one uses,
therefore the same goes for the operating system itself, it too needs good programming so that it can preform heavy duty bulletproof tasks?

Because that is what it is suppose to be able to do in the first place, is it not?

BW

Yes.Yes.Yes.

Do I win a Linuxquestions.org t-shirt? XL please.Navy.:)

Thanks!

You'll have to take that up with management. I don't actually work here <> I am just an independent equal opportunity Employee

BW

What's the best way to write a USB drive or DVD of Freebsd and UNIX

on this Ubuntu system?

Please?

Thanks!

I do not deal with CD/DVD. Therefore, you are better suited to apply that question in general in the proper area in here so that others in here that would know the answer to that question can tell you.

BW

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desk...tick-on-ubuntu

I think this will work.

Thanks!

Help! Help!

Jllagria. Where are you?

I'm slowly catching on that Oracle Solaris is picky about hardware.

If they are picky about hardware.

If they are being deceptive about making you give up and just

get one of their Sparc stations I am going to be very not happy!

Thanks!

maybe I did not understand your question fully due to usage of terms.

USB Drive is a CD/DVD/Floppy dirve
USB Stick is them little sticks that you stick in the USB Port aka USB flash drive

if you are talking about that and not w USB Drive for CD/DVD
then I'd used
and any other parms that are recommended by the provider of the medium (iso file) you are going to burn to your other medium. (USB Stick)
BUT
If you where in fact specking only of writting to a CD/DVD I would not have a clue what is the better of two more in a selection of which way is best question. Trial and error is all I could suggest.

BW

yes.flash drive.

That part worked.

Maybe Windows made flash drives and DVD's have been good all along.

Oracle Solaris install disk is hanging up at copyright notice after

spinning percent wheels. That's the point it is hanging up at.

Googling 'hanging up Oracle Solaris' I've seen looks of BIOS and hardware problems.

Thanks!

Currently online.
Yes, it's not a generic purpose OS. I warned you.
Nobody wants you to buy a SparcStation. The last model (SS20) was probably sold by Sun 20 years ago and there are no more workstations on Sun/Oracle catalog since probably six or seven years. Solaris is a mostly a server OS nowadays, although X11/gnome is still supported but essentially for remote GUIs.

If you just want to experiment with Solaris and your hardware (which you fail to describe by the way) doesn't work with it, your best option is to install Solaris on a virtualized environment. I would recommend VirtualBox which is well tested with Solaris.

Jlliagre

System:

Asus motherboard 5xx

AMD ? processor

Memory 4 gb?

Video card ?

500 gb hard drive

It's about 5 years old.

Will get info off of it.

Thanks!