Solaris 9 won't boot on an AMD x86 (AthlonXP 1800) PC

fbsduser · 12-18-2010, 04:57 PM

Hi. I got a Solaris 9 x86 DVD a few months ago that I want to try out in my self-built testbed PC, it's specs are:

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Board: WinFast K7S741MG.
PSU: 600W.
CPU: AMD AthlonXP 1800 (1.5GHz).
RAM: 512MB (32MB allocated to onboard video).
Video: Onboard SiS 741.
Sound: Onboard RTL audio.
Ethernet: Onboard SiS 900.
Wireless: Sabrent PCI-G802 (chipset ralink).
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 80GB.
Optical: LG GH22NP20 DVD+/-RW
Generic 24in1 CardReader, supports:CompactFlash I/II (CF)
CF Ultra
CF Extreme
Micro Drive (MD)
Secure Digital (SD)
miniSD
microSD
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Dual-Voltage MMC (DV-MMC)
Reduced-Size MMC (RS-MMC)
Dual-Voltage Reduced-Size MMC
RS-MMC 4.0
T-Flash
Memory Stick (MS)
MS Duo
MS Pro
MS Pro Duo
MS MagicGate
MS Pro MagicGate
MS Duo MagicGate
MS Pro Duo MagicGate
HS MS
xD
3.5 Floppy disk

The problem is that when I try to boot the OS it gets stuck in the initial boot screen and won't go further.
Is there any known incompatibilities between solaris 9 and AMD x86 CPU's?

business_kid · 12-20-2010, 05:08 AM

I ran up solaris X in a previous incarnation of this box (athlonXP-2.6Ghz) and it booted fine, but we fell to arguing over hard disks, because it wanted _all_ of the disks, and I wanted it to make friends with the other OSes there.

fbsduser · 01-12-2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by business_kid

I ran up solaris X in a previous incarnation of this box (athlonXP-2.6Ghz) and it booted fine, but we fell to arguing over hard disks, because it wanted _all_ of the disks, and I wanted it to make friends with the other OSes there.

Hi. By Solaris X you refer to Solaris 10? Also Is your box a home-built one? If it is. Does it by any chance use a SiS-based chipset/mainboard (mine does)?

business_kid · 01-13-2011, 04:02 AM

Yes, and Yes to your questions. SiS 900/763, but every little bit of another chip they put in announces itself to confuse you "Hi, I'm your SiS 5513", etc. I don't actually remember what chipset I had when I did try Solaris - it might have been some Via nightmare combination.

fbsduser · 01-17-2011, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by business_kid

Yes, and Yes to your questions. SiS 900/763, but every little bit of another chip they put in announces itself to confuse you "Hi, I'm your SiS 5513", etc. I don't actually remember what chipset I had when I did try Solaris - it might have been some Via nightmare combination.

Then it might be that either I got a bad burn (of solaris 9). Or it's just that compatibility with SiS chipsets didn't appear until Solaris 10.