Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Revisiting the Sun Ultra 10 from the previous video, let's see if we can get it running and get Solaris installed. Spoiler alert... all attempts at Solaris 10 were thwarted.

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00:00 Intro
01:32 Review
04:58 It's alive!
07:03 Tale of woe
14:08 Drive configuration
16:50 Drive size limitations
20:17 NVRAM configuration
22:52 Drive configuration (again)
25:09 Installation begins!
28:12 Disk partitioning
29:54 Network, date, and time
33:11 Picking software
38:43 Disc 3
41:21 Reboot
43:54 Post-install configuration
45:14 First login!
46:51 Closing words

Solaris 9 ISOs that I used:

https://fsck.technology/software/Sun%20Microsystems/Solaris%20Install%20Media/Sun%20Solaris%209/Sun%20Solaris%209%2012-2002%20%28U2%29/

Sun NVRAM FAQ (the "cheat sheet"):

obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/faq_nvram.html

VCFed forum discussion about the M48T58Y:

forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/sun-nvram-alternate-battery-clock-chip.76043

Solaris 10 release notes for bop_alloc_chunk issue:

updates.oracle.com/readme/142909-17

Music credits:

Kreuzberg Nights by Futuremono

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