Unix 8 installation - HELP

[certifyexpress]

Anybody know about unix, I would be glad if you could reply this thread on my my forum.
http://www.certifyexpress.com/feedback/Forum17/HTML/000011.html



<< I need step by step installation procedure for UNIX 8. I tried their web site. Found lots of stuff but NOT easy to understand for newbie like me.
I have been trying to install it in 233mmx with 64 ram system (intel chip). It goes through couple of steps like hardware detection, language, and takes me to fdisk. I have created fdisk partition, but was unable to format it. System msg was that I need to use some other utility to format the disk. Even though partion is done through the Unix 8 not 3rd party software.

Any solution???

Thanks in advance. >>



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[nexus9]

Unix 8? Do you mean Solaris, Irix, Free BSD, Linux, RedHat, Mandrake...? I assume you're talking about Sun Solaris 8?!?

-Nexus9

 

[jhu]

he might be talking about the &quot;real&quot; unix from sco.

 

[certifyexpress]

Its Sun Solaris 8.

 

[Sunner]

How do you define Sco's UNIX as &quot;the real&quot;?

 

[certifyexpress]

So do I get some answers on my questions?

 

[certifyexpress]

So do I get some answers on my questions?

 

[Soybomb]

You need RedHat Linux or Mandrake my friend.....

 

[certifyexpress]

What has Its Sun Solaris 8 got to do with RedHat Linux or Mandrake?

 

[Damaged]

Nothing, it's just that they don't know.

I don't either. Never messed with Solaris on an install. I know shuxclams has though.

 

[jhu]

why do you need solaris?

 

[certifyexpress]

Its not me that is installing Solaris but one of my forum members needed help. I have tried sending a couple of email to my friends but so far nobody seems to know about it.

 

[jhu]

why does he/she need solaris?

 

[certifyexpress]

He is preparing himself towards this exam. I'm just here to help him out.

 

[nexus9]

Sorry for the delay. There's a pretty good usenet newsgroup for Solaris x86: alt.solaris.x86

I do know that you need to make a partition for the solaris OS, and then the OS will further divide this into &quot;slices&quot;. Any fdisk (dos, solaris/sun supplied, etc) should work. What do your partitions look like now?

-Nexus9