Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>
> drkirkby@ntlworld.com (Dr. David Kirkby) writes in comp.sys.sun.admin:
> |I've installed Solaris 2.5 (yes don't laugh) on a SPARC 20 via a
> |serial port. The machine has a framebuffer, but it was just more
> |convenient (saved me sitting on the floor) to do so via the serial
> |port.
> |
> |I did a full install, including the OEM bits. It is possible to get
> |CDE to start on this, or at least OpenWindows as a second choice? And
> |if so how ??? I think all the software should be in place - see below.
>
> Solaris 2.5 didn't include CDE. You need to find a CDE 1.0.x CD and
> install it separately. OpenWindows was included but not started by
> default - you can login on console and run "openwin" to start an openwin
> session. To have a graphical login screen always started, like later
> versions of Solaris, either install CDE and run dtlogin or configure xdm
> to be started automatically.

Thanks a lot Alan. I did have a CD-ROM with CDE 1.0.1 (that came with
Solaris 2.5 server edition) so installed CDE and so now it's running
okay. Why I did not check the other CDs is beyond me!

Just in case anyone is wondering why I'm installing such an old OS, it
is to check portability of some source code.
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Dr. David Kirkby,
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Department of Medical Physics,
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