Re: [Qemu-devel] Inquiry:Solaris 8 installation on QEMU

[Luis Freitas]

Hmmm...

> 
> > "#uname -a
> > Linux (none) 2.6.11 #3 Tue Mar 15 18:21:10 UTC 2005
> sparc unknown"
> 

Why is this "sparc unknown" instead of "sparc sun4m"?

Can I get it changed to "sparc sun4(some letter)"?


Best Regards,
Luis

--- On Mon, 9/21/09, hadi motamedi <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: hadi motamedi <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Inquiry:Solaris 8 installation on QEMU
> To: "Blue Swirl" <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:56 AM
> Thank you very much for your valuable
> reply . Please do me favor and update if you have found news
> about it.
> I appreciate your reply .
> 
> 
>  
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM,
> Blue Swirl <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 7:08 AM, hadi
> motamedi <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> > Dear All
> > Can you please do me favor and let me know how can I
> install Solaris 8 on
> 
> > QEMU ? Please be informed that I have
> downloaded & installed
> > qemu-0.9.0-sparc on my x86 workstation . It seems that
> it has emulated the
> > UltraSPARC platform on my pc as I am receiving the
> followings :
> 
> > "#uname -a
> > Linux (none) 2.6.11 #3 Tue Mar 15 18:21:10 UTC 2005
> sparc unknown"
> 
> This is 32 bit Sparc, not UltraSPARC. UltraSPARC
> emulator is called
> sparc64 (sparc64-softmmu, qemu-system-sparc64).
> 
> 
> 
> > I have an application that calls for UltraSPAR Solaris
> 8 to be pre-installed
> > . Can you please let me know how can I install Solaris
> 8 on my new emulated
> > platform ?
> > Thank you in advance
> 
> 
> UltraSPARC emulation is not complete. Even Sparc32
> can't boot Solaris
> 8 for some mysterious reason.
> 
> 
>