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Resources for Running Solaris OS on a Laptop

Richard Friedman, February 2006

Laptop systems are becoming a popular platforms for software developers. Installing the Solaris 10 OS or Solaris Express on an x86/x64 laptop in a multiboot configuration along with Microsoft Windows XP and Linux provides a versatile environment for developing software to be deployed on larger enterprise systems.

Here is a collection of resources for installing, booting, configuring, and running applications on the Solaris OS on a laptop:

• Multi-Booting the Solaris 10 OS, Linux, and Microsoft Windows on a Laptop: This article on BigAdmin gives basic steps on how to prepare for a multiboot installation on a laptop. It goes through the steps to partition the disk and install and run the Solaris OS.


• Configuring Multiboot Environments on Sun x64 Systems with AMD Opteron Processors: Barton Fiske's Sun BluePrints article appeared in September 2005.


• Solaris 10 Self-Help Page: Find general guidance, instruction, and tips for the Solaris OS and for downloading it onto your system, burning it onto CD and/or DVD media, and installing it onto machines based on x86 or SPARC platforms.


• Solaris 10 Quick Install on x86/x64 Systems: This How to Guide instructs users unfamiliar with Solaris 10 installation on installing the Solaris 10 OS on a Sun-supported x64 or x86 system. This step-by-step guide, complete with screen shots, takes users through the installation process, in 25 simple steps.


• GRUB and the Solaris 10 1/06 OS: The New Bootloader for x86 Platforms: This article on BigAdmin describes the GRUB bootloader and how to use it effectively.


• Multi-booting Solaris and Other Operating Systems: Mariusz Zynel gives some general and useful information about the process. This dates from December 15, 2003, but Mariusz is updating it, and a new edition should be appearing soon.


• Solaris on x86 Systems Collection: This BigAdmin collection of articles, tips, FAQs, and more, focuses on the x86 user, including laptop users.


• Solaris Express System Administration Guide: Basic Administration: Basic Solaris administration tasks are described in this manual.


• Solaris 10 on the Acer Ferrari 4005: Bernd Schemmer gives details on installing and running the Solaris 10 OS on this AMD64-based laptop, with references to Casper Dik's blog.


• Solaris for x86 Notebooks: Dan Dern's OpenSolaris.org article was published in July 2005.


• OpenSolaris Laptop Community: Community resources and discussions about running the Solaris OS on laptops.


• Sun Support Forum: Solaris on x86: Join the community of Solaris x86 users.


• Yahoo Solaris x86 Discussion Group: This moderated discussion group on Yahoo is for anything relating to the Solaris OS for x86 platforms.


• Sun Developer Network Solaris User Forums: Covers a number of related topics, including the Solaris OS for x86 platforms.

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