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Solaris for x86 Boot Floppy (Device Configuration Assistant)

Description: Solaris x86 Device Configuration Assistant Boot diskette images for:

  • Solaris 8
  • Solaris 7
  • Solaris 2.6

LanguagePlatformDownloadPrice
EnglishSolaris 2.6, x86DownloadFree
EnglishSolaris 7, x86DownloadFree
EnglishSolaris 8, x86DownloadFree

Solaris 9 and 10

How to create the Device Configuration Assistant Floppy for Solaris 9
There is a diskette image on CD 2 and on the DVD. These images are all the same. The path to the image is: 

   Solaris_9/Tools/d1_image
How to create the Device Configuration Assistant Floppy for Solaris 10 3/05
There is a diskette image on CDs 2, 3, and 4, and on the DVD. These images are all the same. The path to the image is: 
   Solaris_10/Tools/d1_image
This file should be written to a formatted floppy diskette using the 'dd' command (Solaris, Linux) or the 'dd.exe' program available at http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/#aboutdd.

NOTE: This procedure does not apply to Solaris 10 1/06 or later releases, where the boot process is now based on GNU GRUB and no longer requires real-mode drivers, and thus also does not use the Device Configuration Assistant.

For further information on this updated boot process, please see the BigAdmin feature article "GRUB and the Solaris 10 1/06 OS: The New Bootloader for x86 Platforms".

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