As this project is going to start soon and I learned that there is a x86 version of Solaris 8, today I thought it would be great if I can get a test setup up and running. First issue: Where to get the Solaris 8 distribution from. This turned out be quite easy, there is a support note which links to all the releases: Where to download Oracle Solaris ISO images and Update Releases (Doc ID 1277964.1).

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The only settings I changed in VirtualBox from the default are these (Audio off, USB off, Network-Adapter):

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Booted the machine from the “sol-8-u7-install-ia.iso” and went through the installer. Here are some screenshots:

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Up and running … The next challenge will be to get openssh up and running.