Solaris 8 on Dell Poweredge 4300 - Update 2

[Arthur Forzon]

Hello Everyone,



As per my previous email, I updated the PERC2 driver.

After the update I am able to go into the RAID configuration utility and
create either a raid0, raid5 or volume arrays.

Which is all fine and dandy.



However for some reason when I proceed with the Solaris 8 for x86
installation, the install still says that there are no disks.

I have tried all the firmware on Dell's website, updated the OS BIOS.



Would anyone recall anything else that they might have encountered?

I know it's a long shot, it was a long time ago, but if someone has a memory
or two of how they got Solaris 8 to work on a Dell Power edge 4300 or
similar hardware it would be really appreciated.



Thank you,


Arthur

[Peter Tribble]

Hi,

Post by Arthur Forzon
As per my previous email, I updated the PERC2 driver.
After the update I am able to go into the RAID configuration utility and
create either a raid0, raid5 or volume arrays.
Which is all fine and dandy.
However for some reason when I proceed with the Solaris 8 for x86
installation, the install still says that there are no disks.
I have tried all the firmware on Dell’s website, updated the OS BIOS.
Would anyone recall anything else that they might have encountered?
I know it’s a long shot, it was a long time ago, but if someone has a memory
or two of how they got Solaris 8 to work on a Dell Power edge 4300 or
similar hardware it would be really appreciated.

As I said before, get the Solaris Driver, create the DU diskette, and load
it when prompted to add a driver. That's pretty much it.