Linked by Robert Escue on Wed 20th Sep 2006 17:45 UTC
Sun Microsystems makes new releases of Solaris about every four to six months, in many cases all the new release contains is bug fixes and some changes in functionality. More often than not most releases go by without a great deal of fanfare. Just as Solaris 10 3/05 broke new ground with Zones, Dtrace and the Service Management Facility. Solaris 10 6/06 introduces ZFS or Zettabyte File System and the SATA framework and Xorg 6.9, which will be the primary focus of this review.
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Thanks. The focus on the problem I have with X is due to installation differences. On a SPARC for the most part you don't worry about the frame buffer, it is usually detected and the appropriate driver/resolution is set for you. It should also be that way for x86 with supported cards. In the past with Solaris (up to Solaris 10 1/06) I was able to use an ATI video card with no problems after setting the resolution in kdmconfig during installation. This is the first Release of Solaris where I had trouble with a supported card.
I really don't have a problem with the installer other than a couple of questionable screens that I think could go away. I feel a number of people would agree that it takes far too long to install Solaris, but that horse has been beat to death already.