Solaris 9 i386 Notes

• Richard G. Harper reported that Solaris successfully runs
• Russ Humphries submitted the following tip, which allows users to set their display resolution higher than 1024x768:
  Install Solaris 9 as normal and the default resolution as 1024x768 with 256 colors.
  
  (1) Upon successful boot, log into the text based console.
  (2) Navigate to the /usr/X/bin directory and run ./kdmconfig
  (3) Change the Video Device/Monitor as follows:
             Video Device:  XF86-S3 S3's non- VIRGE or Savage products
              Screen Size:  17-inch (43cm)
        Resolution/Colors:  1024x768 - 65536 colors @75Hz
             Monitor Type:  MultiFrequency 64kHz (up to 1600x1200 interlaced)
            Keyboard Type:  Generic US-English(104-Key)
          Pointing Device:  Built-in PS/2 Mouse (2 Button+ 25ms 3 Button Emulation)
  
  (4) Save settings and exit, then reboot.
   

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