[rescue] Cobalt Qube 3 Solaris?

[Doug McIntyre]

They started out MIPS, but switched to AMD later on.
So, I guess that depends on what the OP actually has.



On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 08:00:34PM +0100, Jonathan Katz via rescue wrote:
> I thought these were MIPS systems and not x86?
> 
> -Jon
> +44 7792 149029
> 
> 
> On Mon, 20 May 2024 at 19:48, Alexander Jacocks via rescue <
> rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> 
> > Folks,
> >
> > Has anyone attempted to run Solaris x86 on a Cobalt Qube? I have one that
> > is a rather cool looking device, but as a web server it is of course
> > unusable, due to (many, severe!) security issues.
> >
> > I was thinking of trying to pay tribute to the combination of Sun and
> > Cobalt by running Solaris x86. To do that, I'd need to install a video card
> > in the PCI slot, which I know would only be visible after boot, but I
> > suspect that's not a big deal. The odd boot mechanism would be more the
> > issue.
> >
> > Has anyone experimented with alternative OSes on the Qube 3 and its RaQ
> > cousins?
> >
> > - Alex
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