Sun Fire X4600 M2 now up and running with Solaris 11.4 - Printable Version

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Sun Fire X4600 M2 now up and running with Solaris 11.4 - Irinikus - 04-16-2020

I now have Solaris 11.4 up and running on my newly acquired Sun Fire X4600 M2:





The DVD-ROM in the unit doesn't appear to be working properly, so I couldn't use a DVD ISO to carry out the install! (I'll have to source another drive some time.)

I therefore had to create a bootable USB Solaris 11 text install. (all of the information required to accomplish this can be found in the link below)

https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/how-to-create-a-bootable-solaris-11-usb.1998/



I then upgraded the text install with a GUI, by following the steps shown in this video:

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RE: Sun Fire X4600 M2 now up and running with Solaris 11.4 - Irinikus - 04-16-2020

IRIX Network, up and running on this little beast!



This machine is actually louder than the V880z!!!! :(

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RE: Sun Fire X4600 M2 now up and running with Solaris 11.4 - Irinikus - 04-18-2020

Here's a video giving you a short overview of this machine:

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RE: Sun Fire X4600 M2 now up and running with Solaris 11.4 - Irinikus - 09-22-2022

I'm wondering if I shouldn't try to fit this:



into this: (It was logged into this thread at the time of me taking this photo!)



The BIOS does allow for add-on graphics!!!!!



I have found a Solaris driver which supports this card!

I just don't want to mess Solaris up, as it was a real process to get Solaris with a GUI onto this machine in the first place!!!!

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Jeez, this thing gets bloody HOT!!!! (And it's also the loudest machine I own by a long shot!!!)

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