[csw-maintainers] [csw-buildfarm] build8x problems

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Maciej,

Am 27.03.2009 um 10:50 schrieb Maciej (Matchek) Blizinski:
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Dagobert Michelsen  
> <dam at opencsw.org> wrote:
>> We have an additional V65z here with 2 GB Ram. As running Solaris 8  
>> x86
>> under VMware ESX doesn't work due to driver problems a colleague is
>> installing
>> Linux with VMware Workstation on it, where the Solaris 8 x86 will  
>> be inside.
>
> For the record, Solaris runs nicely on VirtualBox. It supports
> headless (no GUI, but vrdb instead) operation as well.

A colleague tested Solaris 8 x86 on VirtualBox and couldn't get
it to run stable for an extended time. The tests were done on
the latest VirtualBox.

If this were an option we would immediately switch Solaris 8 x86
to VirtualBox on Solaris 10 x86.


Best regards

   -- Dago