Well, I couldn't wait until Monday to mess with my SunPCi-II card.
I ended up emailing the links to the sunwspci2 software and the mandatory
patch for Solaris 10 to my home email address. The install went well,
thanks to the instructions I found online. After the install, I typed
'/opt/SUNWspci2/bin/sunpci -l' and the Ultra 5 verified that the SunPCi-II
was detected. I tried to run the program and...
* CRASH *
A bunch of error codes popped up on my screen. Apparently the X
Server couldn't handle the SunPCi window... after fighting with software
settings and screenmodes (remember, I have no idea what I'm doing half the
time) and failing, I had the bright idea of switching monitors. I
unplugged my flatscreen monitor, cleared it from the workbench, and hefted
up my big ol' CRT monitor (a KDS VS-something-or-other) that weighs about
30 lbs. This thing is capable of some pretty odd screen resolutions, so I
figured I'd at least give it a try.
Sure enough, it worked!
I'm now in the process of making a 20Gb hardfile (emulated hard
drive) and will be installing Windows XP shortly. I plan to run the
SunPCi software on an external monitor (the previously mentioned
flatscreen) so I don't clutter my Solaris desktop ;)
