Solaris sucks

[jbstew32]

Anyone ever notice that Solaris doesnt support hardly any video hardware????

Couldnt set up my voodoo3! (Its an OLD CARD!!)

[jbstew32]

Though i still believe its good for certain purposes....just not very good with compatability

[TC]

Solaris is setup for there own hardware. The i386 version is really only for training purposes. Not for use in the production world.

:)

TC

[forrest]

solaris is just not supposed to be used on...

1. non sun hardware
2. home user workstations

it's non-free unix. i mean, you don't even get compilers with solaris! and you have to install all the gnu utils yourself... boring...


i mean, if you want hardcore unix, without the garbage... get a bsd.

[RTFM]

MMkkkayyy....

CDE sucks anway, dont use X.

[the_bad_seed]

VooDoo 3000 (I used the 3500) - can be used, but you need to use the generic svga driver and you only get a 600x800 resolution @ 16 colors. Not very fun, but I used it like that for awhile before I got the Matrox G400 Max.

[jbstew32]

my points exactly....

[Shadoglare]

Yeah Solaris sucks for pretty much anything but production server use.
But it pays well, so I'm learnin it ;)

[njcajun]

Yeah, it does pay well.

I have one question, though - what the hell are you gonna do with a Voodoo card on a solaris box even if you DO get it working?

Go see the new Solaris for penguins NHF - I talk about this in there.

[jbstew32]

I wasnt planning on gaming...i just wanted a worked desktop...which i didnt get :(