Do NOT ask me why not choose solaris AGAIN!
Don't ask me why not choose solaris AGAIN! And again,I want to say I have no idea but using the linux.
It happened again today,when I got my new dell machine.Its mainboard is Intel 865GV chipset[Brookdale-G] Chipset Integrated with the i810 as the vedio adapter.With the bad experience of the solaris,I checked the HCL for the confirmation.Then I found that the i810 was supported by solaris since the 845G/GL appeared.There is the proof
With that,I was so happy to start my work.The installation was well-off,you know,at that time the graphic interactive installation gave me lots of confidence.I thought this time solaris would give me a good performace,so I installed almost all the things of solaris....whereafter 1.5 hours passed,when the box was ready,I restarted my box,then I was completely gapemouthed for the prompt - the X fail to start....
I think the chipset had been used for quite a long time,maybe more than a year.Many PCs are using this kinda chipset now.But currently,the solaris is not supporting this.The user can not use the desktop even after half a year....
However the linux works well,you know what,the linux,redhat fedora 3,works well in my box!It is the version which is more than 1.5 years old...How can I express my feeling to solaris?The frustrated?the depressed?the upset?
So do not ask me why not choose solaris AGAIN?Yes,it is the king on sparc,but it is not the very choice on the most updated x86 roadsters.The only thing I can say is that maybe you can try them on the weckers....
Dave Johnson
