Solaris 9 normally wont allow you to install onto a virtual machine on Virtual PC, it bombs out with the error
486 Processor Detected
This Processor is not supported by this release of Solaris
Thanx to this simple hack found on Kernel Thread its possible to install Solaris 9 without a hitch on VPC
Simply run the following commands against the .iso of the install CD or Software #1 CD:
perl -pi -e 's#Pentium II#ff/08.....#g' filename.iso
&
VPC 6 users: perl -pi -e 's#GenuineIntel#ConnectixCPU#g' filename.is
or
VPC 7 users: perl -pi -e 's#GenuineIntel#Virtual CPU #g' filename.iso
Keep up the great work on your blog. Best wishes WaltDe
Thank you! 🙂