Solaris install on Sparc (serial console)

This tutorial is to install Solaris on a Sun Machine.
I have done this using Solaris 10 (using the solaris express program) on a
Sun Ultra5 box. (270 Mhz UltraSparc IIi and 512 MB RAM)

In this particular case, I did not have a Sun Keyboard and Monitor. (Donations
welcome) So I had to choose the serial console method of install. If you
can buy a keyboard and monitor, do it by all means. (This is the poor
man\'s way)

Hop on to the nearest RadioShack or equivalent and get a null-modem cable
with 16-to-9 pins Normal PCs have a 9 pins serial port. ($6)
Plug in the 16-pin end to the serial port A (of the sun box) and the other
to your PC. Before you ask, NO port B will not do.

Fire on your serial console program on your PC. Hyperterminal/Teraterm on
Windows or minicom on linux and *BSDs. Set it to 9600 baud, 8N1 and no
flow control.

Power On and hit Ctrl-Break or the equivalent from your serial console.
(basically, send a break signal) This is as if saying Stop-A on the Sun
keyboards. You will be greeted with the typical

OK>
prompt.

Insert the first CD into the tray.

OK> boot cdrom

Now it should boot from the cdrom. You can also use various commands here to
configure your ide/scsi devices.

Now you can proceed with the standard install procedures of selecting the
network services, ipv6 and the software packages to install.

Select c0tod0 as the boot disk unless you want an esoteric configuration.
The default partitioning does not give a lot of room in /opt and the
precompiled software from sunfreeware.com mostly resides in /opt/csw. So
try \'manual layout of partitions\' on the disk, if you want to use a lot of
third party software.

Note: Please read the excellent document collection at docs.sun.com. This is
no substitute to it.