Navigating the Sun Solutions CD

Software Installs

Demos or software using Java 2 may require patches for Solaris. Click here for patch information.
If an install fails when executed from the browser, or you would rather do the installs yourself, you will have to access the respective packages on the Sun Solutions CD. The software packages are located in the "_install" directory of the respective software package you wish to install. The featured software titles are located in the "products/Software/" directory of your CDRom. Copy the appropriate packages to your hard drive, and execute the necessary installation scripts, and/or follow instructions provided by the vendor.
If an executable produces a "Can't Run 16-bit application..." on Windows NT, you may need the latest Service Pack.

Slide Shows, Presentations

If any multimedia presentations fail when executed from the browser you can access the respective packages on the Sun Solutions CD. The files are located in the "_install" directory of the respective presentation you wish to run/view. The featured titles are located in the "products/Software/" directory of your CDRom. Copy the appropriate packages to your hard drive or change to the respective directory on the disc, and use the appropriate external application to view the file.

If a multimedia presentation produces an error requiring a .dll file, you may need the application in which the presentation was created to view.

If a presentation produces a "Can't Run 16-bit application..." on Windows NT, you may need the latest Service Pack.
Known Limitations
- If you access the World Wide Web through a firewall, you will need to set up your proxy information in order to successfully view pages and download software on the Internet.
  If you do not know your proxy information, contact your System Administrator for help.
  Because external sites on the World Wide Web are maintained by their respective owners, we cannot guarantee that an external link will work properly.

Technical Notes

If the server is having trouble making a "socket connection" upon launch, we recommend troubleshooting in the following order:

Be sure you have no other instance of the Sun Solutions CD running
Be sure you have no other instance of a browser running
Be sure you have TCP/IP installed properly on the machine

Communicator 4.0x does not render fonts properly on my platform. To fix the problem, adjust your fonts under the Edit --> Preferences Menu. You can try accepting the default fonts or try changing font types until you can see the fonts in question.
Demos or software using Java 2 may require patches for Solaris. Click here for patch information.

To access the external links on this CD, your system must have access to the Internet either directly or through a Proxy.

If you access the World Wide Web through a firewall, you will need to set up your proxy information in order to successfully view pages and download software on the Internet. If you choose to save the configuration and you have a HOME directory set, you should not need to set the properties for subsequent sessions.
If you do not know your proxy information, contact your System Administrator for help.
Because external sites on the World Wide Web are maintained by their respective owners, we cannot guarantee that an external link will work properly.

If you set the proxy server because an external link failed, click on that link again once you complete the procedure above.
Important: If you get an error launching Software Installations, set your proxy server to NOT use proxy for server addresses beginning with `localhost'.

Using Netscape Navigator 4.x:
Using Internet Explorer 4.x
1. Choose `Internet Options' from View menu
2. Click on Connection tab at the top of the window
3. Click on checkbox labeled "Access the Internet using a proxy"
4. Click on Advanced button
5. Type the following text into the text field located in the "Exceptions" text field: localhost
This disc requires at least 10MB of swap space.
A color flash might occur during some demos on color monitors if the cursor is moved out of the demo window. To correct this, move the cursor back into the demo window. Color will be restored when you quit the demo.
You need at least 10 Mbytes of available swap space to run some of the demos.
You can run the Sun Solutions CD from a remote CD-ROM drive. Ask your system administrator for access.

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Navigating the Sun Solutions CD

Software Installs

Slide Shows, Presentations

Known Limitations

Technical Notes