This page will convince you that Solaris 8 Intel can be "mobile" and go with you. Check this page for more information regarding many other laptops that can have Solaris x86 installed on to.
Before installing Solaris, you will need a USB keyboard because the built-in keyboard on this laptop will not work and
you need to install patch made for Dell laptops
112352-01. The built-in keyboard will not work during the installation.
These are my laptop specifications:
The first time I installed the OS on my laptop I only spared 3 Gb for Solaris. You will notice that
in the following pictures, you will see only 3Gb. I think 4 Gb for Solaris
is generous if you will not be installing additional software packages. I started over again and
now my current 20 Gb hard drive is partitioned as follows:
The procedures for preparing this laptop with a dual-boot operating system are exactly the same as outlined on
this page. I will begin
this outline at the step where you will choose the remaining partition on your hard drive to install Solaris. This
procedure will occur after you finish the "System Identification" step where you tell the installer if your computer
will be networked, hostname , time zone , geographic region ,
the correct time/date , and software group.
Let's begin -> next
Currently my Dell Inspiron 4100 laptop has Windows XP Professional and Solaris 8 Intel installed on 1 single hard drive.