Boot image for Solaris 8 x86?

Does anyone know where I can download the image for the boot floppy for Solaris 8 x86?
Mine got corrupted, and since System Commander 2000 doesn't recognize the partition, that and the CD are the only ways I can boot the system.
Thanks in advance,
-Phil
pbflores@"REMOVETHIS"usa.net

Are you considering any particular cards ?
I have had good luck with DEC21040 (10baseT) and DEC21140 (100baseT) cards
in Solaris 7 through Solaris 10 on x86.
The same can be said for 3Com 3C905C-TX cards.
Solaris 8x86 will recognize many chipsets natively,
and a number of third party developers have created working driver packages.
Most of their driver packages are free, but a few are not free.
Solaris 9 works with a few more, and Solaris 10 works with yet more adapters.
The Solaris 8x86 HCL list has the native cards.
This other Sun web page can direct you toward 3rd party sites.

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