Solaris 10 on Sparc 5 machine - Install isssues

I have downloaded the Solaris 10 for Sparc ISO's and burned them to CD and now their ready to be installed. I'm assuming disk 1 is bootable. However, when I boot the computer up w/the cd in - I can't seem to get the installation to kick off. Is there something I must type at the command prompt? Wouldn't the install just take off knowing I have the cd in the computer upon booting up?
Any instructions on booting up and installing Solaris 10 on my poor little sparc 5 would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance.
STEVE

I have downloaded the Solaris 10 for Sparc ISO's and
burned them to CD and now their ready to be
installed. I'm assuming disk 1 is bootable.
However, when I boot the computer up w/the cd in - I
can't seem to get the installation to kick off. Is
there something I must type at the command prompt?
Wouldn't the install just take off knowing I have
the cd in the computer upon booting up?No. You have to stop the boot process (<STOP> - <A> if you're using a local keyboard) and tell it to boot from the disk (boot cdrom).
Any instructions on booting up and installing Solaris
10 on my poor little sparc 5 would be greatly
appreciated.Can't be done. Solaris 10 does not support the sun4m architecture.
Darren

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