Can i install my raq 3 with raq 4 os?

Thanks in advance,

Daniel Bos

Yeps, it can...

Just download the restore CD of the RaQ4i,
connect it to a compatible network card,
and boot the RaQ3 from LAN.

Enjoy

:)
and there are futher no special problems reported?

Nope...

At least...not that I know...

To say more: there are some companies who buy RaQ3's from ebay and datacenters,.... Restore RaQ4 OS on it, and sell them again.

There're aren't any problems with this, it works fine.

However, I would only do this for personal use if I were you. The activity that FiberOptic mentioned has been discussed on the SunCobalt mailing lists (at great length some time ago after a large hosting provider was "caught" dong this) and it was made clear that Sun check for this and won't simply give you a telling off :eek: - apart from the fact that it's illegal and you'd be defrauding your customers.

That aside, technically it works a charm :)

Okay....

So....
Sorry about the previous post of me concerning the restored RaQ4 OS...

It was posted by my 5yo little sister and I'll punish her right now :)

Originally posted by danielbos
Can i install my raq 3 with raq 4 os?

Thanks in advance,

Daniel Bos

Sun doesn't have a problem with anyone running the Raq 4 OS on a Raq 3 with a 300mhz. Processor. As long as it is described as such.
Sun will however get their "panties in a twist" is you market it as a Raq 4 just because it has the Raq 4 OS.
It's all in what you say and how you say it that they care about.

It's been discussed a number of times on the SUN Cobalt Forum (http://supportforum.sun.com/cgi-bin/WebX.cgi?/cobalt.raq.general)

Yea, if you look on ebay, RaqPort has done this a couple times. I remember seeing one just the other day that was a Raq3 with the Raq4 OS on it for sale. tisk tisk...