Mathematica from Wolfram Research is supported on Sun's Solaris x86 operating system, but only on AMD 64-bit CPUs, not any Intel CPUs.
Getting Mathematica 6.0 and 6.0.1 to Work on Solaris x86 Support for AMD, But Install Illustrates Workaround for Intel CPUs
If you'd like to run Mathematica 6.0 and 6.0.1 on Solaris x86, then you will find this how to install article from genunix OpenSolaris Wiki helpful. Before you begin, however, note this limitation: Mathematica from Wolfram Research is supported on Sun's Solaris x86 operating system, but only on AMD 64-bit CPUs, not any Intel CPUs. On Intel, Mathematica will crash immediately. The article discloses a workaround.
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