Solaris 10:unable to mount a solaris root file system
Hi All,
I am trying to install Solaris 10 X86 on a Proliant DL385 Server it has a Smart array 6i, I have download the driver from the HP web site, on booting up the installation CD 1, adding the device driver, it sees the device but now says it can齮 mount the device. Any clues what I need to do?
Screen Output:
Unable to mount a Solaris root file system from the device
DISK: Target 0, Bios primary drive - device 0x80
on Smart Array 6i Controller on Board PCI bus 2, at Dev 4
Error message from mount::
/<a href="mailto:pci@0" target="_blank">pci@0</a>,0/pci1022,<a href="mailto:7450@7" target="_blank">7450@7</a>/pcie11,<a href="mailto:4091@4" target="_blank">4091@4</a>/<a href="mailto:cmdk@0" target="_blank">cmdk@0</a>,0:a: can't open - no vtoc
any assistence would be appreciated.
[947 byte] By [
kiers] at [2007-11-25 22:55:19]
# 1
Do you get that message before or after installing CD 1of4?
It seems you're selecting the wrong boot device to start the installation.
To start the installation, you must select the CDROM device as the boot
device.
Once Solaris 10 x86 is installed on the raid array, you can select the raid
array as the boot device.
jkeil at 2007-7-5 17:10:41 >
# 2
Hi,
I read the Message 591 (Agu 2003) and the problem is quite the same. A brief description: I have aLaptop ASUS with HDD1 60GB and a USB storage HDD (in next HDD2) 100GB. I installed Solaris 10 x86 on HDD2 (partition c2t0d0s0). At the end of installation I removed the DVD and using BIOS features I switched the boot to HDD2. All ok; I received the SUN Blue Screen and I choose the active Solaris option; but at the beginning of the boot I received the following error message
Screen Output:
Unable to mount a Solaris root file system from the device
DISK: Target 0: IC25N060 ATMR04-0 on Board ....
Error message from mount::
/<a href="mailto:pci@0" target="_blank">pci@0</a>,0/pci-ide2,5/<a href="mailto:ide@1" target="_blank">ide@1</a>/<a href="mailto:cmdk@0" target="_blank">cmdk@0</a>,0:a: can't open
any assistence would be appreciated.
Regards
fmuz at 2007-7-5 17:10:41 >
# 3
<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>fmuz wrote on Mon, 07 November 2005 11:09</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
I have aLaptop ASUS with HDD1 60GB and a USB storage HDD (in next HDD2) 100GB. I installed Solaris 10 x86 on HDD2 (partition c2t0d0s0). At the end of installation I removed the DVD and using BIOS features I switched the boot to HDD2.
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The Solaris 10 x86 boot code does not support booting from USB or Firewire
mass storage device.
Maybe the new GRUB based boot code in current Solaris Express releases
is able to boot from an USB mass storage device on the x86 platform.
jkeil at 2007-7-5 17:10:41 >
