Solaris 10 06/06 x86 GRUB installation problem?
Hi,
I decided to toss my older Solaris 10 03/05 discs in favour of the latest version Solaris 10 06/06 x86 OS.
I successfully downloaded five ISO images (compressed Windows exe files) of Solaris 10 06/06 x86 for CD and I have uncompressed and burnt the first ISO image on a CD successfully.
I inserted 1 of 5 CD's and attempted to install. I could see the GRUB bootloader menu and I selected "Solaris" by default. But nothing proceeded. The only thing I can see is the following lines...
"SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_118855-14 32 bit
Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microcomputers, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms."
Then nothing..........?
My machine is ASUS A7V133 (AMD) with a CD player. It worked very well with the previous 03/05 Solaris 10 CD's.
Has anyone experienced this same problem?
Trevor
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Trevor_OZ] at [2007-11-26 10:50:34]
# 1
Hi Trevor,
Even i have seen this issue with solaris 10 6/06. But my server configuration was different. I was using HP Proliant DL585 G1(AMD).
The issue was slightly different. The system used to hang after the 1st CD installation displaying the message :
"SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_118855-14 32 bit
Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microcomputers, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms."
Try this workaround...It may help. U have to edit the GRUB as follows :
- In the GRUB bootloader menu, choose the OS name i.e solaris_10_6/06
- Press 'e' to edit
- U will get a menu. use arrow keys & choose
"Kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot"
- Press 'e' to edit
- Edit GRUB as "Kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot -kd".
- Press Enter key
- Press 'b' to boot
- It will take u to kernel debugger mode & says :
"welcome to kmdb
[0]"
- press ':c" (i.e colon c) in front of [0].
- It should boot the OS.
Try this out as it helped me & do let me know.
Good wishes......
dsr
DSR at 2007-7-7 3:03:12 >
# 2
Hi DSR,
Thanks for your help. I am not sure if your instructions are exactly what I am seeing.The CD has not started any installation at all. It just hangs after I pressed Enter in the GRUB menu. I choose Solaris as default and the command is
kernel /boot/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_media=cdrom
module /boot/x86.miniroot
Thats what it caused the installation to hang indefinitely.
Are you saying I need to edit the above to
Kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot -kd?
module /platform/i86pc/x86.miniroot?
But there are only 3 options in the GRUB menu, - Solaris, Solaris Serial Console ttya and Solaris Serial Console ttyb (for lx50, v60x and v65x)
Forgive me, GRUB is so new to me. How do I kick it to go to the installation option menu so that the actual OS installation can start?
Trevor
# 3
Trevor,
See the only difference between ur & mine issue is , in my case, system hangs after CD-1 installation. So to continue with the installation, i edited the GRUB with the line i told earlier.
Coming back to ur issue, i dont understand why r u not able to start with installation...let me one thing, why r u using these commands - kernel /boot/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_media=cdrom
module /boot/x86.miniroot ?
Go the GRUB bootloader, choose solaris out of "Solaris, Solaris Serial Console ttya and Solaris Serial Console ttyb (for lx50, v60x and v65x)"
options...
If the system still hangs , try to use -kd option with Kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot line in GRUB as i told yday....try this out, it shud proceed with the installation.
DSR at 2007-7-7 3:03:12 >
# 4
Hi,
The problem I was experiencing was due to the fact that my ASUS A7V133 motherboard suffers from a bug in Solaris 10u2 (06/06). There is a workaround to this problem which does really resolve it.
You only need to disable ACPI, by adding a kernel flag with option "-B acpi-user-options=8" each time you boot it.
See http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisx86/message/39463 for more information.
# 5
Hi Dsr, I've got the same issue with an HP Proliant DL585 and I did boot with "Kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot -kd" I was just wondering if you had any other issue with the DL585? or just this option was good enough to sort it out? (Just tryed today) Many thanks rno
rnooo at 2007-7-7 3:03:12 >
