intallation problem // question
Hello
i have an annoying issue while installing:
1st
i have the following Hardware Configuration
System board: ECS 761GX-M754
BIOS Configuration: American Megatrends Inc. 080012 03/09/2006
AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 2500+
256 MB RAM DDR 400
when booting from Solaris 10 CD1 installation media ; and after choosing "solaris" from the GRUB menu
it starts loading the solaris installation up to "choose installation type"
list ; this is when a strange error occurs and the PC is rebooted and it
happens so fast that i couldn't even see the installation types list
in order to find out about the issue i did lots of tests ; tested with sun
tools such as "Sun Device Detection Tool" and the "Installation Check Tool"
all the results of Sun Tools were positive ; the Hardware is compatible
but i still have this strange problem
after various trials ; i was sure that there is some Hardware issue that is causing that strange reboot
then i found that the ACPI function has been reported to cause troubles for many system boards
so i logged onto the system board setup and in the power management setup and i changed the "ACPI AWARE OS" to "NO" ; saved and exit
and this resulted in a change of status ; now no reboot happens and i can see the installation type list ; there are also some errors displayed as follows
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SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_Patch 32-bit
Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
ACPI Error Interrupt on CPU 0,Status 0 = 0, Status 1 = 40
ACPI Error Interrupt on CPU 0,Status 0 = 0, Status 1 = 40
asy1: UART@2f8 scratch register: expected 0X5, got 0Xff
cannot identify UART at 2f8
Configuring devices.
asy1: UART@2f8 scratch register: expected 0X5, got 0Xff
cannot identify UART at 2f8
asy1: UART@2f8 scratch register: expected 0X5, got 0Xff
cannot identify UART at 2f8
1. Solaris Interactive (default)
2. Custom JumpStart
3. Solaris Interactive Text (Desktop session)
4. Solaris Interactive Text (console session)
5. Apply driver updates
6. Single user shell
Automatically continuing in xx seconds
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now my question is ; is this a severe Error ; and will it affect future
operation ? and what would happen if i enable the "ACPI AWARE OS" after installation ?
does this error relate to a faulty hardware ?
thanks
BR
