Trying to install Illumos on a Dell PowerEdge R805, with dual 6-core AMD
Opteron 2435, 32 GB RAM, 2x1TB HDD.
Using the latest installers for Openindiana-Hipster or OmniOS-CE (DVD or
USB media), the boot menu screen loads fine, with the countdown
"Autoboot in 10 sec...".
When the countdown ends, it looks like Illumos is loading
Loading unix...
Loading /platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive...
Loading /platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive.hash...
then the system reboots to the BIOS in a loop.
If during the "Autoboot in # sec..." I press Enter or 1 for "Boot
Multi-User", then illumos starts normally and the installation is
successful.
But then, the same issue occurs when booting/rebooting from the hard
drives (Hipster or OmniOS). After the autoboot countdown, the system
reboots to BIOS in a loop. If "Enter" is pressed during the countdown,
Illumos boots correctly.
The same installer media works fine on other systems. The problem seems
to be only on the PowerEdge R805.
I also tested with FreeBSD, which uses a similar boot loader, but with
FreeBSD the system always boots correctly.
Any idea what's happening?
Thanks,
Oscar
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