I am trying this just now... Full reinstall after having formatted the card with Windows.
Gilles. Masafumi Ohta wrote: > Gilles-san > > I dont have Eee 900(but I have a plan to buy it),I have same issue > with my Eee 701.sometimes my SDHC doesnt work well on my Eee 701.I > sometimes get the grub CUI prompt when installing. > so I sometimes format SDHC using windows tool and try to install then > most of times I am succeed in installing:) > > -masafumi > > On 2008/09/15, at 4:51, Gilles Gravier wrote: > >> I actually reinstalled on that SD from another machine... and when I >> boot that machine in the Eee900... I get the grub prompt... So that >> SD works fine, methink... it's SNV97 that seems to have an issue with >> my 900... >> >> Note that the 900 has a different SD reader... and that I have the >> latest BIOS on the 900 which addresses SD car issues... >> >> Gilles. >> >> Masafumi Ohta wrote: >>> Gilles-san >>> >>> Could you try to format your SDHC using format tool on Windows XP and >>> then retry to install OpenSolaris? >>> sometimes my SDHCs don't work well on my Eee 701 then I try to using >>> windows "format tool" for my SDHCs >>> ,that is,I think it is for preparing for something fresh installation:) >>> >>> cheers; >>> >>> -masafumi >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2008/09/15, at 4:00, eeepc-discuss-request at opensolaris.org wrote: >>> >>> >>>> 1. (Karl Dalen) >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Message: 1 >>>> Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:50:50 +0000 >>>> From: Karl Dalen <k_dal2 at hotmail.com> >>>> Subject: Re: [eeepc-discuss] SNV_97 fails to boot on EeePC 900 >>>> To: Gilles Gravier <gilles.gravier at sun.com>, >>>> <eeepc-discuss at opensolaris.org> >>>> Message-ID: <BAY127-W40A8432F8AC6E25BBAD845A0530 at phx.gbl> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:36:59 +0200 >>>> From: Gilles.Gravier at Sun.COM >>>> To: eeepc-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>> Subject: [eeepc-discuss] SNV_97 fails to boot on EeePC 900 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> OK. I did the big mistake of updating my working SNV_96 on my EeePC >>>> 900 >>>> to 97... and now, when grub starts, it directly goes into the GRUB >>>> prompt... and nothing works. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I've tried a fresh install as well... (puting the SD card into a >>>> Toshiba, installing OSol SNV 97 on it and then booting that on the >>>> EeePC) to no avail. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ideas? >>>> >>>> ================== >>>> >>>> Did you install on SD card or internal SDD ? >>>> I've noticed that the installer sometimes fails to write to USB SD >>>> or SDHC cards. >>>> I successfully installed 2008.05 on an 8 GB SDHC card but failed to >>>> install 2008.11 >>>> on a 16 GB SDHC card from the same brand. >>>> It looks like the drivers solaris uses during install and grub/boot is >>>> different from the drivers loaded post-install in full operation as >>>> these >>>> cards could be formatted and written to without problem after the >>>> install. >>>> I finally had to install the 2008.11 on the internal SDD. >>>> >>>> I even tried an external USB card reader with the 16 GB SDHC card >>>> plugged in >>>> and I managed to get everything written during the install but >>>> attempting >>>> to reboot from this 16 GB SDHC card failed and I ended up with grub >>>> command prompt. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> /Karl D >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger? >>>> http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>>> URL: >>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/eeepc-discuss/attachments/20080914/71ebe845/attachment-0001.html >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >>>> Name: 6g_top.gif >>>> Type: image/gif >>>> Size: 1257 bytes >>>> Desc: not available >>>> Url : >>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/eeepc-discuss/attachments/20080914/71ebe845/attachment-0001.gif >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> eeepc-discuss mailing list >>>> eeepc-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/eeepc-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> End of eeepc-discuss Digest, Vol 3, Issue 8 >>>> ******************************************* >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> eeepc-discuss mailing list >>> eeepc-discuss at opensolaris.org >>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/eeepc-discuss >>> >> >> -- >> <6g_top.gif> *Gilles Gravier, CISSP >> *Chief Open Source Ambassador EMEA >> >> >> Voice : >> +41 (22) 999 9051 >> Mobile : >> +41 (79) 472 8437 >> Fax : >> +41 (860) 79 472 8437 >> E-mail : >> Gilles.Gravier at Sun.com <mailto:Gilles.Gravier at Sun.com> >> >> *Sun Microsystems* >> 12 route des Avouillons >> CH-1196 Gland >> Switzerland >> >> http://www.sun.com/security/ >> >> SunIM : ggravier at sun.com <http://im-amer.sun.com/> >> ICQ : >> 77488526 <http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=77488526> >> AIM : >> gillesgravier <aim:goim?screenname=gillesgravier> >> Y! : >> ggravier <http://profiles.yahoo.com/ggravier> >> Jabber : >> ggravier at jabber.org/Gaim <http://www.jabber.org/> >> Skype : >> ggravier <callto://ggravier> >> MSN : >> Gilles at Gravier.org <http://members.msn.com/Gilles at Gravier.org> >> Google : >> gilles at gravier.org <mailto:mailto:Gilles at Gravier.org> >> >> >> This mail was sent through Sun EdgeMail using Mozilla Thunderbird >> <http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/> >> >> >> > -- *Gilles Gravier, CISSP *Chief Open Source Ambassador EMEA <mailto:Gilles.Gravier at Sun.com> Voice : +41 (22) 999 9051 Mobile : +41 (79) 472 8437 Fax : +41 (860) 79 472 8437 E-mail : Gilles.Gravier at Sun.com <mailto:Gilles.Gravier at Sun.com> *Sun Microsystems* 12 route des Avouillons CH-1196 Gland Switzerland http://www.sun.com/security/ SunIM : ggravier at sun.com <http://im-amer.sun.com/> ICQ : 77488526 <http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=77488526> AIM : gillesgravier <aim:goim?screenname=gillesgravier> Y! : ggravier <http://profiles.yahoo.com/ggravier> Jabber : ggravier at jabber.org/Gaim <http://www.jabber.org/> Skype : ggravier <callto://ggravier> MSN : Gilles at Gravier.org <http://members.msn.com/Gilles at Gravier.org> Google : gilles at gravier.org <mailto:mailto:Gilles at Gravier.org> This mail was sent through Sun EdgeMail using Mozilla Thunderbird <http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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