Both reporting a problem and a workaround for anyone else with similar trouble.
Booting from Nevada B76 first CD leaves me at grub prompt whenever I boot it on
a new Sun Fire x2200 server. No menu is presented, only the grub prompt.
I've downloaded and burned CDs from the B76 ISOs.
- MD5 Sum checked
- Image on CD verified against ISO
When I looked up install_menu, under boot/grub, I found:
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#
# ident "@(#)install_menu 1.7 07/07/20 SMI"
#
default=0
timeout=60
title Solaris Express Developer Edition
kernel /boot/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix -B
install_media=cdrom,soldevx=true
module /boot/x86.miniroot
title Solaris Express
kernel /boot/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix -B install_media=cdrom
module /boot/x86.miniroot
title Solaris Express Serial Console ttya
kernel /boot/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix -B
install_media=cdrom,console=ttya
module /boot/x86.miniroot
title Solaris Express Serial Console ttyb (for lx50, v60x and v65x)
kernel /boot/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix -B
install_media=cdrom,console=ttyb
module /boot/x86.miniroot
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Issuing the kernel command given in the first selection, got me:
[Multiboot-elf, <0xc00000:0xd974:0x0>, <0x400000:0x6b6658:0x0>,
<0x000000:0x76c4:0xbbd0>, shtab=0xc0e398, entry=0xc00000]
and then the grub prompt. Then issued the module command:
.......................... [Multiboot-module @ 0xc57000, 0xb6bb000
bytes]
And then the grub prompt, my old friend, returned.
Not sure what to do, I tried "boot". The kernel started to boot before I got
an error message that the developer edition could only be installed from DVD.
SO, then used reboot command from unix prompt. This time, I happily got the
correct grub menu and was able to select the second, "Solaris Express" install.
Install is proceeding.
Cheers,
Matthew
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