1. Windows XP with SP2 2. Solaris 10 Update 3 (i.e., the latest version from sun.com) 3. Yes, Solaris was in it's own primary partition. I'm trying to do the same thing again.
Warm Regards, -Terry --- Jean McCormack <Jean.McCormack at Sun.COM> wrote: > Terry, > > A couple of questions. > 1) What version of Windows? > 2) What version of Solaris? > 3) In your original install, was Solaris on it's own > partition? > > Thanks, > Jean McCormack > > Terry Skowronek wrote: > > After my Windows partition got corrupted on my > Tecra > > M2 laptop, I found myself using the Windows Rescue > CD > > to reinstall. As we all know, that means the > entire > > disk was wiped out. I re-installed windows and > > repartitioned my disk back to dual-boot windows > and > > solaris. > > > > I am now having trouble re-installing Solaris 10. > > Note that is a re-installation (i.e., same > hardware, > > same physical Solaris CDs, etc.). > > > > After successfully booting the Solaris > installation > > program from CD and answering high level questions > > (i..e, language, network, timezone, passwd, > install > > type, etc.) I receive the error message: > > > > "Error: The disk you inserted is not a Solaris > > OS/DVD" > > > > A text error message flashes too fast for me to > see > > and it immediately goes into a Unix prompt. From > > there, I see that the CD is not mounted and, > > furthermore, I can not seem to mount it manually. > > > > Upon install boot up, I see the message: > > > > "Warning: Cannot register interrupt for 'ide' > device > > at IPL 5 because it conflicts with another device > > using same vector 15 with an IPL of 11. > Reconfigure > > the conflicting device to use different vectors" > > > > Don't know if this has anything to do (or may is > > directly) my problem. Once again, though, I'm > > reinstalling on the same hardware. > > > > Help! > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Need Mail bonding? > > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from > Yahoo! Answers users. > > > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 > > _______________________________________________ > > install-discuss mailing list > > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > > > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php
