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On 6/17/2010 11:13 AM, Mary Ding wrote:
> Kyle:
> 
> The reason why your AI install does not work and boot is as follow.:
> 
>  You are using b134 but you are installing from
> 
> <AI Jun 16 23:35:03> installation will be performed from
> http://pkg.opensolaris.org/release (opensolaris.org)
> 
> Currently pkg.opensolaris.org/release had 2009.0906 and it will not work.
> 
> You should do the AI install from http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev which
> had osol_134.
> 
> This is why the system cannot boot.  Please retry with using
> http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev and it should work.
> 

I'm using the b134 AI ISO that I downloaded, with the default manifest
that comes on it. Why would that ISO have the wrong repository listed in it?

Are you saying I should edit the manifest in the ISO, and burn a new CD?

 -Kyle

> 
> 
> 
> On 06/16/10 07:57 AM, Kyle McDonald wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been trying to install OpenSolaris on 2 headless servers.
> 
> To do this I've tired both the b134 AI, and b134 Text installer media
> images.
> 
> Niether have been successful.
> 
> The Text installer image appears to complete the install, but one of the
> attempts to run 'bootadm update-archive' failed. A later execution of
> bootadm passed though, and I verified that the boot_archive existed
> before rebooting.
> 
> This install will only boot to a grub prompt. I'm not familiar enough
> with the grub command set to attempt to boot or debug further from this
> prompt.
> 
> 
> 
> The AI media boots, but all of my attempts to use a serial console at
> 115200 have failed. I can get the grub and kernel to use that speed, but
> I have no way of updating the /etc/ttydefs file so that the login prompt
> is redirected to ttya.
> 
> I have been able to initate the AI install, and monitor it using a VGA
> monitor and keyboard I connected temporarily. The install complete, and
> claimed it was successfull. However all I see at boot is the ... from
> grub loading the kernel, and nothing further (on the serail or VGA
> consoles)
> 
> Am I doing something wrong?
> 
> Are there any known bugs around this?
> 
> What other info can I collect to help resolve this?
> 
>   -Kyle
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