> On Nov 1, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Michal Nowak <mno...@startmail.com > <mailto:mno...@startmail.com>> wrote: >> >> On 11/01/19 04:01 PM, Jedi Tek'Unum wrote: >>> I’m new to OpenIndiana (although decades with Solaris) and don’t see >>> anything with a quick search… >>> I tried to boot OI-hipster-{gui/text}-20190511.iso on a Dell R710 II server >>> and was surprised to see it fail. >>> Gui fails with >>> loading CORE EXT words >>> loading SEARCH & SEARCH-EXT words >>> loading Johns-Hopkins locals >>> loading MARKER >>> loading ficl O-O extensions >>> loading ficl utility classes >>> loading ficl string classes >>> - >>> start not found >>> and text fails with >>> Loading unix… >>> error reading: input/output errorcan’t load file >>> ‘/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix’: input/output error >>> Loading i86pc/kernel/amd64… >>> can’t find ‘i86pc/kernel/amd64’ >>> Loading unix… >>> can’t find ‘unix’ >>> Loading i86pc/kernel/amd64… >>> can’t find ‘i86pc/kernel/amd64’ >>> Loading i86pc/kernel/amd64… >>> can’t find ‘i86pc/kernel/amd64’ >>> Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf >>> {repeats all of the above} >>> Unable to load a kernel! >>> This box was running Solaris and omniosce-r151030h.iso boots fine. >>> The ISOs are mounted through the virtual device manager of the iDRAC. All >>> the firmware is recent and maybe even current. Storage controller is LSI >>> 9211-8i with IT firmware. >>> The same ISOs do boot fine in VirtualBox. >>> OI-hipster-minimal-20190511.iso WILL boot on this hardware. >>> Is there something I’m missing or is this a bug? >> >> We are in the process of releasing 2019.10 snapshot, so, new install images >> should be released relatively soon. >> >> In the meantime, do you mind testing if unofficial images from >> ftp://openqa.oi.mnowak.cz/ I built on October 15 boot for you? > > Tried OpenIndiana_Live_X86.iso through the iDRAC and got same error - start > not found.
Can someone give me guidance as to how to dig deeper into this? I’m a retired software engineer with ~35 years of SunOS development experience but I’m not familiar with the details of ISO and USB image structure or early-boot process. _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
