The question is not how do I install the system.
I want to know why FAT not mounted?

2010/5/5 Matthias Pfützner <matth...@pfuetzner.de>

> I don't get, what you're after... ;-)
>
> There are .usb images available directly from genunix.org, and the tool to
> put
> it onto an USB stick is called USBCOPY.
>
> So, simply grab such an .usb-image, copy it to an USB-stick, and boot off
> of
> that usb-stick directly...
>
>        Matthias
>
> You (eXeC001er) wrote:
> > Hi All.
> >
> > I tried to start installation of OpenSolaris from usb-flash via GRUB2.
> >
> > GRUB2 can mount ISO via loopback and use it contents.
> >
> > my steps:
> >
> > 1. load kernel from loopback mounted ISO
> > 2. load miniroot (boot_archive) from loopback mounted ISO
> > 3. mount usb-flash
> > 4. mount ISO from mounted usb-flash
> > 4. mount lofi-compressed solaris.zlib from mounted ISO
> > 4. start installation
> >
> >
> > steps 1 and 2 execute on GRUB2 layer. After it i have running OS with
> > minimal components, which available in boot_archive.
> >
> > Next i need to mount usb-flash with FAT partition. OK.
> >
> > >: #mount -F pcfs /dev/dsk/c4t0d0p1 /my_mountpoint
> >  /dev/dsk/c4t0d0p1 is non DOS filesystem
> >
> >
> > The same usb-flash mounted without error via same cmd.
> >
> > Why?
> >
> > Thanks.
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