2007/4/2, Eric J. Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
(Adding install community.) The "common" laptop from Solaris engineering is a Ferrari 3200/3400, but we're actively getting a wider variety to help with exactly situations like this. I recently (within the last month) installed a Solaris Express build (the Developer Edition from 02/07, aka 55b, I think), on a Thinkpad x60 from an external USB-attached DVD.
really , I used the same edition but I'm unable to boot from USB DVD... It's strange because all docs mention USB booting as a working feature of grub... Not sure what to make of the hang...if you're sure that
you got a good burn on the DVD.
I 've got a good DVD because this media was checked against MD5 and the iso copied several times on different DVDs...Not all of my copies would give me bad results ... Thanks for your help eric...
Eric jerome moliere wrote: > Hi all, > as a Java addicted man, tired of Linux dummies, I'd like to install > Solaris Express on my Laptop (acer ferrari 1000)... Someone told me that > Sun developpers had these laptops but I have some doubts.. > It seems that this solaris is shipped with an old/buggy version of grub > which doesn't support booting on external USB devices (CD-ROM)... > Acer dvd-rom is a firewire 1394 so not usable for booting.. I don't see > how to manage to run the install..So any help welcome... > I 've succeeded in running this installation on a desktop machine after > retrieving an old internal DVD reader ... Can't reproduce this with my > laptop.. > > In my current configuration grub just hangs a few seconds after > booting... (tryied with all distributions available > benelix/nexenta/solaris express..) > > My BIOS is up to date (revision 10) no later revision available on acer > website... > > Cheers > Jerome > PS: > very frustated by this situation > -- Eric J. Ray Software Engineering Manager Solaris Install Sun Microsystems 303-223-7843 (direct)/x81067 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Jerome Moliere - Mentor/J http://romjethoughts.blogspot.com/ auteur Eyrolles
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