Login as root with passwd == opensolaris then try this: tail -f /var/svc/log/application-auto-installer:default.log
you should then see packages etc being installed. This lack of verbosity is fixed in later versions of AI. Sean. . Michael Barrett stated: < I'm trying to install build 111 on a T5240. Note this box seems to have 14 drives with bad labels on them. I don't know if that is related, but is does make reading the console difficult...with all the scrolling "bad label" errors. < < AI install gets pretty far (I think). It boots off the miniroot, downloads it's starter pkgs and files from pkg.opensolaris.org, etc. Then it gets around to this part: < < Service discovery over multicast DNS failed < Service located at <ai-server>:46501 will be used < Service discovery finished successfully < Process of obtaining configuration manifest initiated < Configuration manifest obtained < Automated Installation started < The progress of the Automated Installation can be followed by viewing the logfile at /tmp/install_log < < Then nothing seems to happen. I wait around 2 minutes and then hit return and I get a login prompt. When I login, it's still booted of the miniroot with /a mounted. < < No real errors in the install_log in /tmp: < < Bottom part of the install_log: < < <AI Apr 9 14:59:45> list of packages to be installed is: < <AI Apr 9 14:59:45> SUNWcsd < <AI Apr 9 14:59:45> SUNWcs < <AI Apr 9 14:59:45> babel_install < <AI Apr 9 14:59:45> entire < <AI Apr 9 14:59:45> list of packages to be removed is: < <AI Apr 9 14:59:45> babel_install < <AI Apr 9 14:59:45> slim_install < <OM Apr 9 14:59:46> Set zfs root pool device < <OM Apr 9 14:59:46> creating zpool < <OM Apr 9 14:59:47> /usr/sbin/zfs get -Hp -o value available rpool < <OM Apr 9 14:59:47> Creating swap and dump on ZFS volumes < <OM Apr 9 14:59:58> TI process completed successfully < <OM Apr 9 14:59:58> Transfer process initiated < <OM Apr 9 14:59:58> IPS transfer mechanism selected < <OM Apr 9 14:59:58> IPS transfer phase initiated < <OM Apr 9 15:00:45> IPS initialization phase 1 succeeded < < I've never seen an AI install before, so I'm not sure what is suppose to happen next? < < Thanks < -- < This message posted from opensolaris.org < _______________________________________________ < caiman-discuss mailing list < caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org < http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss -- Sean. .