> I've having an issue with installation from an
> external USB CD-ROM (actually DVD-ROM). I have an
> external Plextor PX-716UF connected via USB and when
> I pop in the 2008.11 CD I burned (originally from
> http://dlc.sun.com/osol/opensolaris/2008/11/osol-0811.iso)
> it comes up with:
>
> "
> GNU GRUB version 0.95 (638 lower / 2096064K upper memory)
> [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
> lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
> completions of a device/filename. ]
This could bit a mainboard bios bug.
Who's the manufacturer f the mainboard? A bios upgrade might help.
I got this problem on an ASUS M2N-SLI deluxe (and a BIOS upgrade
fixed the problem):
Bug ID: 6513165
Synopsis: "Error 25: Disk read error", when booting from usb dvd device
http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6513165
--
This message posted from opensolaris.org
