Will it work to add these lines while in grub? kernel$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/unix -s module /boot/x86.microroot
-evan Justin Lee Ewing wrote: > Thanks Evan. > > My problem is that I'm not getting to the point that I can drop to > single-user. Upon boot, Grub loads and then I'm delivered straight to the > grub prompt without passing go or collecting $200. Based on where I'm at, > Linux would require me to tell it where stage2 is, define root, setup the > kernel information and all variables, and then boot... problem is I'm trying > to boot off the CD to do an install and I don't know if the information that > is normally used (e.g. kernel=/platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS) is > used to boot from the CD too? My assumption is no because, unless I missed > something, we're not booting into a ZFS volume on the CD... > > Justin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Evan Layton <Evan.Layton at Sun.COM> > Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 4:38 pm > Subject: Re: [install-discuss] Installation from external USB CD-ROM > To: Justin Lee Ewing <jlewing at jrleindustries.com> > Cc: install-discuss at opensolaris.org > > >> Here's some information on booting into single user mode: >> http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/boot_into_single_user_mode >> >> Justin Lee Ewing wrote: >> > 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. ] >> > >> > grub> >> > " >> > >> > and stops. I searched the defect reports and found #3860. The >> workaround talks the USB device not being enumerated so the lofi >> filesystems aren't mounted. The workaround talks about dumping to a >> single user shell... however I have no idea how to do that when I'm >> sitting in grub. >> > >> > Any help would be great! >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > Justin >> > _______________________________________________ >> > install-discuss mailing list >> > install-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >> >>
