I've downloaded the ISO again, this time from the genunix site. Same thing happens... pop the CD in, turn the computer on, it reads the CD and gives me the grub prompt... no grub menu, no further booting... and it sits and waits.
Justin Justin Lee Ewing wrote: > See below... I get an error 25. Should I re-download/re-burn the ISO you > think? Or do I need to specify root first so that it looks at the correct > partition on the CD-ROM? > > 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> kernel$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/unix -s > loading '/platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/unix -s' ... > cpu: 'AuthenticAMD' family 15 model 7 step 2 > [BIOS accepted mixed-mode target setting!] > > Error 25: Disk read error > > grub> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Evan Layton <Evan.Layton at Sun.COM> > Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:33 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 > > > >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
