Andrew Watkins wrote: > I just double checked it: > > Jumpstart works fine with Solaris 10 10/08 but not with OpenSolaris Nevada > B10x > > title Solaris10_Works Jumstart > kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/multiboot kernel/unix -B > install_media=193.xx.xx.xx:/export/installSol10 > module /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/x86.miniroot > > title Solaris11_Fails Jumstart > kernel /I86PC.Solaris_11-1/multiboot kernel/unix -B > install_media=193.xx.xx.xx:/export/installSol10 > module /I86PC.Solaris_11-1/x86.miniroot > > I doubt it's your problem, since I think you'd still see more ouptput that you are, but the install_media= value for the Solaris SXCE (11) entry still says 'installSol10'...
I'm guessing you're trying to do interactivbe network installs? not fully automated hands-off jumpstart installs? I say that because at a minimum you'll also need the ' -install' kernel option and the 'install_config=' parameter after the -B, and possible you'll need to specify the sysidcfg file too. If and when you do that you'll find that s10u6 (10/08) will still always go interactive unless you put some other kernel option in ( for example '-v - install' instead of '- install'. Ihaven't had a chance to try b103 or 104 yet so I don't know if they have the same problem. > Again it downloads the kernel but nothing else happens........ > > I've only ever seen that happen when the booted kernel was directing the console somewhere other than where I was viewing it (to VGA when I'm using serial, or to serial when I'm using VGA.) Here's a guess, Do you have the BIOS console redirection enabled to send the console to the serial port? Are you monitoring these boots through the serial port? If so, the BIOS redirection is really only good for the BIOS boot/post screens, but it can continue to work for GRUB sometimes. However it never works for the solaris kernel. WHat you'll see in this case is exactly what you do see. You see grub printing periods till it loads everything, and then the kernel takes over and sends it's output to the VGA where you can't see it. To enable a serial console for the Solaris kernel, you need to add parameters to the -B list in the GRUB menu to configure the console (I don't have them at hand right now or I'd tell you what they are - console=, and ttya-mode= or ttyb-mode= I think.) It's also a good idea to configure the serial console for GRUB also (serial, and terminal commands I think.) -Kyle > Andrew >
