On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, Shawn Walker wrote: > On 02/10/2007, Tom Haynes <thomas.haynes at sun.com> wrote: >> I have a system I want to upgrade to snv 73. I am using a DVD I just used to >> upgrade another machine, so it is good media. >> >> When I select: >> >> 1) Solaris Interactive (default) >> >> It does: >> >> Reading ZFS config: done >> ERROR: 'Solaris Express Developer Edition' can only be installed from DVD >> media. Either use DVD media or install by choosing the '$ SOLARIS_EXPRESS' >> option from the GRUB menu.... option. >> >> I basically get the same error when trying SOLARIS_EXPRESS. >> >> The machine is made from components and has happily installed earlier >> versions of Nevada. >> >> Hints on how to hack around this? >> >> Hints on what info to gather to help debug? > > This sounds like one of two possible issues: > > 1) the PATA bug that has been posted about on the list that is from > some CDROM/ATAPI detection code being changed
The bug referred to here is - 6600169 CD/DVD Drive not detected in B72 fixed in snv_75. Alok
