Terry, A couple of questions. 1) What version of Windows? 2) What version of Solaris? 3) In your original install, was Solaris on it's own partition?
Thanks, Jean McCormack Terry Skowronek wrote: > After my Windows partition got corrupted on my Tecra > M2 laptop, I found myself using the Windows Rescue CD > to reinstall. As we all know, that means the entire > disk was wiped out. I re-installed windows and > repartitioned my disk back to dual-boot windows and > solaris. > > I am now having trouble re-installing Solaris 10. > Note that is a re-installation (i.e., same hardware, > same physical Solaris CDs, etc.). > > After successfully booting the Solaris installation > program from CD and answering high level questions > (i..e, language, network, timezone, passwd, install > type, etc.) I receive the error message: > > "Error: The disk you inserted is not a Solaris > OS/DVD" > > A text error message flashes too fast for me to see > and it immediately goes into a Unix prompt. From > there, I see that the CD is not mounted and, > furthermore, I can not seem to mount it manually. > > Upon install boot up, I see the message: > > "Warning: Cannot register interrupt for 'ide' device > at IPL 5 because it conflicts with another device > using same vector 15 with an IPL of 11. Reconfigure > the conflicting device to use different vectors" > > Don't know if this has anything to do (or may is > directly) my problem. Once again, though, I'm > reinstalling on the same hardware. > > Help! > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Need Mail bonding? > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >
