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!
>
>
>
>  
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