It worked, thanks! In conclusion, when installing Solaris10 03/05 HW1 or before, the BIOS setting entitled, "Configuration" needs to be set to "All Devices". When installing Solaris10 07/06 (i.e., Update 3), the same BIOS setting needs to be set to "Setup by OS".
Warm Regards, -Terry Evan Layton <Evan.Layton at Sun.COM> wrote: Terry, Can you try setting your bios as described in the following link and see if that helps? http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=7562&tstart=0 Thanks, -evan > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss > --------------------------------- Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/install-discuss/attachments/20070709/07edc46f/attachment.html>
