Paul: A couple of things that you can try, someone also reported a problem SuperMicro Motherboard X8DTi last week. It is tracked under:
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=12313 After debugging with kmdb. We found out updating the BIOS to the latest rev and the problem is fixed. 1. Can you try booting the latest osol 126 livecd and see whether the error is reproducible. 2. Check to see whether there is a newer BIOS available and see whether this will help. 3. If you still had issues, please boot with kmdb and get more debugging information. On x86, in the GRUB item, type "e" (for edit) and then another "e", add '-B console=ttya -kdv', at the debugger: [0]> prom_debug/W 1 [0]> :c When it panics and drop into debugger again,please get the below output: [0]> $C [0]> $<msgbuf Paul Kraus wrote: > This time from the correct address... > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Paul Kraus <paul at kraus-haus.org> > Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:26 PM > Subject: Help... trouble with SuperMicro 7045-WTB > To: install-discuss at opensolaris.org > > > I am trying to install either OpenSolaris (2009.06) or Solaris > 10U8 and neither is working out. I am sure that I am missing something > obvious, but I am much more comfortable in the SPARC world than the > Intel. I boot the install CD or DVD and it gets past GRUB and starts > loading the kernel, then it panics and scrolls by so fast I can't see > what it complains about. So I grab a video camera (Flip Ultra) and > capture the screen. I have posted it here > http://www.ilk.org/~ppk/solaris/ one is the interesting part of the > boot and the other is a still of the initial fault screen. It is > reporting a General Protection fault. The screen shot is from 10U8 but > I assume OpenSolaris is doing the same, I just did not video record it > in action. > > Hardware Config: > SuperMicro 7045A-WTB system (reported to work in the HCL) > http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/7045/SYS-7045A-WT.cfm > 2 x Intel 5405 2 GHz. quad core Xeon > 4 x 2 GB DDR 2 667 ECC memory > 2 x Seagate ES.2 250 GB SATA disks > 4 x Seagate ES.2 1 TB SATA disks > 1 x Nvidia GeForce 8400 video card (PCI) > 1 x Pioneer DVD RW drive > > Software: > Solaris 10U8 DVD > -or- > OpenSolaris 2009.06 auto-install CD > > Help! I'm in over my head in Intel land ... > > P.S. Interesting note, but I do not think it is related ... I can get > the Solaris 10U8 DVD to get this far using the DVD drive, but the > OpenSolaris CD hangs at the "Loading Stage 2" message, but if I swap > in a Sony CD burner for the DVD drive, then it gets past GRUB and onto > loading the kernel fine. I mention this for completeness just in case > it is important. > > P.P.S. I have tried other OSes and was able to load XP Pro and Vista > Business without this issue, so I don't think the hardware is bad, > just mis-configured (BIOS setting I'm hoping). > > Thanks. > > -- > {--------1---------2---------3---------4---------5---------6---------7---------} > Paul Kraus > -> Senior Systems Architect, Garnet River ( http://www.garnetriver.com/ ) > -> Sound Coordinator, Schenectady Light Opera Company ( > http://www.sloctheater.org/ ) > -> Technical Advisor, Lunacon 2010 (http://www.lunacon.org/) > -> Technical Advisor, RPI Players > > >
