[Adding install-discuss at opensolaris.org back to "to" line so the discussion is archived.]
Hi Jeff, I believe the format command is included in the live cd. To help us debug and improve the quality of OpenSolaris, we would really appreciate it if you can try to run with kmdb following the instruction below *before* you format your hard disk, so we can get some data about the crash and try to fix bugs in that area. Thanks, --Karen On 03/17/10 04:05 PM, Jeffrey M. Freeman wrote: > Hi Karen - can I format the internal hard drive from the live cd? I'm > thinking this drive is so messed up and it is a poc environment that I would > just format the internal drive and fresh install. Thanks Jeff. > ------Original Message------ > From: Karen Tung > To: Jeff Freeman > Cc: install-discuss at opensolaris.org > Subject: Re: [install-discuss] ReInstalling OpenSolaris 2009.06 Problems > Sent: Mar 17, 2010 5:13 PM > > On 03/17/10 12:34, Jeff Freeman wrote: > >> When boot from DVD - login as jack/jack get desktop - select Install >> OpenSolaris - system reboots every time before I can even click on the Next >> button. I can go to shell - logout and login - but won't let me install. >> >> > Hi Jeff, > > First of all, I am not sure why you need to login as jack/jack > manually. When you boot up from the LiveCD, > you should be automatically logged into the desktop. > > If you want, you can also try using the latest *development* bits found > here. Build 134 is the latest. > http://www.genunix.org/ > > The system reboots unexpectedly seem to indicate a kernel panic, can you > boot with the > kernel debugger? Here are the instructions: > > --------------------------------------- > From the GRUB item, type "e" (for edit) and > then another "e" and then add "-kdv" to the end of the kernel line > or before the -B options. Finally, press return to boot this entry. > > This will cause the kernel debugger to load > > Loading kmdb... > > Welcome to kmdb > kmdb: unable to determine terminal type: assuming `vt100' > Loaded modules: [ unix krtld genunix ] > [0]> > > At the prompt, enter "moddebug/W 0x80000000",<return> and then ":c", > <return> which will then print out each module as it's being loaded. > --------------------------------------- > > When the window system comes up, you can try to do the install again. > This time, the debugger should catch the crash. Please capture the screen > with the crash trace somehow and send it to us? > > Thanks, > > --Karen > > > Bassoonist/ContraBassoonist > Member: Boston Musicians Association - Local 9-535 > Website: www.jeffrey-freeman.com > Cell: 508-887-3157 > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >
