rpool/ROOT contains only files and directories needed for system boot up. To see other system files you should mount filesystem called rpool/ROOT/opensolaris. You see when you mount rpool/ROOT, you mount only that file system and not ones below it. Second thing after mounting rpool/ROOT/opensolaris is to check /a/var/adm/messages file to check source of the problems (assuming you mounted it under /a). -- This message posted from opensolaris.org