> Sean Davis wrote: > > I am new to solaris and trying to install sxce > build 119 for testing purposes. I am installing on a > relatively standard (I thought) intel 1u server. I > boot from DVD and pass the GRUB screen. I get to: > > > > "Configuring /dev" > > > > The cursor moves to the next line and just sits. > How can I go about troubleshooting this process so > that I can get moving with the install? I have > successfully installed Solaris 10, but osol 2009.06 > similarly hangs on the install. > > > Any direction appreciated. > > > > Sean > > > > > Try booting in single user mode and remove the file > /reconfigure (it may > be in /a/reconfigure). This causes the devices to > configure, but this > may not work because your devices never configured > initially. Worth a > try. If it doesn't work, you can put the reconfigure > file back by > issuing "touch /reconfigure".
Unfortunately, I didn't even get booted into single-user-mode, so deleting the file isn't a possibility. I added -v to the GRUB command line and was able to see what was going on. Unfortunately, it appears that the boot process stops at different places, even with no BIOS changes. Does Solaris try to detect devices in parallel, or is there something stocastic about that process? Sean -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
