> > I hate to tell everyone this but I downloaded and > > created an iso cd for the latest version of Ubuntu > > and it works just fine.I think there is a software > > problem in the opensolaris iso that causes it to > > misidentify my computer as a 64-bit machine. > > Yes - that looks likely. But you can work around > whatever is causing this by using the workaround > above, with a slight addition: > > 1. Go to this page: > > http://news.softpedia.com/news/OpenSolaris-2008-5-Inst > allation-Guide-84898.shtml > > And have a look at what the grub menu should look > like. It's the big blue/black one at the top. > > 2. Boot the CD and wait for this screen to appear. > When it does, make sure the first boot entry is > highlighted, press the "e" key on your keyboard to > edit the grub commands. > > 3. You should now have 4 or 5 lines of grub commands > for that boot entry listed on the screen. Find the > one that looks like this: > > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B > $ZFS-BOOTFS > > Highlight it, then press "e". > > 4. You will now be able to edit this line as you > would in any normal text editor. Take out the $ISADIR > part, then press ENTER. > This is the first line ... without the -B SZFS-BOOTFS I removed the $ISADIR as instructed but did not add the -B etc.
> ADDED BONUS STEPS: > > 5. Find the line that looks like this: > > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive This line does not exist. There are only two lines. The second line reads module /boot/x86.microroot I went ahead and told it to boot (pressed b) The next screen came up as before except it now stated that it was a 32-bit machine (Sorry, I didn't copy the exact wording)). As before, the computer was locked at this screen. I had to remove power to continue. > [snip] > Cheers > > Andrew. This message posted from opensolaris.org
