> I am trying to install OpenSolaris 2008.11 on an > Intel DQ45EK motherboard (Intel Q45 chipset) with a > Xeon E3110 CPU and 4GB of memory, booting from a USB > DVD drive since I don't hava a SATA DVD drive. > > I tried opensolaris 2008.11, nevada b112 and a > 2009.06 developer build (b111). > > I can select the grub menu entry, boot and then I see > the kernel version and nothing happens. > > I added options to the multiboot kernel "-v -k -a -m > verbose" so I could see a little more of what is > happening. > > It seems it detects devices with no visible error. > Then it simply stops. > > I tried F1-A to enter kmdb but it doesn't seem to > work (maybe my USB keyboard). > > I have the latest BIOS and tried to disable as many > devices as possible in it with no luck.
Seems the /etc/driver_aliases file problem with device "pci8086,1004" that is responsible for the boot problems on the Intel DQ45EK will be fixed in build 131. I just saw a putback for: 6903712 Cannot install on DQ45EK system due to e1000g driver alias http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6903712 -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
