I also downloaded the .iso file, burned it, and started the install process. I followed these instructions for creating the profile.
[i]Here's a quick-and-dirty way to do a profile-driven install: 1. Boot your system off the net or from the DVD in the usual manner. 2. Select "Interactive Install". Then, at the first opportunity to exit out of it (which will be after you've answered the system configuration questions, such as whether you want Kerberos and what the root password will be), exit out to a shell. 3. Create a profile for the install in /tmp/profile. (The contents of the profile are described below). 4. Execute the following: # pfinstall /tmp/profile When it's done, reboot. You should get a GRUB menu. Select the entry with the title "Solaris <release-name> X86". The failsave entry should work too. Creating a profile for the install ---------------------------------- The system profile you use should look something like this: install_type initial_install cluster SUNWCuser filesys c0t0d0s1 auto swap pool mypool free / mirror c0t0d0s0 c0t1d0s0 dataset mypool/BE1 auto / dataset mypool/BE1/usr auto /usr dataset mypool/BE1/opt auto /opt dataset mypool/BE1/var auto /var dataset mypool/BE1/export auto /export[/i] Obviously I changed the drive's as required. Then ran the pfinstall on the profile I created. The install looked like it worked correctly, but after a reboot I'm having issues. I get to the grub menu, which only has one entry "Solaris". Which when you edit the line is the following [b]kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS[/b]. When I pick this option all it sits there for a second, then boot loops and comes back to the grub menu. Any suggestions? Any way I can see what its doing when it pauses before the reboot? I'm kinda new at this OpenSolaris stuff, so any debugging tips/tricks would be greatly appreciated. Mike This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
