Sponsored Content
Full Discussion: Solaris installation
Operating Systems Solaris Solaris installation Post 302169601 by Angelo on Thursday 21st of February 2008 04:47:39 PM
Old 02-21-2008
Today I tried to install the latest Solaris version which I downloaded a few days ago. It was not the express version.

First I used a third party program (Acronis partitioner) to make a FAT32 partition and two 'ext3' partitions for Solaris.

Afterwards, I installed Windows 2003 server on FAT 32. It works fine. I could work with it.

Then I installed Solaris.

During the process of installation it erased the 'ext3' created Solaris compatible file system.

It took nearly 3 and a half hours to complete the installation.

When the computer reboots, GRUB asked me whether I need Solaris, Solaris fail safe and Windows.

This means installation was fine.
However, I got some error messages and Solaris didn't start.

The following were the messages:


1. Warning:
/pci@0, 0/pci1106, f 238@3/pci-ide0/cmdk@1,0 (Disk 1D)

Error for comment 'read sector' Error Level: Informative

.........................................................................

2.ata_disk-start: Select failed

...................................................................................

3.Vendor 'Gen-ATA' error code: 0x3


What is the problem? What is the meaning of those messages?

The installation took very long time. However, it was fine.

When the computer starts, GRUB gives me 3 choices.

I tried even with Solaris Fail Safe alternative.

It just repaired things. It didn't start the program.

Did it take over 3 hours to complete the installation?

I need your help.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following is the file system created by Solaris installation.

CodoSo /5044MB

CodoS1 Swap 518MB

CodoS7 /export/home 26891MB

I believe ' CodoSo /5044MB ' works as the root partition.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My processor is AMD ATHLON 3500+ ( 64bit)

Motherboard: Asrock - ASROCK - AM2 - K8T890CF - DDR2 - SATA2 - GLANC

Samsung hard drive - 250GB - 7200RPM - SATA -II -3.5 -Nc

Graphic card: ASUS - GF7100GS - TC - PCI-E - 128MB/512MB - DDR2

Samsung DVD Recorder

Sony Floppy Drive

[ The article number of the motherboard is 'ALIVESATA2-GLAN' .]
[ The article number of the graphic card is 'EN7100GS512/TD/ . It is called Asus EN 7100 series.]
[ If I want I can change to 640x480 resolution on my screen. At the moment I am using 800x600.]
[ Monitor: VESA 800X600@60HZ]
[ Card: ATI RV 280 5960]
[ Colors: 16.7 million (24 bit)]
[If I want I can change the colors to 256 (8bit) or 16 (4bit).]

Last edited by Angelo; 02-21-2008 at 06:41 PM..
 

9 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Solaris Installation

Each and every time I tried to install Solaris 8 on my Dell Dimension (Intel P II - 400 MHz processor) the system hangs up. I am not able to load the Operating System at all. The same software works on other PC(different make). If anyone has a solution, please let me know. (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: vpedditi
6 Replies

2. Solaris

installation of Solaris: installation bypasses network config.

hello solaris friends, I've tried installing Sun Solaris 10.0, but everytime it seems to bypass the network config. screen that looks similar to this...here's the url: http://www.hup.hu/old/images/hup/Solaris/Sol10beta7/9.png I'm able to install it all the way through but I get no... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: cadmiumgreen
2 Replies

3. Solaris

Solaris 10 Installation

Firstly, I'm still new to all the technical of OS. But I'm learning. Hence I am starting to explore Unix via Solaris 10. Today, I backed up all my files and formatted my computer. I only have one physical hard drive of about 250GB. So unpartitioned all my exisiting drives and start my... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Xannen
5 Replies

4. Solaris

Solaris Installation

Hi, I want to know as we can install Sun Solaris through hyperterminal,Wheather any other software is coming through which we can install sun solaris (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: manoj.solaris
1 Replies

5. Solaris

new installation Solaris

hi guys im totally new to Solaris - i can use it for some functions (like at work) but installing is a first for me - please dont flame if there are any stupid questions; allright, my set up is a gigabyte motherboard which is supposed to work (BigAdmin - HCL: Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H ) 4... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Landser
5 Replies

6. Solaris

Solaris Installation

Hi all, I have a question.... Where can we find the default log locations and can identify the number of CD's installed in the system on Sparc and Intel Machines???? Thanks (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: tirupathiraju_t
4 Replies

7. Solaris

Solaris installation

i want to install solaris 10 in my server ... can u please guide me.. (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: senkerth
6 Replies

8. Solaris

Solaris 10 flash installation - fatal error. Solaris installation program exited.

Not very helpful to say the least. Seems to read the flar file and go through the upgrade and then come up with this error. Any ideas? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: psychocandy
1 Replies

9. Solaris

Installation of Solaris 10 1/13

Hi, I am doing a fresh installation of Solaris 10 1/13 on an IBM x3550 M3 server (x86). When I begin the installation it shows me failed to mount zfs, I was advised by oracle to ignore that. After the installation has finished and I reboot,I get a host of random errors after that it displays... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: spirited67
1 Replies
install-solaris(1M)													       install-solaris(1M)

NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system SYNOPSIS
install-solaris install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation, install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer. The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation: For SPARC machines: 128 MB Minimum physical memory for all installation types 128 MB Minimum physical memory required for windowing system 384 MB Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation For x86 machines: 256 MB Minimum physical memory for all installation types 256 MB Minimum physical memory required for windowing system 512 MB Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea- tures available. install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more details. install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements. Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections. See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- | | |lation media) | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5) It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus. 23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:55 AM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy