09-04-2014
So 'format' doesn't find the original disk that boots okay?
Perhaps that is not an error in this virtualised environment. I repeat, I do not know your 'simulator' environment.
However, in your post#1, you say that the newly created (virtual) disk is device c0t0d0s3. If it doesn't show in 'format', how did you know that?
It is likely that this platform has its own boot block(s) for booting so I would be careful writing boot blocks out. (Boot blocks reside in sectors 0 and 1 of the physical drive and, after execution, pass control to the partition it's booting from.
Also, if you are changing from booting from c0t0d0s0 to booting from c0t0d0s3 then the device nodes /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s3 and /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s3 must exist on that filesystem before it can be booted from. ALSO, if /usr is a separate filesystem, the /etc/vfstab must tell Solaris where to find that. The nodes for that device must exist too. So (if /usr is not included on the root filesystem) it must be an available device for Solaris to boot. Other filesystems may fail to mount but the system will still boot.
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install-solaris
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)