ken mays wrote: > Dave, > > Oh, I meant during installation procedure from RAM. > > I validated the MD5 signature with my download images (so, the downloaded > images are good for both the computers I downloaded to). > > The issue I discovered is that something changed in the actual installer for > OSOL2008.11-b99 ISOs. The images are fine, but I can't Live install this on > my older Pentium 4 computers - but my AMD workstation loads the image fine. > My two older P4 test machines load OSOL2008.05 and OSOL-2008.11-b97/98 just > fine - but not OSOL-2008.11-b99. > > So the images from genunix are fine and my downloads are valid images. > > Time to debug the installer changes from b98 to b99. >
If it's not getting to the desktop, those aren't installer issues, but probably X. Please file a bug with details on the hardware and so on. Dave > Ken > > > > > --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Dave Miner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Dave Miner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [indiana-discuss] OSOL-2008.11-b99 global ISO corrupted on >> Genunix?? >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 3:36 PM >> ken mays wrote: >>> Thanks, Dave. Yet, I just confirmed it is not a bad >> download nor my disc drive as I just downloaded the image >> again on an alternate computer for the burn with a different >> reference disc burner. I downloaded OSOL-b98 just fine using >> the same procedures and computers. ;o) >>> The fail with comes after the probing for system >> devices and SMF info. So, I get the majority of the boat >> install but just right before the XWin loading which throws >> me into the system maintenance prompt. >>> So, is it POSSIBLE the image is bad on the site >> although the signature is good (or is it something about the >> OS b99 installer versus the b98 installer). >>> Just tossing out ideas as 'global' OSOL-b97 >> and OSOL-b98 work fine on the same computers I'm using >> for the test. >> I'm a bit confused; your first message seemed to >> indicate the ISO >> wouldn't boot, but now it sounds like it's after an >> installation. Can >> you clarify? >> >> The image has been run on multiple systems and so on, >> nobody else has >> reported what you're seeing, but there could be bugs >> that came in which >> manifest on your system and not the ones we've tested >> on. >> >> Dave >> >>> ~ Ken >>> >>> >>> --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Dave Miner >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> From: Dave Miner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Subject: Re: [indiana-discuss] OSOL-2008.11-b99 >> global ISO corrupted on Genunix?? >>>> To: "Ken Mays" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 11:57 AM >>>> Ken Mays wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I just downloaded and burned a copy of >>>> OSOL-2008.11-b99 the same way I've done >>>>> for the previous builds. Oddly, this ISO >> failed to >>>> boot fully. >>>>> So, three things. Either my trusty CD hardware >> burner >>>> has finally gone flaky, or the global ISO is >> corrupted on >>>> the site, or I got a bad download. I'll just >> start with >>>> those choices for now. >>>> As always, the most likely cause is a bad download >> or a bad >>>> burn. The >>>> file uploaded to genunix is correct per the >> signatures. >>>> Dave >>> >>> > > > _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
