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Not a UFS file system (x86 based systems only)
Cause: When Solaris 9 software was installed (either through the Solaris
suninstall program or custom JumpStart), no boot disk was selected. You now
must use the Solaris 9 Device Configuration Assistant x86 Platform Edition diskette
or edit the BIOS to boot the system.
Solution:
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Insert the Solaris 9 Device Configuration Assistant x86 Platform Edition diskette
into the system’s boot diskette drive (usually drive A). For information on
accessing the Solaris 9 Device Configuration Assistant x86 Platform Edition
diskette, see “x86: Accessing the Solaris 9 Device Configuration Assistant and
PXE” on page 31.
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If you cannot use the bootable media, go into the BIOS and select the BIOS to
boot. See your BIOS documentation for instructions.
The Solaris Installer could not find a disk that meets the
criteria found in the Install documentation. Please see the
documentation for more info. (x86 based systems only)
Cause: You’ve tried to boot from the Solaris 9 x86 Platform Edition Installation CD.
The system does not support logical block addressing (LBA) and the Solaris 9
Installation CD cannot be used.
Solution: Use a net image of the CD, a DVD, or the Solaris 9 Software 1 of 2 x86
Platform Edition CD to install.
Booting From Media, General Problems
The system does not boot.
Description: When initially setting up a custom JumpStart server, you might
encounter boot problems that do not return an error message. To verify
information about the system and how the system is booting, run the boot
command with the -v option. When you use the -v option, the boot command
displays verbose debugging information on the screen.
Note – If this flag is not given, the messages are still printed, but the output is
directed to the system logfile. For more information, see syslogd(1M).
Solution: For SPARC based systems, at the ok prompt, type the following
command.
ok boot net -v - install
For x86 based systems, when the installation program prompts you to "Select type
of installation,” type the following command.
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