Re: Problem installing Solaris 10

From: Paul Floyd (root_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 02/12/05 

Date: 12 Feb 2005 13:03:35 GMT

On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:29:36 +0100, Huub <v.niekerk@freeler.nl> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install Solaris 10 on AMD AthlonXP 2400+, 500MB RAM, 80GB
> harddisk. Each time it fails on disk 3: it starts out loading from CD,
> but after a short while the system hangs. No error messages given.
> Previously it ran Solaris 8 and 9 without problems.
> Any idea what might be wrong?

Not really. Just one suggestion. If you're on disk 3, presumably you can
boot the system. Try going to single user mode and running the install
from there (the Java installer runs both in GUI and batch mode). There
should be fewer possibilities for errors.

A bientot
Paul 

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