Unable to Boot Nexenta Alpha 5

spydrmn · 09-22-2006, 06:44 PM

hi all,
I'm new to solaris from linux/bsd. when i install nexenta on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 2200) it goes completely through the install and everything seems fine until i reboot. the POST (or Dell screen whatever you want to call it) comes up then the i go to the GRUB menu and no matter what selection i try the system automatically reboots. any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

spydr

mdhmi · 09-22-2006, 10:50 PM

When you say rebooting, do you mean it starts to load the OS and then panics and reboots in a loop? What are the last messages displayed on the screen before the reboot happens?

spydrmn · 09-22-2006, 10:58 PM

It doesn't even load the OS. It will just power down then on again. It seems like a kernel panic but no messages are displayed at all.

I'm trying to reinstall now with a newly downloaded ISO. Maybe I got a bad download.

jlliagre · 09-23-2006, 09:33 AM

Here are some hints about diagnosing kernel panics:
http://blogs.sun.com/dmick/entry/dia...gs_panics_with

spydrmn · 09-23-2006, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Here are some hints about diagnosing kernel panics:
http://blogs.sun.com/dmick/entry/dia...gs_panics_with

Thanks for the link. I'll try those tips when I get home.

I tried a reinstall. Selecting Desktop still. With the same results.

Just curious if anyone thinks reinstalling as "Minimal" would help anything?