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Solaris 8 (x86) on Pentium iv
Name: Rakesh Date: September 21, 2002 at 04:33:57 Pacific OS: Trying Solaris 8 CPU/Ram: Intel Piv 1.6 /128 MBSDRA
Comment:
Machine boots normally with webstart CD and all devices are detected by bus numeratin phase. Just after selecting interactive or other option machine reboots.
Name: DonBoy Date: September 21, 2002 at 08:35:45 Pacific
Reply:
I was having that same problem last night until I used the Software CD 1 of 2 to do my install and then everything went flawlessly. I have read somewhere that using the installation disk that come with Solaris does not work very well.
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Response Number 2
Name: sukrut Date: September 21, 2002 at 08:37:10 Pacific
Reply:
Hi
First of all remove all partition from your disk because solaris looks for primary partition.
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