Technical data
The system reboots without prompting for the CD media.
x86: System Fails to Boot After Custom JumpStart
Installation (6205478)
If you use the Custom JumpStart installation method to install on an x86 based system, and
explicitly congure slice 2 as the overlap slice in the prole, an error occurs. The system does
not reboot successfully after the installation is completed. The following error message is
displayed:
Cannot find Solaris partition
This failure occurs because the overlap slice 2 (c0t0d0s2, for example) is set to begin at cylinder
1 rather than cylinder 0.
Workaround: In the Custom JumpStart prole, remove the lesys keyword entry that
congures slice 2 as the overlap slice. For example, you would remove a keyword entry that is
similar to the following entry.
filesys c0t0d0s2 all overlap
After you remove the entry, perform the Custom JumpStart installation.
x86: GUI Interactive Installation From DVD Fails if
boot-device Variable Is Not Set (5065465)
If you install Solaris from the Solaris 10 Operating System DVD, the interactive GUI installation
might fail. This failure occurs if the boot-device conguration variable is not set on the system.
To determine if the boot-device conguration variable is set, type the following command.
# prtconf -pv | grep boot-device
If the output of this command is boot-device: with no associated device, you cannot use the
interactive GUI installation program to install from the Solaris 10 Operating System DVD.
Workaround: Use the interactive text installer to install Solaris 10 software. When the
installation program asks you to select a type of installation, select option 3, Solaris Interactive
Text (Desktop Session).
For more information about installing from the Solaris 10 Operating System DVD, see
Solaris 10 5/08 Installation Guide: Basic Installations.
Installation Bugs
Chapter 1 • Installation Issues 37