[OpenIndiana-discuss] Installing 151a5 server from USB over serial console

[Dustin Marquess]

So I tried taking the original .usb image and writing it, w/o any
changes.  The problem is the last thing I see on the serial console is
just:

GRUB

So there's no way to edit the menu and add the command line arguments
to the kernel.

Surely I'm not the only one trying to do this?

-Dustin

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 6:35 AM, James Carlson <carlsonj at workingcode.com> wrote:
> On 12/13/12 14:34, Dustin Marquess wrote:
>> Enter user name for system maintenance (control-d to bypass):
>>
>> I can login as root and look around, but I can't find any logs with
>> any obvious errors.
>
> Where did you look?
>
> A quick google search of the messages you've seen suggests that the
> image you're using is corrupt and that the system is unable to mount
> /usr as a result.
>
> Booting the kernel with the "-v" flag might help display a little more
> information.
>
> If you can run "svcs -xv", make sure you do that.
>
> If you can't, then going to /lib/svc/method and trying to run "ksh -x
> ./fs-usr" might be interesting.
>
> --
> James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <carlsonj at workingcode.com>