[OpenIndiana-discuss] OI 1.8 /dev: need help (missing feature for read 'org.illumos:lz4_compress')

[Saso Kiselkov]

On 1/26/14, 12:40 PM, Predrag Zecevic wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> recently I saw announcement of OI 1.9 and decided to move my /dev from
> (latest) 1.8 to 1.9. But before, I have enabled lz4 compression on few
> FS (not sure how many, see below why).
> 
> Now, I cannot boot anymore:
> 
> a) attempt to boot ends to 'grub>' prompt and stops there (scrolling on
> screen goes very fast, cannot read any message displayed before)
> 
> b) booting from latest USB image
> (http://dlc-origin.openindiana.org/isos/hipster/OI-hipster-gui-20140124.usb)
> displays typical screen, and after choosing installation (edited by
> adding '-v' switch), I get message:
> 
> ---8<---
> kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B livemode=vesa -v
> loading '/platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B livemode=vesa -v' ...
> missing feature for read 'org.illumos:lz4_compress'
> missing feature for read 'org.illumos:lz4_compress'
> missing feature for read 'org.illumos:lz4_compress'
> missing feature for read 'org.illumos:lz4_compress'
> 
> Error 17: cannot mount selected partition
> ---8<---

This won't work, because the ISO simply hops to your disk GRUB, which is
what's not working in the first place. You need to boot the ISO, select
the shell and then use installgrub to update the stage1/2 files on the
boot drive(s).

Cheers,
-- 
Saso