[OpenIndiana-discuss] fail to boot OI-hipster-gui-20241130.iso

[ashigaru53 at duck.com]

epektasis,
I had the same problem trying to boot from an .iso burned to a usb stick.
I had success booting/installing from a regular DVD.
Worked fine then.




On Thursday, December 5th, 2024 at 8:07 AM, epektasis <rptnix_at_amerytel.net_ashigaru53 at duck.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Dec 04, 2024 at 11:35:08PM +0100, OpenIndiana wrote:
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> > Am 04.12.24 um 23:29 schrieb epektasis:
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> > > Hello. Today I downloaded from the testing directory
> > > (at mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/) OI-hipster-gui-20241130.iso and
> > > dd-ed it to a USB stick. (The sha256sum checked out OK.) I rebooted
> > > the machine and OI started to boot. It sat at "Preparing live image
> > > for use" for a while and then: Requesting System Maintenance Mode.
> > > (There was a reference to /lib/svc/share/README but there was no
> > > /lib/svc subdirectory.) Console login service(s) cannot run.
> > > Illumos-109018f8f9 November 2024. I could not reboot nor shutdown.
> > > Ctrl-Alt-Del did nothing; had to power off. Cold-booted to try again
> > > but got the same result.
> > > 
> > > Maybe this is just (hopefully useful) feedback. If there are
> > > suggestions, I'd listen. Thanks, BTW, for the efforts of those who
> > > keep this project going.
> > > 
> > > e.
> > > 
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> > > You have left #openindiana too early. You shouldn't expect immediate
> > > answers there.
> > 
> > We have separate downloads for DVD's (.iso images) and USB sticks (.usb
> > images).
> > There is a PR to change this but it is not yet fully tested.
> > 
> > The problem you got is typical for the case the the install medium is
> > not detected.
> > You will end in a minimalistic environment. Most likely this is caused
> > by the fact that you have used an ISO image for a USB stick.
> > 
> > Andreas
> 
> Thank you, Andreas, for your reply, which was accurate and helpful. The
> .usb image installed. Sorry for not waiting around on #openindiana.
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> e.
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