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Jun 28, 2007 3:03 AM
by: deepti.v
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Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Jun 18, 2005 1:04 PM
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Hi,
Has anyone tried installing the iso images thru vmware or MS virtual PC..
The installation is not going thru but it gets stuck in between.
-Jay
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Andy Tucker
agtucker@gmail.com
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Jun 18, 2005 7:01 PM
in response to: saravn02
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On 6/18/05, Saravanan Jayakumar <saravn02 at yahoo dot com> wrote:
> Has anyone tried installing the iso images thru vmware or MS virtual PC..
> The installation is not going thru but it gets stuck in between.
Works fine for me under VMware Workstation 5. Can you describe in
more detail the problem you're seeing?
Andy
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Andy Tucker
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Jun 20, 2005 4:32 PM
in response to: Andy Tucker
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On 6/18/05, Andy Tucker <agtucker at gmail dot com> wrote:
> On 6/18/05, Saravanan Jayakumar <saravn02 at yahoo dot com> wrote:
> > Has anyone tried installing the iso images thru vmware or MS virtual PC..
> > The installation is not going thru but it gets stuck in between.
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> Works fine for me under VMware Workstation 5. Can you describe in
> more detail the problem you're seeing?
This turned out to be a problem using the VMware LSILogic virtual HBA
with the latest Solaris Express bits (though it works with S10 FCS).
I've filed a (VMware) bug; in the meantime, use IDE virtual disks if
you're running Express or OpenSolaris under VMware.
Andy
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Jun 19, 2005 7:28 AM
in response to: saravn02
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Hi,
I also trid installing the iso images thru MS virtual PC.
The Installation was completed and started JavaDesktop, but screen was black out.
How to solve this problem?
Thanks.
- Masa
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Jun 21, 2005 11:21 PM
in response to: javafun
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Hi,
I completed startup Solaris on the VirtualPC.
1. login by single user mode "b -s"
2. /usr/dt/config/Xservers copy to /etc/dt/config/Xservers
3. edit /etc/dt/config/Xservers like this
# :0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/X11/bin/Xorg :0
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner -defdepth 24
4. logout
I hope above things is your help.
thanks.
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Sep 23, 2005 2:54 AM
in response to: saravn02
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Hi
I'm trying to install opensolaris b22 to VirtualPC2004 on XP.
Though opensolaris could boot from install-CD, it stopped at the
following line.
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Copyright 1983-2005 ...
Use is subject to license terms.
<-------- stopped here
Then, I set prom_debug flag and boot it again.
The console message is as follows.
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startup.c:1941: Unmapping lower boot pages
startup.c:1962: Releasing boot pages
<-------- stopped here
Is there anyone who could install opensolaris to virtualPC 2004?
Thanks!
Tsuyoshi
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From:
Sofia
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6/15/05
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Sep 24, 2005 6:57 AM
in response to: itron
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I managed to install Solaris Express on Virtual PC, although it was a hard game...
Here is a summary of my experience:
Step 0: booting from Install CD 1, it freezes after printing the copyright lines.
Step 1: following the advices on several threads in this forum, I start the kernel with -kdv flags (using the edit feature in GRUB). The kernel debugger loads and stops just before starting the kernel. At this moment I type
moddebug/W0x80000000
:c
This makes the kernel debugger print a message for every module loaded. In my case the last module, which obviously has a problem, is module 89 (85 in newer builds) - elfexec.
Step 2. after some reading (should I say "a lot of reading") about kmdb, I found that moddebug has a flag to set a breakpoint for every module loaded. So I modified the startup theme:
moddebug/W0x80000001
:c (many times, until elfexec appears)
then with a sequence of ::step out, ::step over (or "[") and ::step into ("]") commands I tried to find the offending code. I should mention that in parallel I browsed the source code online (after all, it is exactly for that).
The procedure was to ::step over until the freeze is reached. Then I restart the virtual machine, and use ::step into for the last call instruction. Many restarts were needed, but I traced the freeze to elfexec`elfexec, then to elfexec`mapelfexec (the second call). Then I discovered that if I use ::step over until mapelfexec is exited (but to ::step out), it does not freeze! If at this moment I use :c, the system boots successfully.
After some more debugging, I found out that the "point of no return" is in a call of execmap. It is probably some kind of virtual memory issue.
Step 3. Using the acquired information, I elaborated a startup procedure which works:
start the kernel with -kdv (in fact, the -v is optional)
::bp execmap (set a breakpoint in execmap)
:c (continue) - at least 4 times
::delete all (remove the breakpoint)
:c (resume booting)
It works on builds 18, 20 and 22 (I have not tested the others). I used only text install. The installed system boots normally, but a safe mode boot freezes.
You can try the boot procedure "as is" - it may work for you too. If not, you can use the steps above to locate the problem on your machine (if you like debugging).
After installing, I had some more problems with the X server and DHCP, but they are popular enough. You can read about them in this forum as well as in the Virtual PC newsgroup.
A note to Sun people: you could include Virtual PC in the list of your targeted hardware. It is just 1 (one) additional configuration to support. There is a lot of sense to install an evolving OS on a virtual machine. Moreover, Microsoft Virtual PC is included in any MSDN subscription - a must have for every Windows developer. This makes a really large amount of developers, hungry to port their apps to Solaris, provide interoperability solutions and so on.
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Sep 25, 2005 6:47 AM
in response to: jjosifov
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Thank you !
Build 22 could boot and installation completed!
I would like to study solaris kernel, and want to
be a hacker like you.
Thanks!
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
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Sep 28, 2005 8:48 AM
in response to: jjosifov
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Hi! I followed your steps but I get stuck when Solaris asks me which type of installation, between default, CustomJumpStart, and so on...
I tried several times, but indicator stucks on "|", sometimes in "/" (the second step)...
I am not able to post a scrollback, I'm vorking with Virtual PC 6.1.1 on a Macintosh.
Message was edited by:
macusr05
UPDATE - disabling USB and Network (via BIOS) it started... Stay tuned!!!
Update - Nothing with build 22... It stucks while trying to copy files... I'm trying with build 27 (today is 17 nov 2005) disabling USB an Networking Support...
If this won't be successfull, i'll try on a real x86 machine!!!
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macusr05
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Milton Keynes
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
Posted:
Aug 2, 2006 10:30 AM
in response to: jjosifov
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Thank you!!
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Re: Installing thru Vmware or virtual pC
Posted:
Jun 28, 2007 3:03 AM
in response to: jjosifov
To: OpenSolaris » help
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hi
i have tried the steps told by you, but the installation hangs after i resume the installation after deleting all the break points.
I am installing Solaris 10 1/06 Operating system(not the express edition).
Pls. help req. urgently.
Deepti
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