[OmniOS-discuss] Installing OmniOS on a X4500 via PXE?

[Peter Eriksson]

Sure. Here's the stack backtrace:

> module /kernel/amd64/genunix: text at [0xfffffffffb9556e0, 0xfffffffffbbe071f] data at 0xfffffffffbc964c0
> Unexpected trap
> instruction pointer  0xfffffffffb854162
> code segment         0x28
> flags register       0x10006
> return %rsp          0xc0f788
> return %ss           0x8
> Attempting stack backtrace:
> Stack traceback:
>   mach_kdi_init+2
>   bind_primary+16c
>   getoptstr+bf
>   boot_prop_finish+451
> Unexpected trap
> error code           0x0
> instruction pointer  0xfffffffffb8ad4f9
> code segment         0x28
> flags register       0x10086
> return %rsp          0xc0f660
> return %ss           0x8
> Attempting stack backtrace:
> Stack traceback:
>   kobj_open_file+49
>   parse_value+84
>   boot_prop_finish+ba
>   _cmntrap_size+10c
>   bind_primary+16c
>   getoptstr+bf
>   boot_prop_finish+451
> Nested trap
> Press any key to reboot.



The GRUB menu.lst entry that I'm trying to use is:

> title OmniOS Install (Serial)
>         kernel /omnios/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -B console=ttya,ttya-mode="9600,8,n,1,-",install_media=http:///omnios/kayak_bloody.zfs.bz2,install_config=http:///omnios/config,-v
>         module /omnios/miniroot

I followed the instructions on http://omnios.omniti.com/wiki.php?PXEfromNonOmniOS and generated the stuff on a Sun Java Workstation running "OmniOS 5.11 omnios-df542ea 2013.02.08".

- Peter


On Jul 23, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Eric Sproul <esproul at omniti.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Peter Eriksson <peter at ifm.liu.se> wrote:
>> I've tried following the instructions in the Wiki on network-installing OmniOS on one of our Sun X4500 Thumpers but the kernel just panics and crashed at the boot stage. Has anyone else succeded in doing this before and have some pointers?
>> 
>> (We PXE-boot from a Solaris 10 box).
>> 
>> It works PXE-booting SmartOS on the same box - so I think it *should* work... :-)
> 
> Indeed. Could you share what the panic is (maybe a screenshot, maybe
> via a serial console if that system can be configured for it) and what
> release you're installing?
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric