[OmniOS-discuss] Installation Boot hangs after CPU/USB initialization - Intel Motherboard

[Svavar Örn Eysteinsson]

Hi all.

I am having real trouble booting up installation of the newest Omnios on my Intel/Supermicro Server.
The specs are :

Intel S5520SC Motherboard
2x Intel Xeon E5520 @ 2.27Ghz
Supermicro SC933 Chassis with Supermicro BPN-SATA-933 Backplane. Only one hard disk at the moment
as I'm testing things out.

The Grub bootup doesn't go any further after CPU initialization or USB controller initialization.

I have tried the following things in the BIOS :

1. Disable the USB2 Controller and boot from CD Installation (with CD-ROM connected to ACHI on-board Sata controller, as the HD disk also)
2. Enable the USB2 Controller and boot from a USB2 Memory stick with Omnios Installation.
3. Disable the Intel Hyperthreading.
4. Disable the onboard 1394 controller 

Here are 4 different screenshots of the monitor where the installation boot just hangs.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16134/omnios_intel_S5520SC_trouble1.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16134/omnios_intel_S5520SC_trouble2.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16134/omnios_intel_S5520SC_trouble3.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16134/omnios_intel_S5520SC_trouble4.JPG


My question is, does anyone know what would cause this hangup?
Are there any other boot options I can try or other BIOS related settings ?

Should I disable other CPU ? Should a enable C2, C3 state in BIOS or is that not relevant?


Thanks in advance people.

Best regards, 

Svavar - Reykjavik - Iceland