From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Waba Subject: Solaris 10 doesn't work under KVM Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:40:52 +0100 Message-ID: <20070128144052.GA5069@waba> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Hello, I tried to install Solaris 10 under KVM, without success, so Avi told me to post the details here. My CPU is an AMD X2, and I am using KVM trunk on a 2.6.19.2, started with the following command-line: kvm -hda solaris.qcow -cdrom sol-10-u3-ga-x86-dvd.iso -boot d -m 512 -no-acpi (I tried with and without -no-acpi). If I follow the normal installation path, I soon get messages like: svc.startd[7]: svc:/milestone/single-user:default: Method "/sbin/rcS start" failed due to signal ILL and get dropped to a shell where even a simple "ls" produces a SIGILL. I don't know Solaris (yet :), but I suspect that it happens when it tries to start Java for svcs. If I choose to spawn a shell rather than installing, I can run commands without problem. Disabling KVM (-no-kvm) lets the installation proceed, but it is so slow that I cancelled it before the end. Now, how to reproduce my setup: - Browse http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp - Click "Download Solaris 10" - If asked for a user/pass, use bugmenot0/bugmenot (or make your own account) - Select the medium at the top of the page. You can reproduce this bug using only the first CD (308MB), rather than downloading it all. - Unzip the ISO somewhere - Create a temporary disk image and boot. Please let me know if you need any additional information. Thank you much in advance, -Waba. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV