From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Riepe Subject: Re: Solaris 10 doesn't work under KVM Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:38:20 +0100 Message-ID: <45BCDF8C.1000508@mr511.de> References: <20070128144052.GA5069@waba> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Waba Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20070128144052.GA5069@waba> 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 Hi! Waba wrote: > 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). -no-acpi should not be necessary for Solaris/x86. > 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 I've seen SIGILLs on AMD (Opteron 8218) as well. It worked on an Intel CPU, however. Is your host running in 32 or 64 bit mode? I used 64 bit mode (host OS was SLES 10). -- Michael "Tired" Riepe X-Tired: Each morning I get up I die a little ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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