[ale] OT: x86 Solaris-10 installed but not bootable

[John Mills]

ALErs -

I'm going through the 'Newbie' steps with x86 Solaris-10 (Sun's 05/08 
release), with the usual number of bruises. Not strictly Linux, so please 
excuse me; feel free to suggest better forums for my questions, too.

I ran a default install from the Sun DVD on an old dual-Xeon server box 
with two SCSI drives. The installation seemed to go OK and the files seem 
to have ended up on the correct drive, but the /boot/grub/ files still 
point to a kernel on the cdrom (my DVD, presumably). The new system will 
only boot from the hard drive in mini "rescue" mode, but booting from the 
DVD just drops me back in the installer.

I do find and can edit the installed files from the rescue shell.

Can any one suggest a way to crack this nut? I would prefer to verify 
where the kernel image should be found and get the correct 'grub' syntax 
to boot with it.

Alternatively could I boot the system from the DVD without dropping into 
the installer? That would give me a lot more tools to use.

Thanks for pointers and suggestions.
  - Mills