I think test with OmniOS is right. But I have to remind you again: you started first doesn't mean you will be the winner!
Solaris/Illumos has been stagnant for a long time when others still going ahead. Hope it would help changing your mindset to be more realistic. ---- On Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:29:57 +0700 Volker A. Brandt <[email protected]> wrote ---- > Hi Chris! > > > Hang in there! I'm sure we'll get it to work eventually. > > > Driver is NOT the problem. > > I think the only way I'm going to be able to install OI on this, is > > by plugging my sata drive into a USB adapter, and install it there. > > Then after installation. Plug the drive back into the sata port on > > the MB. I thought OI had better sata support. It clearly understands > > the controller. > > > > Well. They say a Picture paints a thousand words: > > https://bsdos.info/OI/Screenshot-2021-01-22-00-12-55.png > > I don't think it's a matter of lacking "better SATA support". Several > Sun servers had the nv_sata chip on board (we have an X2200M2 here), and > Solaris and thus illumos-based systems have supported that for a long > time. It must be some interaction between the installer and your > system. > > Do test an OmniOS USB installer, just to see if it can find the disks. > > > Regards -- Volker > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Volker A. Brandt Consulting and Support for Solaris-based Systems > Brandt & Brandt Computer GmbH WWW: http://www.bb-c.de/ > Am Wiesenpfad 6, 53340 Meckenheim, GERMANY Email: [email protected] > Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Bonn, HRB 10513 Schuhgröße: 46 > Geschäftsführer: Rainer J.H. Brandt und Volker A. Brandt > > "When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead" > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
