Cannot Use the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant Intel Platform Edition diskette to Boot the New Boot Environment

Mount Failed. Unable to mount a Solaris root file system from the device: DISK:

Description:

On an Intel system, when using the Device Configuration Assistant diskette and after upgrading and activating the new boot environment, the activation fails.

When booting from the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant Intel Platform Edition diskette, the diskette does not find the correct path to partition with the root (/) file system. You must manually update the boot diskette before activating the new boot environment. For the procedure on updating the boot diskette, see x86: (Optional) Update Boot Diskette Before Activating.