If you are installing SLES 10 SP2 with Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) and the on-board controller is configured in IDE mode, the OS does not boot after installation.

• SLES 10 SP2

Choose one of the following workaround:

• Install SLES 10 SP2 without the use of Sun Installation Assistant.

• Do not use IDE mode for the on-board controller. Instead, use the default AHCI mode.

• If you must use IDE mode, manually edit the GRUB menu by performing the following procedure:

  1. During the installation, choose the OS you want to boot.

  2. In the Boot Options field, add the following:

     root=/dev/sda2 resume=/dev/sda1

  3. To make these changes permanent, do the following:

     a. After the OS is started, modify the GRUB menu by typing the following command in a terminal window:

     vi /boot/grub/menu.1st

     b. Modify the root= entry in the kernel line for GRUB menu entries:

     title Linux

     title Failsafe

     with the following:

     root=/dev/sda2

     Note that the root= entry is similar to the following:

     root=/dev/diskby-id/ata-

     SEAGATE_STN7250SBSUN500G_0703C0MRBS_5QG0MRBS-part2

     Similarly, change the resume= entry from resume=/dev/hda1 to resume=/dev/sda1

     c. Save /boot/grub/menu.1st by typing the following command:

     :wq

If you are installing Linux with SIA, no disks are found if the on-board controller is configured for Enhanced IDE mode.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7/5.3 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2

Do not use Enhanced IDE mode. Instead, use either AHCI mode or Compatible IDE mode.

No support for OEL 5.4 and SLES 10 SP3 in SIA 2.3.

• OEL 5.4

• SLES 10 SP3

None. Support planned for SIA 2.4