If you use the network-based Automated Installer to install Oracle Solaris on an x2100 platform with an nge driver, the following error message might be displayed after a duration of time:
kernel$ /s11-173-x86/platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B install_media=http:// $serverIP:5555//install/images/s11-x86,install_service=s11-173-x86,install_svc_address= $serverIP:5555 loading '/s11-173-x86/platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B install_media=http:// $serverIP:5555//install/images/s11-x86,install_service=s11-173-x86,install_svc_address= $serverIP:5555' module$ /s11-173-x86/platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot-archive loading ' /s11-173-x86/platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot-archive' ... Error 20: Mulitboot kernel must be loaded before modules Press any key to continue...
This problem occurs in a PXE installation that uses BIOS version 1.1.1 and later when you use the x2100 BIOS with an nge driver.
Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds to install Oracle Solaris on an x2100 platform with an nge driver:
Install Oracle Solaris by using one of the following methods:
Automated Installer
Live Media
Text installer
Use the bge driver instead of the nge driver.
Change the BIOS version to version 1.0.9.