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Re: Problem with a SunFire V120 -- Kernel panics when trying to install



Hello everyone,

I am having the same issue on my V120, and this workaround from 2011
does not work either.
Is there a way around this?

Thanks,
Daniel Kasza

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Roland Vossen <rvossen@broadcom.com> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> hitting the same problem with a Sun Fire V120 but I think I have got a
> workaround.
>
> I plugged one cable in NET0 and connected it to a desktop (for tftp/netboot
> purposes).
> I plugged one cable in NET1 and connected it to the public network.
>
> I proceeded typing 'net boot' in OpenBoot and waited until the 1st Squeeze
> installer screen appeared.
>
> Then, and here comes the magic, I unplugged the NET0 cable.
>
> After that, I was able to continue with the installer, whereas previously I
> got the dreaded 'Aiee, killing interrupt handler!' message.
>
> Does this work for you too ? Let me know.
>
> Thanks, Roland.
>
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