[OmniOS-discuss] Installer Crashes While 'Probing for Device Nodes'

[John Ratcliffe]

Gabriel Kuri wrote:
> I downloaded the stable release of OmniOS and tried to install on a
> SuperMicro Superserver 6025w. I'm running an LSI Logic 9211-8i 6Gbps
> HBA in Initiator Target mode with 2 SSD drives and 6 3TB Seagate
> drives.
>
> When the installer gets to "Probing for Device Nodes" it crashes and reboots.
>
> I also tried the "bloody" release and it did the same thing.
>
> Any ideas on how to troubleshoot or what I can do?
>
> Thanks,
> Gabe
I recently had the same problem with OmniOS and FreeBSD.

The solution was to load the "Fail-Safe" options in the BIOS. Both OS 
installed fine.

I tried resetting the optimised BIOS options after install, but then 
they would not load.

John