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Description
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When attempting to install Solaris 10 U5 (build 10) on the latest revision of the Panasonic Toughbook CF-30 notebook (revision F), the system panics early on in the DVD/Network boot phase.
The stack trace looks as follows:
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panic[cpu0]/thread=fec1ec20: page_free pp=fd442000, pfn=1, lckcnt=0,
cowcnt=0 slckcnt = 0
fec352dc unix:page_free+a1 (fd442000, 1)
fec352f4 unix:release_bootstrap+f3 (fe800000, 100ff08, )
fec35304 genunix:main+122 ()
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Note 1: Not all Panasonic CF-30's are alike. You'll specifically need revision F of the notebook to reproduce.
Note 2: I have temporary access to a system and can provide a remote console to enable mdb(1) debugging.
Note 3: OpenSolaris nvx_85 installs flawlessly on this system. Although not confirmed, earlier Nevada builds (nxv_83?) may also work.
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Work Around
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A possible workaround would be to install Solaris with acpi-user-options=0x2,
then patch the BIOS DSDT table, and boot the machine normally. Potentially a
bit of rocket science.
Panasonic provided what they referred to as a "custom Linux BIOS" which was likey created to solve an identical problem with Linux distros. Upon upgrading to this new version (V2.00L83) the panic goes away, and Solaris 10 U5 installs.
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