Solaris 10 b69  and EPIA Mini-ITX Boards

I am trying to install the Solaris 10 on a EPIA PD
see http://www.viaembedded.com/product/epia_PD_spec.jsp?motherboardId=241 for details
But then when it starts loading the kernel (no matter which install option I choose) as it passes controll to the kernel which may just get to
print out the first line I can be sure as thats when the mahine resets (clearing the screen!!) and starts to load the bios again!!!!
I would actually like to get the new board from vie the EPIA PS board that has been talked about using the new CN400 chipt set looks much faster!! see here
http://www.viaembedded.com/product/epia_sp_spec.jsp?motherboardId=241
But untill then I have the PD versions. Has ANYONE got this to start up and install, I have founf ethernet drivers and a CLE266 screen acc for the X11 (xfree, but I think will work on X.org too) but just can't get it to install!!!!
If you have WHICH via board are you using and which Solaris build? I think this could be an amazing set of kit for Solaris to run on..... i
Russel

Hi,
I have a Via CM266 Motherboard with a Via C3 1GHz CPU, Ezra not Nemih. I added a cheapo ATI video card since nothing but the newest Linux can grok the S3 Ultrachrome builtin video. B^(.
For the first week I could get Beta 7 to boot about 30% of the time, now it just hangs after loading in the mmu32 module; I haven't tried the -kv boot option yet.
When it DID load it ran GREAT! I had to get the third party driver for the builtin ethernet tho; Google for Solaris x86 ether drivers and use the rh driver on the guys web site; I hope Sun picks his drivers or equiv. for general release! Anyways, third party ether driver worked great.
I hope you get it running on your EPIA board, Solaris 10 IS slick for these mATX boards once it does get running!
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