Update: More on how to make x86 Solaris with Grub boot verbosely

Since I posted a while ago on how to make Solaris boot verbosely, I found a better way. Or rather, I learned a bit more about this.

In stead of just adding -v to the kernel line, add "-v -m verbose"

The "-m verbose" portion passes the verbose option to SMF, giving you verbose information about startup of services.

The "-v" causes the messages which normally goes to the system log to also be emitted on the console.

My grub entry for verbose booting now looks like this:

# Solaris SNV91 Verbose Boot title Solaris SNV_91 Verbose Boot findroot (BE_SNV_91,1,a) kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -v -m verbose -B $ZFS-BOOTFS module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive # End Solaris SNV_91 Verbose

Of course you don't need the entry to be in grub - if your system is not booting, use the edit feature to add these options to the kernel line in the grub item you want to boot from.

Also just a note on the spash image. Removing it is entirely optional - not removing it will not hide any bootup messages (as I previously through)

Not a day goes by that I don't learn something new about Solaris.