Solaris 11 x86 installation troubles - 8G disk limit

UNIX Solaris
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Hi, I am trying to install Solaris 11 on an X86 machine.

I am using the text install iso image burned to an optical disk.

The system contains a single 500G SATA drive.

When the system attempts to detect local disks, it reports that the disk only has a capacity of 8GB.

How do I get Solaris to recognize the whole 500G?

I tried to proceed with the install anyway and then I get an error reported as:

InstallationLogger ERROR Unable to label 'c8d0': try using fdisk\(1M\) and then provide a specific slice.

I suspect that this may be connected to the first issue as they both relate to disk partitions so I figure that I must first fix the 8G problem.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

jpoc
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My first question is whether the BIOS of the machine is only seeing 8GB.

What hardware is this exactly?

Try a different O/S install eg. Windoze and see if that offers you the full 500GB.

If that only gives you 8GB too, then it's the machine itself, BIOS or whatever.

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the installer already gave you the solution... you'll need to run fdsik for your device and give the disk the appropriate layout. the installer should give you the possibility to do so. if not, boot up in single user from your cd or download the live cd and fix your disk from there...