unable to boot Solaris Express Developer Edition

[joshua.dobies]

I have download the x86 Solaris Express Developer Edition DVD iso (sol-nv-b79b-x86-dvd.iso) from opensolaris.org.

When attempting to boot a new Solaris virtual box from this iso, I get the following error message:

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....... Booting 'Solaris Express Developer Edition'

kernel /boot/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix -B install_media=cdrom,soldevx=true [Multiboot-elf, <0xc00000:0xfa14:0x0>, <0x400000:0xb7b30:0x0>, <0x800000:0x76c:0x3ab28>, shtab=0xc10398, entry=0xc00000]
module /boot/x86.miniroot

Error 3: Bad or corrupt data while decrompressing file
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I have verified that the MD5 sum of the iso is the same as reported on the Solaris download page: 4f3f50e305cc44d93f4510085a58cf67

Same symptom when booting from a burned DVD.

MacBook Pro:
OS: Leopard 10.5.1
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Virtual Machine Configuration:
General
Name: Open Solaris
OS Type: Solaris
Base Memory: 64 MB
Video Memory: 8 MB
Boot Order: Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk
ACPI: Enabled
IO APIC: Disabled
VT-x/AMD-V: Disabled
Hard Disks
Primary Master: OpenSolaris.vdi [Normal, 8.00 GB]
--> Dynamically Sized
CD/DVD-ROM
Image: sol-nv-b79b-x86-dvd.iso
Floppy: Not Mounted
Audio: Disabled
Network
Adapter 0: NAT
Serial Ports: Disabled
USB: Disabled
Shared Folders: None
Remote Display: Disabled

[bigwiki]

I have not tried the installation from iso file. I burned Solaris b79a to a DVD and installed it from the DVD drive. It's running fine.

[bigwiki]

BTW, the Solaris developer edition installation requires at least 600-700MB of RAM and 8GB disk.