with the drive set to sata port 0 - no luck.
--------


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Sun xVM VirtualBox Machine Configuration -->
<VirtualBox xmlns="http://www.innotek.de/VirtualBox-settings" version="1.3-windows">
  <Machine uuid="{6978745e-dddd-409b-aaef-ff885ca05854}" name="soltest" OSType="solaris" lastStateChange="2008-06-28T13:26:27Z">
    <ExtraData>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/SaveMountedAtRuntime" value="yes"/>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastWindowPostion" value="880,495,722,446"/>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/Fullscreen" value="off"/>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/Seamless" value="off"/>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/AutoresizeGuest" value="on"/>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/InfoDlgState" value="400,450,normal"/>
    </ExtraData>
    <Hardware>
      <CPU>
        <HardwareVirtEx enabled="false"/>
        <PAE enabled="false"/>
      </CPU>
      <Memory RAMSize="1024"/>
      <Boot>
        <Order position="1" device="Floppy"/>
        <Order position="2" device="DVD"/>
        <Order position="3" device="HardDisk"/>
      </Boot>
      <Display VRAMSize="8" MonitorCount="1"/>
      <RemoteDisplay enabled="false" port="3389" authType="Null" authTimeout="5000"/>
      <BIOS>
        <ACPI enabled="true"/>
        <IOAPIC enabled="false"/>
        <Logo fadeIn="true" fadeOut="true" displayTime="0"/>
        <BootMenu mode="MessageAndMenu"/>
        <TimeOffset value="0"/>
        <PXEDebug enabled="false"/>
        <IDEController type="PIIX4"/>
      </BIOS>
      <DVDDrive passthrough="false"/>
      <FloppyDrive enabled="true"/>
      <USBController enabled="false" enabledEhci="false"/>
      <SATAController enabled="true" PortCount="1" IDE0MasterEmulationPort="0" IDE0SlaveEmulationPort="1" IDE1MasterEmulationPort="2" IDE1SlaveEmulationPort="3"/>
      <Network>
        <Adapter slot="0" enabled="true" MACAddress="0800272F9BC9" cable="true" speed="0" type="82540EM">
          <HostInterface name="VM1 external"/>
        </Adapter>
        <Adapter slot="1" enabled="false" MACAddress="080027D55A5B" cable="true" speed="0" type="Am79C973"/>
        <Adapter slot="2" enabled="false" MACAddress="0800274BB910" cable="true" speed="0" type="Am79C973"/>
        <Adapter slot="3" enabled="false" MACAddress="080027A286A0" cable="true" speed="0" type="Am79C973"/>
      </Network>
      <UART>
        <Port slot="0" enabled="false" IOBase="0x3f8" IRQ="4" hostMode="Disconnected"/>
        <Port slot="1" enabled="false" IOBase="0x3f8" IRQ="4" hostMode="Disconnected"/>
      </UART>
      <LPT>
        <Port slot="0" enabled="false" IOBase="0x378" IRQ="4"/>
        <Port slot="1" enabled="false" IOBase="0x378" IRQ="4"/>
      </LPT>
      <AudioAdapter controller="AC97" driver="Null" enabled="false"/>
      <SharedFolders/>
      <Clipboard mode="Bidirectional"/>
      <Guest memoryBalloonSize="0" statisticsUpdateInterval="0"/>
    </Hardware>
    <HardDiskAttachments>
      <HardDiskAttachment hardDisk="{ab7d4db6-3fb9-463f-8656-ae30d78902e9}" bus="IDE" channel="0" device="0"/>
      <HardDiskAttachment hardDisk="{47a0695e-7344-4d05-bae3-5bf19f130b36}" bus="SATA" channel="0" device="0"/>
    </HardDiskAttachments>
  </Machine>
</VirtualBox>




# devfsadm
# echo | format
Searching for disks...done
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
       0. c0d0 <DEFAULT cyl 2085 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
          /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1,1/ide@0/cmdk@0,0
Specify disk (enter its number): Specify disk (enter its number):





Jun 28 09:32:23 unknown genunix: [ID 672855 kern.notice] syncing file systems...
Jun 28 09:32:23 unknown genunix: [ID 904073 kern.notice]  done
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 540533 kern.notice] ^MSunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_127128-11 32-bit
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 172908 kern.notice] Copyright 1983-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown Use is subject to license terms.
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown unix: [ID 126719 kern.info] features: 10064d7<cpuid,sse2,sse,cx8,mmx,cmov,pge,msr,tsc,lgpg>
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown unix: [ID 168242 kern.info] mem = 1048124K (0x3ff8f000)
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown rootnex: [ID 466748 kern.info] root nexus = i86pc
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] pseudo0 at root
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pseudo0 is /pseudo
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] scsi_vhci0 at root
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] scsi_vhci0 is /scsi_vhci
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] isa0 at root
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: ppm0
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ppm0 is /pseudo/ppm@0
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] pci0 at root: space 0 offset 0
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pci0 is /pci@0,0
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 640982 kern.info]  IDE device at targ 0, lun 0 lastlun 0x0
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 846691 kern.info]  model VBOX HARDDISK
Jun 28 09:33:24 unknown genunix: [ID 479077 kern.info]  ATA/ATAPI-6 supported, majver 0x7e minver 0x22
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown pci: [ID 370704 kern.info] PCI-device: ide@0, ata0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ata0 is /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1,1/ide@0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown genunix: [ID 773945 kern.info]  UltraDMA mode 2 selected
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown gda: [ID 243001 kern.info] Disk0:       <Vendor 'Gen-ATA ' Product 'VBOX HARDDISK   '>
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown ata: [ID 496167 kern.info] cmdk0 at ata0 target 0 lun 0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] cmdk0 is /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1,1/ide@0/cmdk@0,0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown unix: [ID 672469 kern.info] SMBIOS not loaded (System does not export an SMBIOS table)
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /cpus (cpunex0) online
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: dld0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] dld0 is /pseudo/dld@0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown i8042: [ID 526150 kern.info] 8042 device:  keyboard@0, kb8042 # 0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] kb80420 is /isa/i8042@1,60/keyboard@0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown i8042: [ID 526150 kern.info] 8042 device:  mouse@1, mouse8042 # 0
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] mouse80420 is /isa/i8042@1,60/mouse@1
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown unix: [ID 950921 kern.info] cpu0: x86 (GenuineIntel family 6 model 15 step 6 clock 2400 MHz)
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown unix: [ID 950921 kern.info] cpu0: Intel(r) Core(tm)2 CPU          6600  @ 2.40GHz
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] iscsi0 at root
Jun 28 09:33:26 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] iscsi0 is /iscsi
Jun 28 09:33:39 unknown mac: [ID 469746 kern.info] NOTICE: e1000g0 registered
Jun 28 09:33:39 unknown e1000g: [ID 766679 kern.info] Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Driver Ver. 5.1.11
Jun 28 09:33:43 unknown genunix: [ID 773945 kern.info]  UltraDMA mode 2 selected
Jun 28 09:33:43 unknown genunix: [ID 454863 kern.info] dump on /dev/dsk/c0d0s1 size 517 MB
Jun 28 09:33:44 unknown e1000g: [ID 801725 kern.info] NOTICE: pci8086,100e - e1000g[0] : Adapter 1000Mbps full duplex copper link is up.
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: rsm0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] rsm0 is /pseudo/rsm@0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown isa: [ID 202937 kern.info] ISA-device: ecpp0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ecpp0 is /isa/lp@1,378
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: ucode0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ucode0 is /pseudo/ucode@0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: devinfo0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] devinfo0 is /pseudo/devinfo@0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] xsvc0 at root
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] xsvc0 is /xsvc
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pseudo1
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pseudo1 is /pseudo/zconsnex@1
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown pci: [ID 370704 kern.info] PCI-device: pci80ee,cafe@4, vboxguest0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] vboxguest0 is /pci@0,0/pci80ee,cafe@4
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown isa: [ID 202937 kern.info] ISA-device: fdc0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown fdc: [ID 114370 kern.info] fd0 at fdc0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fd0 is /isa/fdc@1,3f0/fd@0,0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown ahci: [ID 307806 kern.warning] WARNING: Cannot map register space
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 640982 kern.info]  ATAPI device at targ 0, lun 0 lastlun 0x0
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 846691 kern.info]  model VBOX CD-ROM
Jun 28 09:33:48 unknown genunix: [ID 479077 kern.info]  ATA/ATAPI-6 supported, majver 0x7e minver 0x22
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pci: [ID 370704 kern.info] PCI-device: ide@1, ata1
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ata1 is /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1,1/ide@1
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: nvidia255
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] nvidia255 is /pseudo/nvidia@255
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 773945 kern.info]  UltraDMA mode 2 selected
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 935449 kern.info]  ATA DMA off: disabled.  Control with "atapi-cd-dma-enabled" property
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 882269 kern.info]  PIO mode 4 selected
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 935449 kern.info]  ATA DMA off: disabled.  Control with "atapi-cd-dma-enabled" property
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 882269 kern.info]  PIO mode 4 selected
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 935449 kern.info]  ATA DMA off: disabled.  Control with "atapi-cd-dma-enabled" property
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 882269 kern.info]  PIO mode 4 selected
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 935449 kern.info]  ATA DMA off: disabled.  Control with "atapi-cd-dma-enabled" property
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 882269 kern.info]  PIO mode 4 selected
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: ramdisk1024
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ramdisk1024 is /pseudo/ramdisk@1024
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd0 at ata1: target 0 lun 0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd0 is /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1,1/ide@1/sd@0,0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: lockstat0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] lockstat0 is /pseudo/lockstat@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: llc10
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] llc10 is /pseudo/llc1@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: lofi0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] lofi0 is /pseudo/lofi@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: dtrace0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] dtrace0 is /pseudo/dtrace@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: profile0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] profile0 is /pseudo/profile@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: systrace0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] systrace0 is /pseudo/systrace@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fbt0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fbt0 is /pseudo/fbt@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: sdt0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sdt0 is /pseudo/sdt@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fasttrap0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fasttrap0 is /pseudo/fasttrap@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: zfs0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] zfs0 is /pseudo/zfs@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: power0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] power0 is /pseudo/power@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fcp0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fcp0 is /pseudo/fcp@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fcsm0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fcsm0 is /pseudo/fcsm@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: lx_systrace0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] lx_systrace0 is /pseudo/lx_systrace@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fssnap0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fssnap0 is /pseudo/fssnap@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: winlock0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] winlock0 is /pseudo/winlock@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: vol0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] vol0 is /pseudo/vol@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pm0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 is /pseudo/pm@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pool0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pool0 is /pseudo/pool@0
Jun 28 09:33:50 unknown ipf: [ID 774698 kern.info] IP Filter: v4.1.9, running.
Jun 28 09:33:53 unknown ahci: [ID 307806 kern.warning] WARNING: Cannot map register space
Jun 28 09:33:57 unknown genunix: [ID 314293 kern.info] device pciclass,030000@2(display#0) keeps up device sd@0,0(sd#0), but the latter is not power managed
Jun 28 09:34:07 unknown genunix: [ID 935449 kern.info]  ATA DMA off: disabled.  Control with "atapi-cd-dma-enabled" property
Jun 28 09:34:07 unknown genunix: [ID 882269 kern.info]  PIO mode 4 selected
Jun 28 09:34:07 unknown genunix: [ID 935449 kern.info]  ATA DMA off: disabled.  Control with "atapi-cd-dma-enabled" property
Jun 28 09:34:07 unknown genunix: [ID 882269 kern.info]  PIO mode 4 selected
Jun 28 09:34:07 unknown genunix: [ID 935449 kern.info]  ATA DMA off: disabled.  Control with "atapi-cd-dma-enabled" property