RE: Can't boot off CD-ROM
David,
I didn't try jigdo, but I did get an ISO from:
http://ftp.keystealth.org/debian-cd/sparc/debian-30r1-sparc-binary-1.iso
I had no problems booting off that CD (burned with the above iso) with my
Ultra 60.
<> Jim
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From: debian-sparc-request@lists.debian.org
[mailto:debian-sparc-request@lists.debian.org] On Behalf Of David Carlin
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:23 PM
To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Subject: Can't boot off CD-ROM
Hello everyone.
I used jigdo to create a sparc install cd, but I can't get it to boot
on my Ultra 5. This is what I get on the serial console:
> boot cdrom
Firmware Password:
Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f File and args:
Bad magic number in disk label
Can't open disk label package
Can't open boot device
Type boot , go (continue), or login (command mode)
>
This made me wonder if CDs created via jigdo are bootable, or if only
the CDs you purchase are bootable. Searching around, I could find no
information to confirm or deny this.
The CD is readable on the Windows XP computer I used to make it. I
tried it on a couple different Ultra 5's to make sure it wasn't the
cd-rom drive. I can boot from the Solaris 9 install CD (Also made from
an ISO on the same Windows PC).
I saw the note in the install instructions about upgrading to the
latest firmware (OpenBoot 3.31) to do a floppy install. I did this
just in case, still didn't work.
Any suggestions?
-David
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