install on Sun Blade 100

[Anthony Townsend <anthony@nycwireless.net>]

hi all

i'm a pretty experienced x86 Debian user, though this is my first time 
installing a SPARC

here's where i'm at:

1) boot, Stop-A, ok
2) "boot cdrom"
3) SILO prompt
4) enter "linux"

at this point the kernel loads, ramdisk loads, and Debian installation 
begins with language, keyboard, country choice.

then we get to the CD-ROM hardware detection phase and the installed 
loads some drivers off the CDROM and then says

"Your installation CD-ROM couldn't be mounted. This probably means that 
the CD-ROM was not in the drive. Try again to mount the CD-ROM?"

Werid enough - thats the same CD-ROM that loaded the program that is 
telling me this. And at this point, the keyboard starts acting bizzare 
and pressing Enter or REturn just toggles the selection, but doesnt 
submit it.

Any ideas what's up? Seems extremely bizarre to me.