Re: SILO probs
On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 08:50:48AM -0400, Kris Constable wrote:
> Jason Fraley wrote:
> >
> > I still think it has somthing to do with the sun disklabel thing
> > I was getting the exact same error
> > are you sure you are setting the correct type of disk ?
> >
> > -Jason
>
> # fdisk
> Disk /dev/sda (sun disk label): 9 heads, 36 sectors, 1254 cylinders
> in expert mode, it also adds the line:
> SUN0207 cyl 1254 alt 2 hd 9 sec 36
> which is the type it autodetected (s then ? for auto).
> Again, this is an SS10.
>
> It was suggested I try boot -s, however boot -s brings up the same
> menu as
> boot -h does.
> # ls /boot
> System.map-2.2.9 config-2.2.9 old.b silotftp.b
> vmlinuz-2.0.35
> cd.b first.b second.b ultra.b
> vmlinuz-2.2.9
>
> If that helps? I had one of the debian developers look at it
> physically, but he had no idea, as he's never tried to install on a
> sparc.
Which kernel are you trying to boot again? At the SILO prompt you could
just type "1/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9" and see if that works, or at the "ok>"
prompt type "boot 1/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9".
Ben
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