Re: boot installation doesn't boot
On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 12:07:36AM -0400, Kevin Coyner wrote:
>
> Problem: I'm trying to install Debian onto an old SparcStation 20 via
> CDROM, but the disk doesn't boot.
>
> Nothing is wrong with the SS20, as I've successfully loaded Solaris7
> onto it in a fresh install. And when I put the Solaris7 OEM CD into the
> CDROM and type boot CDROM at the OK> prompt, it spins up the CDROM
> nicely and everything loads up as expected.
>
> Here's what I did for Debian:
>
> 1. Downloaded the Sparc version of Debian via jidgo.
>
> 2. Burned the downloaded .iso on to a CDRW disk. I did this on a Win2k
> box using EasyCD creator. Unfortunately, I don't have a burner on my
> Linux boxes yet.
>
> 3. Insert the newly burned Debian disk into the Sparc, and reboot via
> boot CDROM command.
>
> 4. The Sparc starts up, spins the CDROM a little bit, and then just
> stops, without giving any messages.
Can you verify that the drive works with CDRWs? The OEM Solaris CD is
not a CDRW. Drives the age of an SS20 sometimes have troubles with
CDRs or CDRWs.
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