Re: boot installation doesn't boot
On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 12:07:52AM -0700, Andrew Sharp wrote......
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
I tried burning to a CDR and still didn't have success. So instead I
tried a different strategy: boot from rescue and root floppies, and
then install via HTTP/FTP to debian.org. This worked in that the files
got downloaded and installed, but on first reboot, I got the following:
Boot device: /obio/SUNW,fdtwo File and args:
Can't read disk label.
Can't open Sun disk label package
Can't open boot device
... and am left at the ok boot prompt.
So it feels as if I've taken a couple step forward, but slipped a step
back too.
Would appreciate any tips.
Thanks
Kevin
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