Re: boot installation doesn't boot
On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 10:18:39AM +1000, William Law wrote......
>
> On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Kevin Coyner wrote:
>
> > > 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.
> >
> > A little more info after having tried something else ....
> >
> > I put the Debian rescue floppy in and typed 'boot' at the ok prompt.
> > The rescue disk brought me to the Debian prompt. So at the boot: prompt
> > I typed
> >
> > boot: linux root=/dev/sda1
> >
> > and it loaded from the HD! This allowed me to complete the install
> > process and get the system working! So that's the good news.
> >
> > But now, when I reboot the system, I'm still getting the Can't read disk
> > label, etc error messages, so I'd still like to resolve this.
>
> Try changing the boot device in the Openprom to point to the HD, not to
> the floppy.
> prob should go away
>
I made the change to the prom (setenv boot-device disk) and now it tries
reading from the HD. Unfortunately, no it gives an error message
"Illegal instruction". I'm only guessing at this point, but I think
it's looking for SILO.conf and either not finding it or getting bad
instructions from it. Does this sound plausible?
Thanks, Kevin
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Kevin Coyner
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