Re: booting ultra 1
Nice domain, Jim :)
On Jun 19, 2006, at 11:17 AM, Jim Crilly wrote:
Please post exactly what happens when you just hit enter
at the silo prompt. If you don't have a serial console to copy/paste
the
output feel free to take a picture and post a URL containing the error
messages.
I am on a serial. You mean there's another way?;)
Rebooting with command: boot cdrom
Boot device: /sbus/SUNW,fas@e,8800000/sd@6,0:f File and args:
SILO Version 1.4.9
\
boot:
Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel
Loaded kernel version 2.4.27
Loading initial ramdisk (3041649 bytes at 0x17808000 phys, 0x40C00000
virt)...
-
Remapping the kernel... FP Disabled
ok
Have you tried net booting it? Setting up a RARP and TFTP isn't that
difficult and would rule out a broken CDROM.
No, haven't tried that. I guess it's a matter of principle at this
point- the darned thing should be firing up from the cdrom. I use this
box quite a bit for development purposes. I can fairly-painlessly
install FreeBSD or OpenBSD or Solaris 7, 8, or 9, with either complete
install CDs, or boot-only CDs that fetch the rest via internet.
Therefore, I have to rule out hardware issues.
There is one thing that comes to mind with a Solaris install not too
long ago, FWIW. I had to install on a CD-less Netra, and had to hook up
an external scsi CDROM to the box. The thing would not boot with the
standard command, 'boot cdrom'. After a LOT of looking around, I found
the exact command I needed:
boot /pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8,1/disk@4,0:f
Perhaps this will help a brighter person than I to figure all this out?
Thanks,
Matt
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