Re: Can't read my boot CD on Ultra 5.
Hi.
> 've just taken delivery of a 'new' Ultra 5, but for the life of me
> can't boot a CD. The cd drive is an OEM model that was originally
> sold with the Ultra 5 and I have no reason to suspect that it hasn't
> been fitted since new. I suspect that my 'cdrom' alias is pointing to
> the wrong place, or my cd media is incompatible (cd-r). Having read
> several how-to's, I am still unable to fathom this one out. Can
> anyone lend me a helping hand?
I just checked my Ultra 5:
It has a DVD Rom from anywhere (has been put in by some previous owner).
At openboot:
devalias cdrom ->
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
boot cdrom ->
Debian Lenny CD 1=> ok
Debian Squeeze CD 1 16-Apr-2010 => ok
both on CD-R media.
After booting Debian from hard disk - from /proc:
DVD Drive is attached to chanel 1
On some Ultra (10?) with IDE interface, I had to say
boot cdrom2
boot cdrom did not work.
Maybe that helps.
Good luck,
Hartwig
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