[SunRescue] Installing Solaris without cdrom

[Ken Hansen]

You could probably do the install of Solaris from a Linux
box, there is nothing magical about the process - you just
need to (from memory) set up ARP/RARP and place a liink to
the install kernel, named something useful like the hex
MAC address, ensuring the kernel is for the proper CPU
family.

Solaris used to (R2.5.1 is the last time I looked for it)
have a command that would create the proper files to allow
a net boot, and I think it was just a simple shell script
(meaning it might be able to be convinced to run under Linux).

HTH,

Ken

------Original Message------
From: Thomas Dagonnier <dago at fpms.ac.be>
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Sent: July 16, 2000 2:32:40 PM GMT
Subject: [SunRescue] Installing Solaris without cdrom


I was wondering if anyone has ever tried (and managed to) install a fresh
solaris (7, e.g.) installation on a sparc system without CD-ROM (in this
case, an UltraBook due to the connector (SCSI UltraWide), i cannot connect
one of my current CDROM without buying a new cable ...).

There's a procedure explained on docs.sun.com but it includes the use of a
Solaris server, using Solstice and i don't want to swap Linux for Solaris
(and then back to Linux) on my 'Classic.

I use the command 'boot net' and by following the correct procedure, i
installed linux correctly on this 'Classic and can also do it on the
ultrabook but i don't think it is the way to do it with solaris.

So, if anyone has a solution which runs with a Linux server (with may or
may not be a sparc), it will help me a lot




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