[Sunhelp] SparcStation5 was RH 6.2, now want Solaris 2.6

[Chanaka Mendis]

Edward Chase wrote:

> I'm trying to reinstall Solaris 2.6 onto a SparcStation 5.  The
> installation goes without any errors, but them machine fails to boot into
> Solaris.
>
> The machine was last running RedHat 6.2 and I think this may be causing me
> problems.
>
> The messages that I see at boot time basically say:
>
>    Cannot assemble drivers for root
>    Cannot mount root
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
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>   Edward F. Chase III     |   echase at providence.edu
>   Providence College      |   http://www.providence.edu
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This problem can appear , if you installed SDS or if you copy  /etc/system
file from another machine.
Is this a fresh installation ?


/Gayantha