[SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10

Tue Jul 3 00:22:13 CDT 2001

isn't it probe-ide
for ultra 5's and 10's


At 05:55 PM 7/2/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I think that the machine is having more than cdrom problems
>The probe-scsi-all
>and probe-pci-all
>
>Do not show any result.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>Behalf Of Peter Stokes
>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 5:14 PM
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10
>
>
>Hi Anna
>
>Then it should work without any problems.
>
>When you type 'boot cdrom' does the light on the CDROM flash and it appear
>to try to access it?
>
>Peter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>Behalf Of anna menshch
>Sent: 02 July 2001 22:02
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10
>
>
>Yes, the drive has a sun part number
>it is 370-3694-01
>date code 9923
>32xcd-rom
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>Behalf Of Peter Stokes
>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 3:50 PM
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10
>
>
>Hi Anna
>
>Not sure if you can get the correct firmware. Can you confirm if the drive
>has a Sun part number. This will be a 370-XXXX eg 370-3319 (24xCDROM
>Goldstar-8240B).
>
>Peter
>---------------------------------
>Peter Stokes
>Ashlyn Computer Services Ltd
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>Behalf Of anna menshch
>Sent: 02 July 2001 19:54
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10
>
>
>Where so I go to get the correct firmware?  And how do I know what the
>correct one is?
>
>Thanks a lot
>
>Anna
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>Behalf Of Peter Stokes
>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 1:18 PM
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10
>
>
>Hi
>
>Even though it is atapi the standard Ultra 10/5 have atapi as standard. The
>only thing I can think is, as with the SCSI CDROMs, you need to have one
>with the correct firmware to interpret how the boot rom is trying to map the
>CDROM. I have no experience trying non-Sun parts with ATAPI interfaces so
>cannot comment, but suggest you try with Sun atapi drive. As far as reading
>CD's from a running system this is completely different and will work with
>any SCSI or ATAPI drive as it is using the standard iso/hsfs filesystem
>drivers which all (most?) CDROMs work with.
>
>You see a similar problem with SCSI CDROMs not booting which do not have the
>correct firmware.
>
>Peter
>---------------------------------
>Peter Stokes
>Ashlyn Computer Services Ltd
>Tel: +44 (0)1636-627900
>Fax: +44 (0)1636-627909
>Mbl: +44 (0)7977-532320
>Web: http://www.ashlyn.co.uk
>---------------------------------
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>Behalf Of anna menshch
>Sent: 02 July 2001 17:52
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10
>
>
>I tried all of that.  The CD works fine on other systems, like E250.
>
>The CDrom is not original to the system.  It is an older machine and has
>atapi CDRom not a scsi one.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>Behalf Of Peter Stokes
>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 12:37 PM
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10
>
>
>Hi
>
>You should be able to boot a Solaris 8 CDROM from the boot cdrom no problem.
>Only thing I can think is maybe an odd version of Sol 8. Can you actually
>boot it on another Sparc system or just look at it? Also is this CDROM the
>original with the system?
>
>Also in the Sol 8 set there are 2 bootable disks, have you tried both of
>them?
>
>Peter
>---------------------------------
>Peter Stokes
>Ashlyn Computer Services Ltd
>Tel: +44 (0)1636-627900
>Fax: +44 (0)1636-627909
>Mbl: +44 (0)7977-532320
>Web: http://www.ashlyn.co.uk
>---------------------------------
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>Behalf Of anna menshch
>Sent: 02 July 2001 17:27
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: [SunHELP] Boot cdrom on ultra10
>
>
>Hello,
>
>I have an Ultra 10 box.  Wanted to install Solaris 8 on it.
>The usual boot cdrom did not work.  It says, can't read the label on the
>disk.
>I checked the CD, it works fine on other machines.
>
>I think that it might be happening because it is not a scsi cdrom.  But I
>can browse the CD once I am logged in, so the system sees it.
>
>I tried to boot c0t2d0 this is what df -k showed.  Did not work.
>
>Please help
>
>
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