[SunHELP] cant boot from cdrom on an E250 when trying to inst all Solaris 8

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You are correct - the CD labeled "Solaris 8 Installation" is just the Java
(I think) GUI installer, and I have had nothing but trouble with it.  I
always boot off the CD labeled "Solaris 8 Software (Disk 1 of 2)".

Thanks,
Thomas Cameron, MCSE, MCT, CNE, RHCE
IS Engineering Manager
Dell Financial Services
(512) 725-0339 Office
(512) 415-7070 Cell
(512) 907-2765 Pager

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Will Mc Donald [mailto:wmcdonald at orctel.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:38 AM
> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] cant boot from cdrom on an E250 when trying to
> install Solaris 8
> 
> 
> Could it be that the machine is trying to boot into the OpenWindows
> installer? Try...
> 
> boot cdrom -s
> 
> ... from the ok prompt.
> 
> In fact with Solaris 8 I seem to remember that it's important 
> which CD you
> boot off as well, the first CD is some sort of 
> webstart/graphical rubbish
> isn't it?  I *think* you need to boot of the 2nd CD to get 
> the text mode
> installer but I can't remember exactly, check the archives.
> 
> Will.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Lemsing" <MattL at resmed.com.au>
> To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 7:36 AM
> Subject: [SunHELP] cant boot from cdrom on an E250 when 
> trying to install
> Solaris 8
> 
> 
> > hi all,
> >
> > I am currently trying to install Solaris 8 on our dev 
> server - UltraSPARC
> > e250 and have followed the guide to every letter - ie -
> >
> > shutdown processes then type halt ot stop + A to get to the 
> OK prompt.
> Once
> > there type boot cdrom.
> >
> > Now i am accessing the system through an old wyse terminal 
> connected to a
> > serial port at the back. When i type the above, the system 
> goes into halt
> > mode but doesnt reboot - the power lihgt stays on but the 
> system is in
> > affect - down.
> >
> > any ideas on what i need to do to get this beast tostart 
> off the cdrom...?
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> >
> >
> > Matt Lemsing
> > eBusiness Technical Manager
> >
> > ResMed Corporation
> > 97 Waterloo Rd, North Ryde,
> > New South Wales, 2113 Australia.
> > Tel: +61 2 9886 5554 Fax: +61 2 9878 6815
> >
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