[SunHELP] What am I missing... (SS/5 Solaris install won't boot after install)

[Tugrul Galatali]

On Sat, 19 May 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:

> So, I'm sitting here, trying to get an SS/5-110 ready to ship, and I'm
> trying to install an OS (Solaris 7), but after the install completes, I get
> the following - any ideas?
> 
>     Rebooting with command:
>     Boot device: /iommu/sbus/espdma at 5,8400000/esp at 5,8800000/sd at 3,0    File
> and args:
>     bootblk: can't find the boot program
>     Program terminated
>     Type help for more information
>     ok
> 
> WTF? I've installed Solaris dozens of times and never saw an error like
> this...
> 

	Not that I really have that much experience, but that error seems 
similar to the one I got when my friend suggested I tar a solaris installation
from my 9GB Barracuda to the 18GB Cheetah I got from him. (damn job keeps me from
doing fun things wasting hours on a solaris install :( Everything went
flawlessly but the system would refuse to boot off the 18GB claiming the kernel
was not executable. Refusing to give up on and doing a fresh install on the 18GB,
I stumbled across the installboot command. Perhaps you might wanna hit that man
page.
	Why Solaris 7 didn't do it itself, *shrug*, I hope a guru answers. This is
a wonderful channel to leech experience :)

	Tugrul Galatali