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

[James]

Make sure you're openboot config is set to boot of disk1, not disk or
disk2.

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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...
> 
> The drive is internal, in the lower slot, and probe-scsi, test disk, all
> return normal responses.
> 
> After getting the same result with two different drives, I tried a
> set-default command at the ok prompt, but it still will not boot. What is it
> looking for? How did it get in this state? The machine had Red Hat Linux 5.2
> on it previously, but anything left in the NVCRAM from Linux should have
> been wiped by the set-default command?
> 
> Any thoughts/ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Ken
> 
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