[SunHELP] installing SunOS on Sparcstation LX

[Luc I. Suryo]

> 		Hi All
> 
> 	I just got my self 2 SS LX's and a SS Clasic, and i am having a bit of trouble trying to reinstall Solaris 7.
> 	I am trying to use an external CD-rom to install its a Plextor PX-40tSi in a sun cd-rom box, 
> 	when i do a probe-scsi-all from the go prompt it lists the cd drive and the hdd, but when i boot cdrom
> 	it boot then fails saying can not find cdrom.
> 	any ideas? also...
> 	does the cd rom have to be on scsi id 6 to boot from? 
there is you magic word :) .. it *has* to be o id 6 unless you chance
the alias dev. in the eeprom but I would not advice that on a LX...

> 	is there a way to install over the lan (i have a working ss20)
sure but if you have a cdrom it will be faster...

-ls

  From a Sun Microsystems bug report (#4102680):
    "Workaround: don't pound on the mouse like a wild monkey."
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