[SunHELP] problems booting from cdrom
Ryan Loiselle
sun-help at azonicnet.com
Mon Aug 21 08:00:43 CDT 2006
The other error that I have recieved a couple of times (and just reieved
again):
ok boot cdrom
Boot device: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 6,0:f File and args:
Short disk read
The file just loaded does not appear to be executable.
ok
:oS
ryan
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006, Ryan Loiselle wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I have been fighting with this for the past week. I have a 220, and a
> Ultra2 that I have tried this from and failed in both instances (many time
> over). Both have 1gb ram, the 220r has a 450Mhz CPU, the U2 has dual
> 300Mhz, I have tried on both with numerous SCSI cdrom's and had little
> sucess. I have searched google, my notes / documentation and nothing I
> find anywhere seems to get me any closer to getting this working.
>
> What am I trying to do:
>
> I have 4x 18GB drives, and 2x 36GB drives that I am trying to format for
> future use, so I am trying to boot the kernal from the Solaris 9 software
> 1 of 2 disk so I can have access to the format utility (2 different
> copies of the media purchased from Sun). It worked in one instance, and I
> was able to format / repair one of the 36gb drives, but since then I have
> been unable to boot from the cdrom.
>
>> From the okay prompt I have tried:
>
> boot cdrom
> boot cdrom -s
> boot cdrom - install
>
> boot cdrom is the one that worked on one occasion (as it should) but since
> then I have been recieving the following errors (copied from my last 3
> attempts on the 220r) on both machines in rotation, never the same twice
> in a row:
>
> ok boot cdrom
> Boot device: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 6,0:f File and args:
> Can't open deblocker package
> Can't open boot device
>
> ok boot cdrom
> Boot device: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 6,0:f File and args:
> failed to read super block
> Boot load failed.
> The file just loaded does not appear to be executable.
>
> ok boot cdrom
> Boot device: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 6,0:f File and args:
> Can't read disk label.
> Can't open disk label package
> Can't read disk label.
> Can't open disk label package
> Boot load failed.
> The file just loaded does not appear to be executable.
>
>
> This is from the one instance that it worked:
>
> ok probe-scsi
> Target 0
> Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE SX336704LC BC0A
> Target 1
> Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE SX336704LC BC07
> Target 6
> Unit 0 Removable Read Only device MATSHITACD-R CW-7502 4.10
>
> ok boot cdrom
> Boot device: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 6,0:f File and args:
> SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic_112233-01 64-bit
> Copyright 1983-2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
> Use is subject to license terms.
> Configuring /dev and /devices
> TSI: gfxp0 is GFX8P @ 1152x900
> Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
>
>
> I believe I have everything set correctly in the NVRAM:
>
> ok printenv
> Variable Name Value Default Value
>
> scsi-initiator-id 7 7
> keyboard-click? false false
> keymap
> ttyb-rts-dtr-off false false
> ttyb-ignore-cd true true
> ttya-rts-dtr-off false false
> ttya-ignore-cd true true
> ttyb-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,-
> ttya-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,-
> pcia-probe-list 1 1
> pcib-probe-list 1,3,2,4,5 1,3,2,4,5
> enclosure-type 540-4284
> banner-name Sun Enterprise 220R
> energystar-enabled? false
> mfg-mode off off
> diag-level max min
> #power-cycles 65
> system-board-serial# 5015606055204
> system-board-date 39a75f9a
> fcode-debug? false false
> output-device screen screen
> input-device keyboard keyboard
> load-base 16384 16384
> boot-command boot boot
> auto-boot? false true
> watchdog-reboot? false false
> diag-file
> diag-device net net
> boot-file
> boot-device disk net disk net
> local-mac-address? false false
> ansi-terminal? true true
> screen-#columns 80 80
> screen-#rows 34 34
> silent-mode? false false
> use-nvramrc? false false
> nvramrc
> security-mode none
> security-password
> security-#badlogins 0
> oem-logo
> oem-logo? false false
> oem-banner
> oem-banner? false false
> hardware-revision
> last-hardware-update
> diag-switch? false false
>
> And the devalias on both machines appears to be correct:
>
> ok devalias
> screen /pci at 1f,4000/TSI,gfxp at 5
> net /pci at 1f,4000/network at 1,1
> disk /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 0,0
> cdrom /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 6,0:f
> tape /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3,1/tape at 4,0
> tape1 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3,1/tape at 5,0
> tape0 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3,1/tape at 4,0
> disk6 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 6,0
> disk5 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 5,0
> disk4 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 4,0
> disk3 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 3,0
> disk2 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 2,0
> disk1 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 1,0
> disk0 /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 0,0
> scsi /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3
> floppy /pci at 1f,4000/ebus at 1/fdthree
> ttyb /pci at 1f,4000/ebus at 1/se:b
> ttya /pci at 1f,4000/ebus at 1/se:a
> keyboard! /pci at 1f,4000/ebus at 1/su at 14,3083f8:forcemode
> keyboard /pci at 1f,4000/ebus at 1/su at 14,3083f8
> mouse /pci at 1f,4000/ebus at 1/su at 14,3062f8
> name aliases
>
>
> I cannot think / find anything further that I have not tried, aside from
> trying a network boot (which is doable as I already have a Jumpstart
> server that I have used for the last 20 or so installs I have done).
>
> Can anyone suggest anything? Im lost and fustrated...
>
> Ryan
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