[rescue] net install redux

[stephen price]

Hi Arthur -
I think I have some scsi cdroms that will work -
where do I send it to?
regards
steve

--- Arthur Wouk <awouk at nilenet.com> wrote:

> i screwed up the install of sol 10 on my ultra-2,
> whose cdrom is dead.
> so i tried to re-install using net install, as per
> Mike F's instructions
> as of a year ago, posted on the rescue list. [i am
> running the install from  a blade 100 called blade.]
> 
> I started using the following when update4 of sol 10
> came out, avoiding burning cds.
> it worked just fine at that time.  
> 
> >Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:54:32 -0400
> >From: Mike F <lists at ibrew.net>
> >Subject: Re: [rescue] Pointers or how-to create an
> install server?
> >
> >>   
> >For me, the easiest way is to first download the
> Solaris 10 DVD image 
> >and cat the parts together to reassemble the DVD
> iso.
> >
> >Add the iso image as a loopback device:
> >'lofiadm -a /path/to/solaris.iso'
> >
> >Mount the lofi device as a filesystem:
> >mount -F hsfs /dev/lofi/1 /mnt
> >
> >cd /mnt/Solaris_10/Tools
> >
> >./add_install_client -i 192.168.x.x -e
> aa:bb:cc:dd;ee:ff machine_name 
> >machine_platform
> >
> >where:
> >
> >-i specifies the client's ip address, -e specifies
> the client's MAC 
> >address, machine_name is the client's short
> hostname, and 
> >machine_platform is sun4u, etc.
> >
> >add_install_client will populate the necessary
> files in /etc and turn on 
> >all the appropriate services (through SMF.)
> >
> >repeat the add_install_client script for additional
> clients and 'svcadm 
> >-v restart rarp nfs/server bootparams' to make sure
> everything is updated.
> 
>
==================================================================
> 
> here is what i get:
> 
> blade> add_install_client -i 192.168.0.18  -e
> 8:0:20:79:84:ad ul2 sun4u
> blade> making /tftpboot
> svcprop: Pattern
>
'network/tftp/udp6:default/:properties/restarter/state'
> doesn't match any entities
> enabling network/tftp/udp6 service
> svcadm: Pattern 'network/tftp/udp6' doesn't match
> any instances
> updating /etc/bootparams
> copying boot file to
> /tftpboot/inetboot.SUN4U.Solaris_10-1
> 
> whenever i try to install on any machine,  'boot net
> -i install' fails with
>  a failure to connect.
> 
> any clue as to what is wrong?
> 
> if not, anyone have  an ultra-2 with a good cd or
> dvd reader, or a good
> cdrom or dvdrom which would work in my ultra2? the
> machine has 2gigs of ram
> dual 400mh cpus 40gigs of disk, and is my best sun
> machine. 
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