[rescue] Installing OS on Sun Ultra 25 workstation

[Sean Tedio]

So doesn't look like the cdrom is on scsi:

ok probe-scsi

MPT Version 1.05, Firmware Version 1.08.03.00

Target 0
Unit 0   Disk     ATA     WDC WD5000AAKS-01D05    976773168 Blocks, 500 GB
  SATA device  PhyNum 0
Target 1
Unit 0   Disk     ATA     WDC WD5000AAKS-01D05    976773168 Blocks, 500 GB
  SATA device  PhyNum 1

So I tried probe-ide:

ok probe-ide
  Device 0  ( Primary Master )
         Removable ATAPI Model: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-845S

  Device 1  ( Primary Slave )
         Not Present

  Device 2  ( Secondary Master )
         Not Present

  Device 3  ( Secondary Slave )
         Not Present

I also tried:
ok boot /pci at 1e,600000/pci at 0/pci at 1/pci at 0/ide at 1f/cdrom at 0,0:f
Boot device: /pci at 1e,600000/pci at 0/pci at 1/pci at 0/ide at 1f/cdrom at 0,0:f  File and args:
Can't read disk label.
Can't open disk label package

Can't open boot device

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jan 2014, Sean Tedio wrote:
>
>> So now that this system seems to be running (thanks again) it would be
>> nice to get an OS installed. I downloaded and burned the image located
>> here:
>>
>>
>> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.3.0/sparc/iso-cd/debian-7.3.0-sparc-netinst.iso
>>
>> I first put the image on a usb stick (using unetbootin) but I couldn't
>> see the usb stick when doing a 'show-disks':
>>
>> ok show-disks
>> a) /pci at 1e,600000/pci at 0/pci at 9/pci at 0/scsi at 1/disk
>> b) /pci at 1e,600000/pci at 0/pci at 1/pci at 0/ide at 1f/cdrom
>> c) /pci at 1e,600000/pci at 0/pci at 1/pci at 0/ide at 1f/disk
>> q) NO SELECTION
>>
>> I installed 2 500GB SATA drives so I was also surprised to only see 1 scsi
>> disk.
>>
>> So then I burned the image to a CD and tried to boot it:
>>
>> ok boot cdrom
>> Boot device: /pci at 1e,600000/pci at 0/pci at 1/pci at 0/ide at 1f/cdrom at 0,0:f  File and
>> args:
>> Can't read disk label.
>> Can't open disk label package
>>
>> Can't open boot device
>>
>> So now I'm stuck. While I'm here I might as well ask should I be
>> looking at something like OpenIndiana instead of Linux?
>>
>
> Possibly.  Try the disk<number of sdrom as per probe-scsi>:f instead of
> cdrom.
>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Sean
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