Re: Can't do 'installboot' on Sparc10 (SunOS 4.1.x) after restoring partitions

From: David Foster (foster_at_ncmir.ucsd.edu)
Date: 09/30/05

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    I would just like to announce that I am a dork.

    When I set up my partitions I left out defining
    a swap partition, doh!

    And of course the mini-root gets installed on the
    swap partition, ie. /dev/rsd3b

    Is it Friday yet??

    Dave Foster

    Thanks to:

    Thad MacMillan
    David Markowitz
    Robert Falen
    Rick Kelley (honorable mention!)
    Matthew Stier

    David Foster wrote:
    > I have a Sparc10 running SunOS 4.1.4 (legacy hardware) whose hard
    > drive died, I put in new drive, partitioned it, created
    > filesystems, restored partitions from 'dump' files backups (just
    > posted summary on this procedure recently).
    >
    > Now I need to run 'installboot' so I can boot from the disk. When
    > I'm booted from the SunOS 4.1.2 CD (all I have), it doesn't have
    > a 'mount' or 'installboot' command. If I could at least use 'mount'
    > I could access the 'installboot' from the system disk itself.
    >
    > I see one option is to install a mini-root, but it seems like this
    > is going to install on the disk I've just restored...is this a
    > non-destructive install, or there a way to specify to install the
    > mini-root on a certain partition? I do have a spare.
    >
    > I'm quite stuck, any help appreciated.
    >
    > Dave Foster
    >
    >
    >
    >
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