Re: Install Irix 6.5.15 on an O2

From: Christopher R. Jones (c.r.jones_at_larc.nasa.gov)
Date: 02/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:18:30 -0500

clevere wrote:
>
> Just a follow up. I seem to have resolved the volume header problem, but now
> when I boot the machine I get:
>
> Unable to execute pci(0)scsi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)parition(0)/: media not loaded
>
> Autoboot Failed/
> Unable to execute pci(0)scsi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)parition(0)/: media not loaded
>
> Hit Enter to Continue
>
> "clevere" <noway@noway.net> wrote in message
> news:4034db23$1_6@corp.newsgroups.com...
> > Hi guys. I'm a newbie with Irix. I'm trying to install Irix 6.5.15 on an
> SGI
> > O2 that someone funkered up before I got it. It seems the volume headers
> > (containing sash and what not) are gone. I've tried to follow the SGI
> > instructions on recreating this headers, but I don't understand how to
> > access the dvhtool without having a system already running Irix. Can
> anyone
> > help me to fix this volume header problem?
> >

Well I'll start the replies off with the obvious. Do you have all the correct CDROM's
with you? The 6.5.15 overlay cd's as well as the 6.5 base cd's?

-chris 

-- 
Chris Jones
ASDC Senior Systems Administrator
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