Re: 68-pin scsi drive on SS5 and Sol8

From: Ian Donaldson (ian_at_dsd-tech.net)
Date: 05/15/05 

Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 03:00:31 +0000 (UTC)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 09/05/05, 15:00:56, MrZammler <none@nowhere.com> wrote regarding 68-pin
scsi drive on SS5 and Sol8:

> Hi,

> I'm trying to setup an old SS5 with Solaris 8.

> I've got a nice quantum atlas V 18G hard disk, which is connected with a
> 68->50 pin adaptor to where the cd-rom usually lives.

> I used to have a small 60-pin drive there (1G) on which Sol8 was
installed
> and used.

> Now, I'm having troubles installing Solaris, mainly when the installer
> completes copying files, I get a Caught Signal 10, Exiting message.

> I can mount the new root and check that the files have been copied to the
> disk, but I cant boot from it. After a few unsuccessful attempts to
install
> it, I'm guessing that there might be something I'm missing here.

> Is there something specific I need to jumper on the drive? The no-wide
> option maybe? Does the root partition need to be of any specific size?
How
> about the rest of them?

> Thanks in advance,
> Emmanuel

I take it that you are doing a "net" install, and if not I'm absolutely
lost. I know that this advice is not "systematically correct" {please
note quotes} (you should be using an 80 pin SCA drive in either slot 1 or
2), but try "boot cdrom" from the "ok" prompt. As that's where your dive
is.

                                Regards Ian Donaldson

Newtownards
Northern Ireland
ian@dsd-tech.net

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