Re: Cannot boot using Cdrom for Install--Pse Help!!

From: Jaime Cardoso (jaimec_at_solsuni.pt)
Date: 10/24/03 

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 23:44:10 +0100

Tech Geek wrote:
> Hi Bill,
> "Bill Marcum" <bmarcum@iglou.com> wrote in message
> news:5smk61-1hd.ln1@don.localnet...
>
>>On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 02:38:20 GMT, Tech Geek
>> <Tech_Geek@gawab-IHateSpam.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Sun Gurus,
>>>
>>>I am trying to boot using the cdrom so that I can perform the install of
>>>Solaris 9 (cd 1 of 2) by using "boot -s cdrom", but failing with the
>>>following errors:
>>>
>>>unexepcted message in 7
>>>Seek error at block 58a00
>>>Short read. 0x2000 chars read
>>>Short read. 0x2000 chars read
>>>...... about 20 similar lines
>>>sd error reading symbols
>>>Cannot load drivers for /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,fas@e,8800000/sd@6,0:b
>>>Can't load the root filesystem
>>>Type go to resume.
>>>
>>>Please help me get pass this problem. From the surface of the cd, it
>
> looks
>
>>>ok, any help or pointers to help would be highly appreciated.
>>>
>>
>>Do you have another box on which you can mount the cd to find out if it
>>is OK? If it is, the cd drive might be the problem.
>>
>>
>>--
>>You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.
>
>
> Unfortunately, I don't have another Sun System, but have a Red Hat 9.0
> desktop. I am getting thesse new errors when tried to install using a new
> set of CD.
> ---------
> unexpected message in 7
> WARNING: attempt to map-out non dma-alloc'd range: ffefe000 2000
> WARNING: attempt to free non dma-alloc'd range: ffefe000 2000
>
> Boot load failed
> Evaluating boos cdrom
> The file just loaded does not appear to be executable.
> -------------
> Is there a way to install by mounting the cd on linux system? If yes, could
> you please help with the information or pointers to the information.
>
> Sun Gurus, Please help me with this problem.
>
> Thanks
> TG
>

In what hardware are you trying to install Solaris?
Is it Solaris Sparc or Solaris x86 ?

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