Re: Help with Solaris 9 Installation Problem on Ultra 60

From: Peter Meiser (peter_meiser_at_gmx.de)
Date: 05/29/04 

Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 15:03:27 +0200

Shu schrieb:

> Shu wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I got a Ultra 60 from Ebay and tried to install Sol 9 on it.
>> Here are the problems I am really pissed off.
>>
>> 1) When I use CD V1 to start GUI installation, during the
>> installation process, there are two windows, one shows the
>> Current progress, the other one on the upper left corner show some
>> message like this:
>> -----------------------------------------
>> WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@6,0(sd6):
>> SCSI transport failed: reason 'reset': retrying commond
>> WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
>> got SCSI bus reset
>> WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
>> gm invalid interrupt while disconnected
>> ..................(repeat the last two messages)
>> ..................
>> -----------------------------------------
>
> (Sorry I forgot this)
> and at a point, it stopped and said "can't create /a/var/.....
> installation failed"
>
>
>>
>> 2) Or when I at OK prompt, when I enter `boot CD-ROM`, it says "can't
You should enter 'boot cdrom' and also make shure, that cdrom is the
correct devalias.

I recommend using the Software CD 1 to install Solaris.

The above Messages look like SCSI Error messages. Did you change your
SCSI Hardware? Possibly any Termination Issues?

PM

BTW, I have the same machine and no problems at all.

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