Re: Help with Solaris 9 Installation Problem on Ultra 60

From: Shu (s.wang_at_verizon.net)
Date: 05/29/04 

Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 21:05:23 GMT

Peter Meiser wrote:

> 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 did enter `boot cdrom`, sorry that's a typo
> 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?

no, I didn't change anything
>
> PM
>
> BTW, I have the same machine and no problems at all.