Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone knows how to make a boot sector for Solaris 8. I'm trying to install solaris 8 via the network and I'm get error "files just loaded does not seem to be executable" at the ok propmt. Has anyone encouter this problem before? THANKS advance

If you have a Solaris 8 4/01 or newer, and you want to install
the Solaris 8 via the network is recommendable to use jumpstart:

An undocumented tip is to add in the /etc/system the
following two lines:
set rlim_fd_max=8096
set hsfs:nhsnode=8096
and then reboot.

a- Create a big Filesystem /jumpstart (2Gb or more)

b- Insert the Solaris 8 CD 1
cd /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Tools
./setup_install_server /jumpstart/OS/Solaris_8_2001-04

c- when you was received the message "Install Server setup complete"
eject cdrom

d- Insert The Solaris 8 Cd 2
cd /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc_2/Solaris_8/Tools
./add_to_install_server /jumpstart/OS/Solaris_8_2001-04

e- when you was received the message "Processing completed successfully"
eject cdrom

f- share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 -d "Jumpstart" /jumpstart
(remember /etc/init.d/nfs.server start if not yet started)

g- shareall

h- Make the entry of the client in the /etc/hosts

i- make the entry of the client in the /etc/ethers

j- create a /jumpstart/sysidcfg file
system_locale=en_US.ISO8859-1
TIMEZONE=GMT-3
network_interface=hme0 {netmask=255.255.255.0
protocol_ipv6=no}
terminal=vt100
security_policy=NONE
root_password=<your_/etc/shadow_passwd>
name_service=NONE
timeserver=localhost
keyboard=NONE
monitor=NONE
pointer=NONE
(you need to replace with the apropiate values see: man
sysidcfg)

k- create a generic rule file
any - - generic_profile -

k.1 or create a specific rule (you need to create the apropiate
subdirectories/files)
model SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi && memsize 256-512 && disksize c0t0d0 8192-194560 - Profiles/FE/normal_FE.profile Finish/install_recommended_patches.sh

model SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine && memsize 256-512 && disksize c0t0d0 8192-194
560 - Profiles/FE/normal_FE.profile Finish/install_recommended_patches.sh

model SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine && memsize 1024 && disksize c0t0d0 8192-194560
- Profiles/FE/robust_FE.profile Finish/install_recommended_patches.sh

model SUNW,Ultra-80 && memsize 2048-6144 && disksize c0t0d0 8192-194560 - Profil
es/BE/robust_BE.profile Finish/install_recommended_patches.sh

model SUNW,Ultra-80 && memsize 512-1024 && disksize c0t0d0 8192-194560 - Profile
s/BE/normal_BE.profile Finish/install_recommended_patches.sh
# any - - Profiles/basic.profile -



l- create the generic_profile file
install_type initial_install
system_type server
root_device c0t0d0s0
partitioning explicit
filesys rootdisk.s0 3072 /
filesys rootdisk.s1 1024 swap
filesys rootdisk.s3 9216 /opt
filesys rootdisk.s5 3072 /var
filesys rootdisk.s6 720 /var/spool
filesys rootdisk.s7 128 /export/home
geo N_America
geo S_America
locale en_US
cluster SUNWCall
package SUNWpmux delete
package SUNWpmu delete
package SUNWpmr delete
package SUNWpmowr delete
package SUNWpmowu delete
package SUNWpmowm delete
(customize with your preferences)

m- Check your rules file
cd /jumpstart
cp /jumpstart/OS/Solaris_8_2001-04/Solaris_8/Misc/jumpstart_sample/check .
./check
(this step create a rules.ok file needed for the installation)

n- run the add_install_client
cd /jumpstart/OS/Solaris_8_2001-04/Solaris/Tools
./add_install_client -e <MAC_client> -i <IP_client> -c <your_ip_jumpstart_server>:/jumpstart <client_machine_name> <platform>


o- if the jumpstart configuration is ok
in the client side at the boot prompt
ok> boot net - install

See the apropiates man pages and good luck, and excuse my poor english (I speek spanish)