03-18-2001
A couple of questions:
(1) When the system BIOS is running (before kernel boot strap/time) can you access the BIOS (using the DELETE key or whatever)?
(2) During the BIOs period above, does the system messages indicate that the hard disks are found? network cards? etc?
If (1) and (2) are OK, your new BIOs is fine. The problem is that your Master Boot Record or other boot blocks on the hard disk do not match the new BIOs (just an educated guess from the other end of the screen).
If the BIOS is operating properly, then you will have to reinstall the OS on top of the new BIOS. Before you do, you might consider reinstalling the old BIOS and making a backup of your important files. When you are satisfied, then reinstall the new BIOS (first) and reinstall the OS (second) on the new BIOS.
I can't speak about NT because all my back-office servers are Linux or other UNIXes. In my Linux systems, I've often changed BIOS or complete boards with old versions of the OS and never had any problem in the initial boot (using the old disk partitions). However, I normally rebuild a kernel immediately on the new board/BIOs, including rebuilding the disks with FDISK etc (and mount the old filesystem later).
Sounds like you are on the right track. You can also build an entire new OS on a new disk partition and mount the old disk(s) to recover files. Sorry, but my NT knowledge is weak because I can do all the 'server-side-stuff' on UNIX and don't have a reason for an NT server. Perhaps someone who is an NT guru can jump in and help in that area?
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install-solaris
install-solaris(1M) install-solaris(1M)
NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
install-solaris
install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.
The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:
For SPARC machines:
128 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
128 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
384 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
For x86 machines:
256 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
256 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
512 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea-
tures available.
install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more
details.
install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements.
Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.
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