11-01-2007
Failed To Read Super Block With Solaris 9
Greetings:
I am trying to re-install my system with the Solaris 9 CD.
I typed boot cdrom from the OBP, the system restarted and started saying Failed To Read Super Block, and then proceeds to the screen where I was initially before I decided to re-install the OS.
My system was working fine from the beginning. All I wanted to do was to change the IP, because it was conflicting with another system. So, I'd sys-unconfig. I expected to receive a point-and-click GUI screen, where I could specify all parameters.....select no to IPV6, put in my host name, etc., but instead, I received a console type of screen (all white), where one would normally type in commands.
However, the screen had some gibberish in addition to the wordings from the process. Any key I press produces gibberish on the screen. Except for when I type in the IP and host name. But, I'm not able to select "no" for IPV6 or "no" for a "domain name", etc. If I make a mistake and press the backspace or delete key, I get gibberish on the screen. Attached are the screenshots.
I even tried boot disk from the OBP, and that did not work either.
If I can just get to change the IP, without having to re-install the whole OS, I would be very happy.
Thank you very much.
P.s.: The attachments are taking forever to upload. However, I think I was able to upload it in the "SUN Solaris" Forum. So, kindly look at it there. Thanks.
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xkbsascreen
XkbSAScreen(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbSAScreen(3)
NAME
XkbSAScreen - Returns the screenXXX field of act converted to a signed int
SYNOPSIS
int XkbSAScreen (XkbSwitchScreenAction act);
ARGUMENTS
- act action from which to extract screen
DESCRIPTION
Actions associated with the XkbSwitchScreen action structure change the active screen on a multiscreen display.
The type field of the XkbSwitchScreenAction structure should always be XkbSA_SwitchScreen.
The flags field is composed of the bitwise inclusive OR of the masks shown in Table 1.
Table 1 Switch Screen Action Flags
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Flag Meaning
-------------------------------------------------------------------
XkbSA_SwitchAbsolute If set, the screenXXX field represents
the index of the new screen. Otherwise,
it represents an offset from the current
screen to the new screen.
XkbSA_SwitchApplication If not set, the action should switch to
another screen on the same server. Oth-
erwise, it should switch to another X
server or application that shares the
same physical display.
The screenXXX field is a signed character value that represents either the relative or absolute screen index, depending on the state of the
XkbSA_SwitchAbsolute bit in the flags field. Xkb provides the following macros to convert between the integer and signed character value
for screen numbers in XkbSwitchScreenAction structures.
XkbSAScreen macro returns the screenXXX field of act converted to a signed int.
STRUCTURES
typedef struct _XkbSwitchScreenAction {
unsigned char type; /* XkbSA_SwitchScreen */
unsigned char flags; /* controls screen switching */
char screenXXX; /* screen number or delta */
} XkbSwitchScreenAction;
NOTES
The XkbSwitchScreen action is optional. Servers are free to ignore the action or any of its flags if they do not support the requested
behavior. If the action is ignored, it behaves like XkbSA_NoAction. Otherwise, key press and key release events do not generate an event.
X Version 11 libX11 1.6.0 XkbSAScreen(3)