11-23-2010
Hi jgt,
thanks for your continuous inputs, i really appreciate your help. after a wild thought i ended up performing the task like this,
1. wipe out the mbr -> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dsk/c0b0t0d0p0 bs=512 count=1
2. reboot the machine -> init 6
3. the system does not recognize the disk to boot from and it goes in the bios boot sequence and finally tries to boot from network
4. i have setup a pxe boot server which responds to this pxe request and install linux from there.
I could not use editing BIOS remotely as we have different kinds of boards and so i automated the above from pxe boot server into each and every machine.
thanks..
8 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
I am using SCO Unixware 2.1 & some PC clients are connected, suddenly one message appearslike :
UX:strintercept error: dropping message
this message starts coming repeatedly & agtre some time system hangs.I had to reset the system & now the problem is not there.Please suggest, why this is... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: paprch
0 Replies
2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
According to this thread: https://www.unix.com/showthread.php?t=1 one guy says However, I cannot find any sco unixware7 iso download link in their download section (http://wdb1.sco.com/clbk_web/owa/dwn_customer), is it really for free, and if that is true, where can I download it?
Thanks, (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: phalcos
2 Replies
3. SCO
Please help me in troubleshooting my problem in Samba?
I tried to instal Samba 3.0.24 in our SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 but after installing the nmbd daemon is not running.
When i check the syslog from /var/adm, the following error appears:
Sep 30 13:04:22 unixeei nmbd: bind failed on port 137... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: eric_hing
0 Replies
4. SCO
We are retiring a Unixware 7.1 server that has custom applications on it. It has Raid 5 and we would like to use the machine for other things. Is there a way we can image/clone to virtual machine file and run that VM within say Virtual PC 2007 or VMware? I am not aware of anything to do this. I... (20 Replies)
Discussion started by: ccd1977
20 Replies
5. SCO
(sorry my English, is really poor).
I have a SCO Unixware 7.1.1 and I need install in ML350 G3. Reading in google and HP web, make a floppy disks for install, but the options that I have is for network or floppy disk.
How install from CD with patch for HP smart array 532 ??
or
How... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: xplertor
5 Replies
6. Red Hat
Hi,
Can we specify which grub.conf to use while installing grub on RHEL.
We are working on application which requires different grub configurations needed, depending on certain criteria we need to update grub with correct grub.conf.
Can we use grub-install for this purpose? (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: successlin
4 Replies
7. SCO
Hi, I'm new to this Unix world and have taken over looking after the I.T side of things at work, which includes the internal ERP system which runs on a UNIX SCO platform.
My initial worry is what state this is in as its been on site over 20 years.
What would be the first things to check on... (13 Replies)
Discussion started by: Mick_Dundee
13 Replies
8. SCO
Hi,
I need help to install SCO Unixware 7.0.1. Can any one help with any documentation or installation notes for SCO Unixware 7.0.1.
Thank you (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: farhandalvi
1 Replies
LEARN ABOUT CENTOS
installgrub
installgrub(1M) installgrub(1M)
NAME
installgrub - install GRUB in a disk partition or a floppy
SYNOPSIS
/sbin/installgrub [-fm] stage1 stage2 raw-device
The installgrub command is an -only program. GRUB stands for GRand Unified Bootloader.
installgrub installs GRUB stage 1 and stage 2 files on the boot area of a disk partition. If you specify the -m option, installgrub
installs the stage 1 file on the master boot sector of the disk.
The installgrub command accepts the following options:
-f
Suppresses interaction when overwriting the master boot sector.
-m
Installs GRUB stage1 on the master boot sector interactively.
The installgrub command accepts the following operands:
stage1
The name of the GRUB stage 1 file.
stage2
The name of the GRUB stage 2 file.
raw-device
The name of the device onto which GRUB code is to be installed. It must be a character device that is readable and writable. For disk
devices, specify the slice where the GRUB menu file is located. (For Solaris it is the root slice.) For a floppy disk, it is
/dev/rdiskette.
Example 1: Installing GRUB on a Hard Disk Slice
The following command installs GRUB on a system where the root slice is c0d0s0:
example# /sbin/installgrub /boot/grub/stage1
/boot/grub/stage2 /dev/rdsk/c0d0s0
Example 2: Installing GRUB on a Floppy
The following command installs GRUB on a formatted floppy:
example# mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /mnt
# mkdir -p /mnt/boot/grub
# cp /boot/grub/* /mnt/boot/grub
# umount /mnt
# cd /boot/grub
# /sbin/installgrub stage1 stage2 /dev/rdiskette
/boot/grub
Directory where GRUB files reside.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
boot(1M), fdisk(1M), fmthard(1M), kernel(1M), attributes(5)
Installing GRUB on the master boot sector (-m option) overrides any boot manager currently installed on the machine. The system will always
boot the GRUB in the Solaris partition regardless of which fdisk partition is active.
24 May 2005 installgrub(1M)