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# 1  
Old 07-10-2009
Boot problems with SunBlade 2000
Can't seem to get it to boot from cd

boot cd

rebooting with command: boot cd
boot device: /pci@8600000/sunw,qlc@4/fp@0,0/disk@1,0 file and args: cd
boot: cannot open cd
enter filename [cd]:

trying to install solaris 9 9/04 just to use it as a simple workstation on home network quite new to this obviously
# 2  
Old 07-10-2009
Moved to SUN board.
# 3  
Old 07-10-2009
run devalais and see what the name given to CDROM? if not then insted of CDROM give the full physical path of CD drive with boot.
# 4  
Old 07-10-2009
try:
boot cdrom
# 5  
Old 08-24-2009
tried boot cdrom and got
bad magic number in disk label
can't open disk label package

can't open boot device

Now using sol 10 dvd just recvd from sun
# 6  
Old 08-25-2009
please run the following commands and post the output:

Code:
ok setenv auto-boot? false
ok reset-all
ok probe-scsi-all
ok devalias

# 7  
Old 08-25-2009
first snytax returned false

Code:
ok reset-all
produced a screen blackout and what I think was a reboot?
 
ok probe-scsi-all 
/pci@8,600000/SUNW,qlc@4
LiD HA LUN  ---Port WWN ---  ----- Disk description -----
 2    2    0   21000004cfda6644 SEAGATE ST373307FSUN72G 0207
/pci@8,700000/scsi@6,1
/pci@8,700000/scsi@6
Target 6
  Unit 0 Removalable read only device Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M17111005
{0} ok devalias
screen           /pci@8,700000/sunw,m64b@1
mouse           /pci@8,700000/usb@5,3/mouse@4
keyboard       /pci@8,700000/usb@5,3/keyboard@3
disk1            /pci@8,60000/SUNW,qlc@4/fp@0,0/disk@2,0
disk0            /pci@8,60000/SUNW,qlc@4/fp@0,0/disk@1,0
disk             /pci@8,60000/SUNW,qlc@4/fp@0,0/disk@1,0
scsi             /pci@8,60000/SUNW,qlc@4
net             /pci@8,70000/network@5,1:
cdrom          /pci@8,70000/scsi@6/disk@6,0:f
tape                               /
tape1
tape0
beep
floppy
ttyb
ttya
name           aliases
{0} ok 
disk1



---------- Post updated at 01:10 AM ---------- Previous update was at 01:09 AM ----------

scratch that disk1
Last edited by DukeNuke2; 08-26-2009 at 06:51 PM.. Reason: added code tags
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