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# 1  
Old 02-13-2012
dvd/cdrom missing after solaris 10 jumpstart

Hi everybody

Having a strange problem on a x4270m2 Sun server.
Jumpstarting it from dvd drive. After install the dvddrive does not exist.
Be aware jumpstart is custommade

Code:
 
bash-3.00# mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c1t4d0p0 /cdrom
mount: No such device
mount: cannot mount /dev/dsk/c1t4d0p0

iostat reveals only the hwraid volume

Code:
 
bash-3.00# iostat -E 
sd1 Soft Errors: 0 Hard Errors: 0 Transport Errors: 0 
Vendor: LSI Product: Logical Volume Revision: 3000 Serial No: 
Size: 299.00GB <298999348736 bytes>
Media Error: 0 Device Not Ready: 0 No Device: 0 Recoverable: 0 
Illegal Request: 2 Predictive Failure Analysis: 0

Booting from dvd/Cdrom is ok, so hardware works ok.
TEAC DV-W28SS-V
Could it be a driver issue ? & how do I detect that Smilie

Last edited by stockhes; 02-14-2012 at 02:00 PM.. Reason: forgot code tags
# 2  
Old 02-13-2012
for mount
Code:
# lofiadm -a /path/to/cd.iso

Output:
Code:
/dev/lofi/1

Code:
# mount -o ro -F hsfs /dev/lofi/1 /mnt
# cd /mnt
# ls -l
# df -k /mnt

Mount the loopback device as a randomly accessible file system with:
Code:
mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/X /mnt.

Note: If output messege says that "device is busy" use -d parameter after than init 6. Smilie
for umount
Code:
# umount /mnt

Code:
# lofiadm -d /dev/lofi/1

Code:
# man lofiadm

# 3  
Old 02-14-2012
HI Getrue

Will try tomorrow - silly me forgot to insert a cd

---------- Post updated 14-02-12 at 08:28 AM ---------- Previous update was 13-02-12 at 03:41 PM ----------

same experience as with mount command

Code:
bash-3.00# lofiadm -a /dev/dsk/c1t4d0p0 
lofiadm: open: /dev/dsk/c1t4d0p0: No such file or directory
bash-3.00# lofiadm -a /dev/rdsk/c1t4d0p0
lofiadm: open: /dev/rdsk/c1t4d0p0: No such file or directory
bash-3.00# lofiadm -a /dev/rdsk/c1t4d0s0
lofiadm: open: /dev/rdsk/c1t4d0s0: No such file or directory
bash-3.00# lofiadm -a /dev/rdsk/c1t4d0s0
bash-3.00# 
 
bash-3.00# ls -la /dev/dsk/c1t4d0p0
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          51 Jan 11 03:07 /dev/dsk/c1t4d0p0 -> ../../devices/pci@0,0/pci108e,4849@1f,2/cdrom@4,0:q
bash-3.00# ls -la /dev/dsk/c1t4d0s0
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          51 Jan 11 03:07 /dev/dsk/c1t4d0s0 -> ../../devices/pci@0,0/pci108e,4849@1f,2/cdrom@4,0:a
bash-3.00#


Last edited by DukeNuke2; 02-14-2012 at 03:40 AM..
# 4  
Old 02-14-2012
what is the output of rmformat?

btw. your handling of the lofiadm command is completly wrong! please read the manpage...
# 5  
Old 02-14-2012
You should use like below;
Code:
#lofiadm -a /test/solaris.iso

Smilie
not
Code:
#lofiadm -a /dev/dsk

# 6  
Old 02-14-2012
Yes i see now it was a workaround to avoid using the drive

---------- Post updated at 05:42 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:43 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by DukeNuke2
what is the output of rmformat?

btw. your handling of the lofiadm command is completly wrong! please read the manpage...
I have no rmformat command . It may have been "hardened out" in this custom jumpstart disc.

Today i tried to change the sata-mode from ahci to ide/compatibility mode in the bios, but still no beef Smilie (remembered touch /reconfigure before boot)

Sorry about my ignorance regarding lofiadm Smilie
# 7  
Old 02-14-2012
Is this a replacement DVD drive or is it the original?
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