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# 1  
Old 08-23-2005
Problem installing Solaris 9

Hi all, i am new in solaris, i have a solris server Ultra 60, when i turn on the server show me the follow error:
Bad magic number in disk label
can`t open disk label package
Boot device: net File and args:
Timeouot waiting for ARP/RARP packet
Timeouot waiting for ARP/RARP packet
....
I donīt know what is the meaning of this error.

i want install solaris 9, but i donīt know how do it.
I think that i need change the boot device to cdrom for can install but i donīt know, please help me.
# 2  
Old 08-23-2005
Quote:
Bad magic number in disk label
can`t open disk label package
It's trying to boot from the secondary boot device because the primary (probably disk) has failed.

Quote:
Boot device: net File and args:
Timeouot waiting for ARP/RARP packet
Timeouot waiting for ARP/RARP packet
In your case the seondary boot device is the network and it is now looking for a jumpstart server on the network.

simultaneously press the stop key and 'a' on the keyboard, this will give you the 'ok' prompt.

insert the first solaris CD and type:
Code:
boot  cdrom - install

You must type it exactly as I have, including the spaces.
# 3  
Old 08-24-2005
Whats the difference between boot cdrom and boot cdrom - install
# 4  
Old 08-24-2005
The parameters follwoing the '-' are passed down to the OS at boot time and here the install is used to indicate to the mini-root on the cd that the purpose of the boot is an install.

In this case it probably won't make any difference, but if the machine was on a network with a server serving out the sysidcfg, or if a the system as being used with a custom jumpstart rule this information would not be found by the system and would have to be entered manually.
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