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# 1  
Old 11-09-2006
NVRAM change
I have replaced the nvram on my Sun V480 and now the system stops at the "ctrl-d for normal startup, or root password for maintenance" part. The nvram auto-boot=true, but it still stops here.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
# 2  
Old 11-09-2006
it would help if you post the output from that boot, so we could see the error message that drops the solaris to the maintenance mode...

regards pressy
# 3  
Old 11-09-2006
There is no error given. I get the "The system is coming up. Please wait." message then it comes up with the "Type ctrl-d to proceed with normal startup, (or give root password for system maintenance):". Once I press ctrl-d everything after that is fine.

I have double checked my nvram settings and the auto-boot?=true is set.
# 4  
Old 11-09-2006
post your boot-output, solaris doesn't boot into single-user if there is nothing wrong (except you boot with "boot -s" or manipulate your /etc/inittab). without the output we can't help you....

gP
# 5  
Old 11-09-2006
hmm... perhabs it's solaris 10 .... bit less messages on the boot... try:
{}OK> boot -m verbose
that will change the boot behaviour from parallel to serial with an output...

gP
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