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1. Solaris
Is it possible to boot an existing Solaris 10 update 1 from boot dvd that I run on p3(1 ghz -512 mb ram).
I have got a dual boot sys - the other os is win xp that I need to reinstall but that removes the mbr so, is there any way to recover mbr after the installation of xp?
Thanks. (3 Replies)
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2. UNIX Desktop Questions & Answers
I hope this is the correct forum, please forgive a newbie. Hi all, New to linux, ubuntu, and this forum. I have enjoyed ubuntu for the past few months, but after my last update installation ubuntu would boot to a black screen and blinking cursor. If I let it sit for a while it would give the... (0 Replies)
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3. Solaris
I’m setting up a boot disk mirror on Solaris 10 x86. I’m used to doing it on SPARC, where you can copy the partition table using fmthard. My x86 boot disk has 2 primary partitions, a Solaris one and a diagnostic one. Is there a way to copy those 2 primary partitions to the second disk without... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: TKD
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4. Solaris
I am trying to install Solaris x86 using the Jumpstart server. I run the add_install_client command with appropriate options, and reboot my x86 Target box. The installation starts fine and unattended. After the installation completes and the target goes for a re-boot, it does not boot from the HDD... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: hemalsid
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5. Solaris
Hello,
First of all I must say that I have 0 solaris experience and only some average linux knowledge.
One of my friends came to ask for my help today with a Solaris 8 x86 station that would not boot.
The system is a pentium 4 1.6 ghz, 1gb ram, 40 gb hdd.
When I turn it on, I get
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Discussion started by: gogusrl
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6. Solaris
I have a x4200 m2 that I've installed Solaris 10 on. I've created a raid 1 mirror using disk0 and disk1. I'm trying to add the mirror bootblk to the grub menu so in case of a failure of disk0, I can simply boot from the mirrored disk1. I'm looking for the syntax to add the alternate boot path to... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: gonzotonka
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7. Solaris
I am a linux user and trying to relate Solaris x86 boot process with that of Linux..
Please correct me if wrong with my understanding on Solaris x86 booting process:
1.POST by BIOS.
2.BIOS loads mboot program from MBR of the hard disk.
3.mboot loads Grub stage1 from /boot/grub/stage1
4.Grub... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: saagar
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8. Solaris
Hi All,
I am newbie in solaris, please guide me.
A week before i installed solaris10 on my x86 system, it was working fine i always used "init 5" to shutdown my system as per my collegue advice.
But yesterday when i started my system it gave me following message
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Discussion started by: imrankhan.in
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9. Solaris
Problem: Am trying to install Solaris 10 x86 on a desktop PC (PC details unspecified) from downloaded iso images (5 in all) on 5 CD disks. These were downloaded from the Sun website and unzipped. I install Disk 1of 5 into the CD drive and then restart the machine, thinkng that it will launch... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: RobSand
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10. Solaris
Hello all.
I download last version from sun.com, unzip iso's and burn their to cd's.
When i try to load (on different machines) from first cd i receive this errors:
/kernel/fs/specfs: undefined symbol ''
/kernel/fs/specfs: undefined symbol ''
... several screens same message ....... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mozheyko_d
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