[SunRescue] Booting from CDROM on a Sparcstation IPX

Mon May 8 21:31:03 CDT 2000

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Greetings all,
I've inherited a Sparcstation IPX, and I want to install the SPARC version=
 of Debian (2.1) on it.  This is partially due to the fact that the person=
 I received it from has no idea what the root password is, and when I boot=
 up the system, it won't mount any drives (I haven't looked into that part=
 yet).
One thing I was wondering is if the order of the devices in the SCSI chain=
 matters.  Here are the devices I have:

Main unit with a floppy drive (I'm assuming an internal hard drive as well)=

Second external hard drive SCSI ID 2
External CDROM drive with caddy SCSI ID 3
External Tape Drive (not hooked up yet) SCSI ID 4
A unit that looks like a tape drive without the drive door SCSI ID 5

Essentially, this is the message I get on the screen:
Boot Device: /sbus/esp at 0, 800000/sde at 3,0    File and args:
Illegal Instruction
Type b(boot), c(continue), or n(new command mode)
>
(so I type "boot cdrom" at the prompt)

Then I get:
Rebooting with command: oot cdrom
Boot device: /sbus/esp at 0, 800000/sde at 3,0    fstype 4.2
root on /sbus/esp at 0, 800000/sde at 3,0    fstype 4.2
Boot: oot
Boot: lookuppn failed: No such file or directory (errno 2)
copen: bad vn_open
boot failed
root on /sbus/esp at 0, 800000/sde at 3,0    fstype 4.2
Boot:
I do have the SCSI chain terminated on the SCSI ID 5 device.

If anyone could provide some assistance I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Tom

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<DIV><FONT size=2>Greetings all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I've inherited a Sparcstation IPX, and I want to install the 
SPARC version of Debian (2.1) on it.  This is partially due to the fact 
that the person I received it from has no idea what the root password is, and 
when I boot up the system, it won't mount any drives (I haven't looked into that 
part yet).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>One thing I was wondering is if the order of the devices in 
the SCSI chain matters.  Here are the devices I have:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Main unit with a floppy drive (I'm assuming an internal hard 
  drive as well) </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Second external hard drive SCSI ID 2</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>External CDROM drive with caddy SCSI ID 3</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>External Tape Drive (not hooked up yet) SCSI ID 
  4</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>A unit that looks like a tape drive without the drive door 
  SCSI ID 5</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Essentially, this is the message I get on the 
screen:</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Boot Device: /sbus/esp at 0, 800000/sde at 3,0    
  File and args:</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Illegal Instruction</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Type b(boot), c(continue), or n(new command 
  mode)</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>(so I type "boot cdrom" at the prompt)</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Then I get:</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Rebooting with command: oot cdrom</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Boot device: /sbus/esp at 0, 800000/sde at 3,0    
  fstype 4.2</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>root on /sbus/esp at 0, 800000/sde at 3,0    fstype 
  4.2</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Boot: oot</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Boot: lookuppn failed: No such file or directory (errno 
  2)</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>copen: bad vn_open</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>boot failed</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>root on /sbus/esp at 0, 800000/sde at 3,0    fstype 
  4.2</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Boot:</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I do have the SCSI chain terminated on the SCSI ID 5 
device.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>If anyone could provide some assistance I would really 
appreciate it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tom</FONT></DIV>
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