[rescue] Solaris for PrimePower 250?

[microcode at zoho.com]

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:48:21AM -0500, Dr. Robert Pasken wrote:
> If the disks do not have a Sun format label you will get a message
> about no disks, BUT you should also see a message to the effect that
> the disks are unlabeled. Then usual practive I followed was to boot
> single user writeable and format the disks. That usually solved that
> kind of problem.

I think you should be able to do that once the installer exits back to the
shell without having to boot into single user mode.

> 
> 
> On 4/24/13 9:59 AM, microcode at zoho.com wrote:
> >I don't know anything about those but I have some links bookmarked because
> >Fujitsu has info on the SPARC architecture.
> >
> >http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/computing/server/unix/documents/
> >
> >This link suggests Solaris 8, 9, and 10 should work on your unit:
> >
> >http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/server/unix/os/avail/
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 05:20:53PM +0300, Meelis Roos wrote:
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>I tried install Solaris on my Fujitsu PrimePower 250 (2 SCA disks with
> >>onboard scsi (FJSV,ulsa controller). However, Solaris 9 U7 and Solaris
> >>10 (2-3 different version tried so far) asks me initial questions and
> >>then tells that no disks have been found. The disks show up fine in
> >>probe-scsi.
> >>
> >>So, the question is, what Version of Solaris 9 and Soaris 10 should I
> >>use for PP250?
> >>
> >>On PP450 I had no problem with stock Solaris 10.
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>Meelis Roos (mroos at linux.ee)
> >>_______________________________________________
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> 
> -- 
> Cheers
> RWP
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