[rescue] Ultra 1 boot from install CD fails

[Todd Vernon]

The CD that im using were burned at home.  Same for the NetBSD CD that
works fine.  The Iso files im using on Zulu have been used many times on my
other Sun Workstations (all 32bit).  Just to check I redownloaded another
iso.  Same thing.  It’s 100% repeatable and always at exactly the same
point be it 2.7 or 7.  Very strange.

-t


Todd Vernon
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On Apr 4, 2024 at 11:11:24 AM, William Barnett-Lewis via rescue <
rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:

> Are you using a Sun or home burned CD? I have had odd failures like this
> with a bad burn of an ISO.
>
> On Thu, Apr 4, 2024, 10:01 Todd Vernon via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Agree that NetBSD is ignoring something that Solaris is not.  I feel like
>> the last message in the boot before it hangs is a clue,
>> "using default device instance data”
>>
>> Im not exactly sure what that means so I reset the IDProm and
>> reprogrammed it using 80 as the machine type but no luck.  Im not even
>> completely sure that “default device instance data” is what is stored in
>> there but some google searches seem to be tied to that.
>>
>> NetBSD boot seems completely normal with no warnings or messages I would
>> not expect.
>>
>> I’ve moved all the sims around and removed different sets and like
>> clockwork it always hangs at the same place so im pretty sure its not a
>> memory issue.
>>
>> Im down to just the CDROM drive or just the Zulu to take everything else
>> off the SCSI bus.  It’s a head scratcher.
>>
>> Thanks for the reply!
>>
>> -t
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Todd Vernon
>> Entrepreneur | Investor
>> Email: todd at toddvernon.com
>> LinkedIn: toddvernon <https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 3, 2024 at 11:03:25 PM, vom513 via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Apologies for asking the likely obvious - have you booted this machine
>>> with diag-switch and let it run through the tests ?
>>>
>>> Since you have tried real CDs as well as ZuluSCSI virtual, it sounds
>>> like perhaps something that Solaris is “touching” that NetBSD is not ?
>>>
>>> Have you actually tried to follow all the way through and install/run
>>> NetBSD ?
>>>
>>> I guess a hail mary would be to start removing hardware and components
>>> one by one and try a Solaris boot after each step.
>>>
>>> Sorry for the obvious things, just wanted to reply with what I would
>>> try.
>>>
>>> Please do let us know if you make progress or figure out the root cause.
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