[rescue] Ultra 1 boot from install CD fails

[Johan van Zanten]

Hello,

Back in the chain of replies, i think someone asked if you'd "booted the
machine with the diag-switch" but i didn't see a reply.

That's explained a bit on page number 37 "Controlling Power-on Self-test"
of this:

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19457-01/801-7042/801-7042.pdf

(Which counting from the start of the PDF is the 57th page.)

"boot -v" might also reveal some more details around where it's hanging?

best, johan


Todd Vernon via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> 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.Â
> Same thing.  It’s 100% repeatable and always at exactly the same point be it
> 2.7 or 7.  Very strange.
> 
> -t
> 
> 
> Todd Vernon
> Entrepreneur | Investor
> Email:Â todd at toddvernon.com
> LinkedIn:Â toddvernon
> 
> 
> 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. Â
> 
>           NetBSD boot seems completely normal with no warnings or
>           messages I would not expect. Â
> 
>           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:Â todd at toddvernon.com
>           LinkedIn:Â 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. Â
> 
>                Please do let us know if you make progress or
>                figure out the root cause.
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