[rescue] Ultra 1 boot from install CD fails

[Mike Spooner]

Hi Todd,

The "using default device instance data" message is a harmless notification, you always get that when clean-installing Solaris (from 2.1 through at least 9) on all SPARC systems.

Regards,
Mike

On 3 April 2024 23:44:29 BST, Todd Vernon via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
>Hi friends,
>
>I’ve been battling getting my Ultra 1 170e to boot solaris install from
>CD.  It boots the NetBSD install fine.  I get exactly the same results if
>it’s an actual CD or a ZuluSCSI cd image.  I get the same results on a
>Solaris 7 install or Solaris 2.6 install.
>
>Right after “using default device instance data” the spinning cursor
>freezes.  Box will not L1-a after this.
>
>I reset the NVRam and reprogrammed it with box type “80” and the same
>problem persists.  The CD device is 512b blocks as well as the ZuluImage.
>
>As I mentioned NetBSD install and execution works fine.
>
>Any ideas folks?
>
>Thx!
>
>
>
>Todd Vernon
>Entrepreneur | Investor
>Email: todd at toddvernon.com
>LinkedIn: toddvernon <https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/>
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