[SunHELP] ultra 2 cd-boot question
Peter Stokes
sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Tue Nov 13 11:59:39 CST 2001
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Hi
Not sure about the slot 6 SBus fault, so if the disk boots, then ignore that
for the moment. The normal reason for the error you are getting is either
that the CDROM is not Sun bootable. I have run the Plextor drives with the
BLOCK jumper on (4x drive only) and that booted a Sun CD fine. I would
suggest therefore getting a real Sun CD (or image copy) and try that. Do not
forget that the Sun CD has special boot info on it and is treated like a
disk (hence the BLOCK jumper) to boot from initially.
Peter
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Peter Stokes
Ashlyn Computer Services Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)1636-627900
Fax: +44 (0)1636-627909
Mbl: +44 (0)7977-532320
Web: http://www.ashlyn.co.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of Matthew Bettinger
Sent: 13 November 2001 16:51
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunHELP] ultra 2 cd-boot question
Hello,
I am new to this list, anyway and have a little dilema. I have an Ultra 2
enterprise that will not boot up, here is the deal. The machine has a scsi
drive and a plextor 12 x cdrom. the hard drive is plugged into the rear hot
swappable bay. The cdrom jumpers are set to CS and the 512k BLOCK jumper
is on. I have a scsi cable with three connectors on it. One end is
connected to the cdrom drive, the other two i have plugged into the mother
board. (this doesn't seem right and this could be my problem? ) .
I turn the machine on and I get an error that says Invalid sbus slot 6.
The machine continues to boot and will boot up off the hard drive if I let
it. (the hard drive has sunos 4 on it but I do not know the root pass, so i
know the harddrive is ok) I do a stop-a and probe-scsi at the ok prompt and
the hard drive is recognised and the cdrom is recognised. The cdrom is at
6, i forget the exact line but from what I have been reading it is where it
should be.
When i try a boot cdrom i see the cdrom light turn on and then it tells me
"Cannot open boot device". I have tried burning the cdrom with burncd in
bsd and i burned it in winblows with nero burning rom.
So i guess there are three questions that i would like some help on.
1- How should the scsi cables be hooked up with a cdrom and the hard
drive with the hot swappable bays
2- What should the jumpers on the cdrom be set to. ie, CS, slave, BLOCK
etc.
3- What is some good software to burn the cdrom with, in nero should i
set it to make a 'bootable' cdrom ? Could this be the problem with not
being able to open boot device or does the problem reside in the Invalid
sbus slot 6.
Ok more than 3 questions =]
Thank you in advance for any insight into this proble. I am getting
pretty frustrated with this whole thing as you may imagine.
Again, thank you folks
Matthew Bettinger
Champion Elevators, Inc.
8400 Villa Drive
Houston, Texas 77061
713-640-8500
www.championelevators.com
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class=3D127055617-13112001>Not=20
sure about the slot 6 SBus fault, so if the disk boots, then ignore that =
for the=20
moment. The normal reason for the error you are getting is either that =
the CDROM=20
is not Sun bootable. I have run the Plextor drives with the BLOCK jumper =
on (4x=20
drive only) and that booted a Sun CD fine. I would suggest therefore =
getting a=20
real Sun CD (or image copy) and try that. Do not forget that the Sun CD =
has=20
special boot info on it and is treated like a disk (hence the BLOCK =
jumper) to=20
boot from initially.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D127055617-13112001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D127055617-13112001>Peter</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>---------------------------------<BR>Peter =
Stokes<BR>Ashlyn=20
Computer Services Ltd<BR>Tel: +44 (0)1636-627900<BR>Fax: +44=20
(0)1636-627909<BR>Mbl: +44 (0)7977-532320<BR>Web: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.ashlyn.co.uk/"=20
target=3D_blank>http://www.ashlyn.co.uk</A><BR>--------------------------=
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<DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org=20
[mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Matthew=20
Bettinger<BR><B>Sent:</B> 13 November 2001 16:51<BR><B>To:</B>=20
sunhelp at sunhelp.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [SunHELP] ultra 2 cd-boot=20
question<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am new to this list, anyway and =
have a little=20
dilema. I have an Ultra 2 enterprise that will not boot up, =
here is=20
the deal. The machine has a scsi drive and a plextor 12 x =
cdrom. =20
the hard drive is plugged into the rear hot swappable bay. The =
cdrom=20
jumpers are set to CS and the 512k BLOCK jumper is on. I =
have a=20
scsi cable with three connectors on it. One end is connected to =
the=20
cdrom drive, the other two i have plugged into the mother board. =
(this=20
doesn't seem right and this could be my problem? ) . =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I turn the machine on and I get =
an error=20
that says Invalid sbus slot 6. The machine continues to boot and =
will=20
boot up off the hard drive if I let it. (the hard drive has =
sunos 4 on=20
it but I do not know the root pass, so i know the harddrive is =
ok) I do=20
a stop-a and probe-scsi at the ok prompt and the hard drive is =
recognised and=20
the cdrom is recognised. The cdrom is at 6, i forget the exact =
line but=20
from what I have been reading it is where it should be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When i try a boot cdrom i see the =
cdrom light=20
turn on and then it tells me "Cannot open boot device". I have =
tried=20
burning the cdrom with burncd in bsd and i burned it in winblows with =
nero=20
burning rom. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So i guess there are three questions =
that i would=20
like some help on.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1- How should the scsi cables =
be hooked up=20
with a cdrom and the hard drive with the hot swappable =
bays</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2- What should the jumpers on =
the cdrom be=20
set to. ie, CS, slave, BLOCK etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3- What is some good software to burn =
the cdrom=20
with, in nero should i set it to make a 'bootable' cdrom ? =
Could=20
this be the problem with not being able to open boot device or does =
the=20
problem reside in the Invalid sbus slot 6.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok more than 3 questions =
=3D]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you in advance for any insight =
into this=20
proble. I am getting pretty frustrated with this whole thing as =
you may=20
imagine.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Again, thank you folks </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matthew Bettinger <BR>Champion =
Elevators,=20
Inc.<BR>8400 Villa Drive <BR>Houston, Texas =
77061<BR>713-640-8500<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.championelevators.com">www.championelevators.com</A></=
FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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