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harrisonmetz
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:44 pm    Post subject: Sparc Loader ISO? (Or how do I put solaris on?) Reply with quote

Hello. My professor has me working on a SUN4U machine that we pulled out of the basement a few months ago. The computer wont boot off the CDROM but we were able to install Gentoo onto it via TFTP. However, we can't get the optical storage array working, but we know we need to upgrade the firmware on some boards inorder for it to work the the linux drivers. However, from what I have been reading online is that we need Solaris to upgrade the firmware. I have downloaded solaris ISO but the CDROM wont boot them (even though I can read the files in Gentoo). However I can't find a TFTP image for Solaris, but I saw something online that said that SILO can boot an ISO. But I was unable to find any documentation on that. So how can I boot an ISO with silo (Or what is the best way to install Solaris in my position)?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My limited experience with suns indicates that just "boot cdrom" from the open boot prom should work (or b cdrom for older boxes). Perhaps the ISO is bad or you downloaded the wrong iso file?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

or more than likly if the box has been messed about with alot the cdrom device ID wont match what "cdrom" in the OBP points to - this is easy to sort out - read up on OBP and how to use it ;)
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the suggestions but we have tried that. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to put solaris on becasue it wont let me boot from the CDs I DLED from sun and I cant find a TFTP image (I'm asking on the gentoo forums becasue I find that the most knowledgeable people are here)
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