Yep. The CDROM is recognized even if it is not a SUN CDROM. I can boot a Solaris CD, and I can boot the Debian CD. The problem is that the kernel on the CD doesn't recognize the CDROM, and it cannot mount the root fs.
-g On Fri, 03 Nov 2000 09:45:32 digihans wrote: > Just some thoughts: > > At the openbootprompt, > Is your cdrom recognized after the command: probe-scsi-all > And is it a sun-cdrom-player? > If not, is it set to 512bytes sectors? > CD-players for PC's are set by default to 2K/sector, > and sun demands 512b/sector in order to boot.... > > > Hans > > graziano wrote: > > > > The cd-rom is on SCSI id 6. After I > > boot cdrom > > the linux kernel kicks in, but I think it is not recognizing the > CDROM > > or the HD. At least on x86 you get the lists of SCSI devices and I > > didn't see any lists in the boot. Then the kernel panics (of courss) > > because there is no root. > > > > graziano > > > > On Thu, 02 Nov 2000 14:47:11 Lars Hall wrote: > > > make sure the cd rom is scsi id 6 > > > try STOP-A and at the ok prompt type > > > boot cdrom > > > > > > graziano wrote: > > > > > > > I'm trying to install debian on an old sparc 5. The HD is in > need of > > > at > > > > least reformatting, perhaps is to trash, and the machine doesn't > > > have an > > > > internal floppy or CDROM. I burnt my own CD and hooked up an > > > external > > > > CD-W (SCSI) and tried to boot from there. > > > > > > > > I get to the boot prompt. I tried the "s" option (for SCSI > cdrom) > > > and > > > > the kernel boot, but it cannot mount the root filesystem. > > > > > > > > I'm fairly experienced with x86 debian installation, but this is > my > > > > first sparc. Any suggestion on what to do? > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > graziano > > > > > > > > PS I'm not on the mailing list (yet). Please answer ccing me. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
