Hi, On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 11:49:00PM +0200, Casper wrote: > > > > Do you want to boot from disk? > > You should enter the OpenBoot Prompt (OBP) and "boot disk" > > instead of "boot net" or just "boot". Note that you can define > > a default device to boot off (though I don't remember the > > exact syntax, use the "help" to find out.)
printenv will show you the different variables. setenv sets them. I believe that setenv boot-device disk will set the booting off of disk, but... - do a printenv and looks to make sure it's boot-device and not bootdevice or ??? - it's probably worth typing boot disk once and making sure that, yes, it in fact boots something sensible. > > > > Do you want to boot off the network, eg. for installing the machine? > > Properly insert the network cable into the twisted pair / RJ45 > > ethernet port and use a network sniffer on the other side to > > explore on which way this box wants to boot. > > > > ...or do you want to do something else? (This might be my bad memory from say a SparcStation 4 and not a 20) To boot off of the net you might need to say something like: boot net-tpe or so. Otherwise it's tryin to use the old thick ethernet port and not the RJ45 port. A help boot should clear this up. Ah yes, it is boot net-tpe. Much more help is available at: http://gnu.kookel.org/ftp/LDP/HOWTO/SPARC-HOWTO-14.html cheers bruce -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
