> > > Sorry for the late reply. I forgot what the error message was and had > > to wait on someone to message it to me. (This machine is at my > > ex-college). > > > > The hard disk has Linux (Debian) only on it. > > Yes, the SILO bootloader was installed correctly; at least it did not > > show any error messages. > > > > When I start the machine, I get the OpenBoot prompt. The error shown > > is as such: > > "Boot device: disk File and args: > > The file just loaded does not appear to be executable" > > > Even if I manually type the boot command, it shows the same error. > > > > I do not know if it is fit into slot 0. I will have to check. (I will > > check it when I go there this Saturday). > > > > Yes, I can boot the Debian Squeeze CD by typing "boot cdrom" from the > > OpenBoot prompt. Then, when I enter rescue mode, I can execute a root > > shell on the hard disk which has the Squeeze '/' filesystem. From > > there, I can see that everything seems to be have been installed > > correctly. > > > > One more thing I forgot to mention is that I used the netinst CD. It > > needed a non-free driver for the ethernet card. So, I downloaded the > > non-free kernel drivers' package, put it on a flash drive and tried to > > install it during the installation process. But, for some reason, it > > would not mount the flash drive. If this netinst (without internet > > access) may have been the problem, I will download the installer DVD > > and try the install again. > > > > Hope this helps to pin-point the problem. > > This all looks well. If you execute a root shell, what does # fdisk -l > look like? I found a topic by Google, linking here ... > > > http://compgroups.net/comp.unix.solaris/sparc-bootloader-and-SILO-with-LINUX >
Thanks! I will definitely try this. I had created a swap partition at the end and then, I had used the remaining space to create a '/' partition from the begining. But I will try the boot disk?:c parameter. It again comes down to the question you had asked me earlier: Whether the disk is in slot 0 or not... > > I do not know what goes on yet, but the non-free part is probably a > firmware needed & thats okay. Are you sure its for the Ethernet driver. > Or does it drive the SCSI controller? > During the installation, the debian-installer showed me the name of the missing firmware file. I googled it. It was for the ethernet card: Broadcom BCM5701A0 firmware (tigon/tg3.bin). Do a # dmesg | grep firmware in root shell to be sure. And take a look > the firmware is in /lib/firmware as well. > > If the disk fits in 1, instead of 0 you can try boot with $ boot disk1 > Yes, it could be the problem. I will try this and get back to the list. Thanks and Best Regards, Rigved Rakshit
