On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:34:37 -0500, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Josh wrote: >> Hello... >> >> Im trying to install openbsd 3.8 onto a sun ultra 30. The box has a scsi >> cdrom and a scsi hdd, and no floppy drive. I am using a cdrom burned >> with the small cd38.iso image to try and install with. >> >> When I boot the cdrom, it says: >> >> ok boot cdrom >> Boot device: /pci/@1f,4000/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0:f File and >> args: >> OpenBSD IEEE 1275 Bootblock 1.1 >> .. >> >> And that is where it stops. The same thing happens with netbsd as well, >> and I cant seem to install solaris. >> >> Here is what it says at the top of the OpenBoot thing: >> >> Sun Ultra 30 UPA/PCI (UltraSPARC-II 248MHz), Keyboard Present >> OpenBoot 3.9, 768 MB memory installed, Serial #10216936 >> Ethernet address 8:0:20:9b:e5:e8, Host ID: 809be5e8. >> >> Any ideas? > >Sounds like a broken computer or a bad CDROM drive. Potentially, a >bad CDR you made. I've also seen some machines that refuse to read >certain brands of CDR media. > >Nick. Actually, there are *many* older cdrom drives (computer and audio) that do not support (or do not *properly* support) CDR media. Sometimes CDR media works and sometimes it doesn't work. The main reason is the reflectance of most CDR media is far less than a "mastered" CDROM disc, older drives lack the power necessary to read properly from the less reflective CDR media. There is a work-around; Though it's tough to find, and expensive, there is a type of CDR blank called a "Diamond Disc" or "Diamond Media" -The "Diamond Media" has worked perfectly with every problematic drive I've tried including many drives that *officially* do not support CDR media (and even drives that predate the creation of CDR). I suggest trying to burn a knopix boot CDR and see what happens. If you can't boot from it. Try booting from a factory made Sun Solaris distribution disc. JCR
