Hello -
I am getting a solaris 9 boot error -- I have a sun ultraSPARC 1 167MHz creator 
box' openboot 3.11 256MB RAM

the system beeps once on start, does memory test then I get:

"cannot mount root on /[EMAIL PROTECTED], 0/SUNW, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 
8800000/[EMAIL PROTECTED], 0:a fstype ufs panic [cpu0]/thread=1406000: 
vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root

then 4 rows of memory addresses -- genunix:vfs_mountroot*68
then:

skipping system dump - no dump device configured
rebooting . . .
resetting . . . " -- AND GOES TO CONSTANT REBOOTING LOOP

 -- ATTEMPTS TO RUN fsck FAIL:

"can't stat /sbus/SUNW, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 8800000/[EMAIL PROTECTED], 0:f 
 # Type 'go' to resume "

I'VE ATTEMPTED TO bootcd -s AND THE SYSTEM GETS TO 

"Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
 INIT: SINGLE USER MODE
# 

THEN JUST STOPS THERE AND DOESN'T DO ANYTHING -- WHAT CAN I DO AT THAT  POINT? 
AND PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS PLEASE DON'T ASK ME 'DID YOU CHECK ____ 
BECAUSE I AM A NEW USER AND I NEED TO KNOW THE EXACT COMMAND TO TYPE -- AND 
TELL ME WHERE I NEED TO BE EITHER # OR 'go' prompt??
PLEASE I'D LIKE TO GET THIS SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS? 
THE SYSTEM IS IS A CONSTANT LOOP AND KEEPS REBOOTING BUT CAN'T GET PAST THIS 
ERROR -- THANKS
 
 
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