STOP-A to the boot prom
boot cdrom
expects the CD if SCSI to be ID 6.
If the command 'probe-scsi-all' does not see the cdrom you have
termination or such issues.
On Feb 28, 2006, at 7:41 AM, Scott Einuis wrote:
Hi People,
I've been using FreeSBD for years on x386 machines, and just
FreeBSD does not run on the UltraSprac III processor. The US II is fine
(4m in the lingo), but that is not what you have. There is also no port
for Java for the 4m, if this is important to you.
Stick with Solaris. If it is anything like the usual Sparc machine, go
to the OBP (from the remote co
Sparcs are a bit different. A sparc will boot from tape, CD-ROM, net,
floppy, hard drive, pretty much and device. However, you have to boot from
the right record or slice, etc on the media. Setting the boot device in
the prom won't guarantee a boot from that device, only that it will try
tha
Hi People,
I've been using FreeSBD for years on x386 machines, and just yesterday
someone gave me a Sun Blade (Ultra-Sparc III) machine with an external SCSI
CD-ROM. It has Solaris 8 pre-installed.
My questions are..
Should I keep Solaris 8 or install FreeBSD?
And
Since I tried to insta
