From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 19 01:48:16 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3745D16A4CE for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 01:48:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp6.hknet.com (smtp6.hknet.com [202.67.240.172]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9931843D31 for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 01:48:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kinux@hknet.com) Received: from winxp (vp177109.kln.uac66.hknet.com [203.169.177.109]) by smtp6.hknet.com (Postfix) with SMTP id D38E8673B9; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 09:48:13 +0800 (HKT) Message-ID: <006601c49dea$bc7a3450$4c22fea9@winxp> From: "kinux" To: "Ken Smith" References: <00ce01c49bc4$ab07b1c0$4c22fea9@winxp> <20040916135938.GG17484@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 09:48:18 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fail to install 5.3 on Netra t1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 01:48:16 -0000 hi, i changed the eeprom and it work, but there is another problem, it prompted "Write failure on transfer!" during installation. since this disk install solaris before, i guess it maybe the master boot record problem. on IDE disk, i use a WIN98 to fix it, but Netra have CDROM only, how to fix it? Thanks. All filesystem information written successfully.cd9660: RockRidge Extension 1024 bytes read from base dist, chunk 1 of 31 @ 1.0 KBytes/sec. ?filesystem information written successfully. ?????????????????????????? Choose Installation Media ???????????????????????© [m? FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of different installation ? [m? media, ranging from floppies to an Internet FTP server. If you're ? [m? installing FreeBSD from a supported CD/DVD drive then this is generally ? [m? the best media to use if you have no overriding reason for using other ? [m? ?????????????????? User Confirmation Requested ??????????????????©ine- tu? ? Las????????????????????[ Progress ]?????????????????©on? ? ? ??? Extracting base into / directory... ? to the OK? ??????????? Message ?????????©???????????????????????© ? ?Write failure on transfer! (wrote -1 bytes of 1425408 bytes) ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????(100%)??? ?[ OK ] ???????????????????????????????????? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Smith" To: "kinux" Cc: Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 9:59 PM Subject: Re: Fail to install 5.3 on Netra t1 > On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 04:10:45PM +0800, kinux wrote: > > > Executing last command: boot cdrom > > Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/ide@e/cdrom@2:f File and args: > > kernel/unix > > > > >> FreeBSD/sparc64 boot block > > Boot path: /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/ide@e/cdrom@2,0:f > > Boot loader: kernel/unix > > File kernel/unix not found > > Program terminated > > ok > > BTW, it is most likely the "File and args: kernel/unix" thing that is > causing your specific problem and that's probably a setting in your > EEPROM. If you have the same problem booting miniinst as you had > booting the bootonly CD then try: > > boot cdrom /boot/kernel/kernel > > to see if that helps. If it does you should probably change your EEPROM > settings. > > -- > Ken Smith > - From there to here, from here to | kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu > there, funny things are everywhere. | > - Theodore Geisel | >