Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 15:05:47 +0100 From: Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr> To: Jorge Silva <j.silva@IEEE.org> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD sparc, can't boot Message-ID: <20040207140547.GA24123@nic.fr> In-Reply-To: <1076162207.4024ee9fba191@www.jorgesilva.com> References: <1076162207.4024ee9fba191@www.jorgesilva.com>
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On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 01:56:47PM +0000, Jorge Silva <j.silva@IEEE.org> wrote a message of 36 lines which said: > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 5.2R on an Ultra10 with 2 IDE disks. I installed the same version on the same machine (only one IDE disk) yesterday and it worked. > When I try to boot from the "bootonly" CD ( with "boot cdrom" on the OB prompt I used it also. Is it an ISO image that you downloaded and burned or a CD someone gave you? > Can't read disk label. > Can't open disk label package. > Fast Data Access MMU Miss I'm almost sure that the CD is corrupted or the drive is dead. If the drive works fine with Solaris, I suggest to download an ISO image, check it has been properly downloaded and burn it with utmost precautions (slow speed, clean drive, etc).
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