Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:28:43 -0500 From: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU> To: m <m@telerama.com> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation problem on Sun E450 Message-ID: <20050211052843.GA20772@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> In-Reply-To: <BE3156A3.CD73%m@telerama.com> References: <BE3156A3.CD73%m@telerama.com>
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On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 06:21:23PM -0500, m wrote:
> I just picked up a Sun E450, and I'm having installation problems.
>
> After I get the system banner and the "OK" prompt, I type "boot cdrom", and
> get the following:
>
> Initializing Memory
> Boot device: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@2/disk@6,0:f File and args:
>
>
> The cdr DOES spin up, then the system totally freezes.
>
> I had thought I needed perhaps to have a serial console attached, in
> addition to the keyboard/monitor, but that does not seem to make a
> difference; nothing comes across on the serial terminal either.
>
> Any help would be MOST appreciated. If anyone needs more info regarding
> this, just ask & I will provide!
Try it without the keyboard attached at all.
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Ken Smith
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