From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 23 12:07:35 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org 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 2F29D16A41C for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:07:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from estrabd@mailcan.com) Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com (out1.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 037EE43D1F for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:07:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from estrabd@mailcan.com) Received: from web1.messagingengine.com (web1.internal [10.202.2.210]) by frontend1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED66BCADF0E for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:07:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by web1.messagingengine.com (Postfix, from userid 99) id 5E2781556; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:07:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1119528454.5225.237001000@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Sasl-Enc: cHCWFTs2oCm99fmm+baZgg3c28rvnk+NtCMy9vC5xLQ2 1119528454 From: "Brett D. Estrade" To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 1.5 (F2.73; T1.001; A1.64; B3.05; Q3.03) References: <1119526083.7606.11.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1119526083.7606.11.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:07:34 -0500 Subject: Re: Installation on SUN U10 Continued X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:07:35 -0000 boot floppies to install from ftp? On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:28:04 +0000, "Robert Slade" said: > Hiya, > > I am still having problems with installing 5.3 on a SUN U10. I cannot > install from the CDs, bit 5.4 and 5.3. I get a short read - file does > not appear to be executable error. I have tied it with CD's I have burnt > and ones from a supplier. Following a suggestion, I have also burn the > iso images onto high grade CDs, this still did not work - same error. > The U10 does have Solaris 9 installed and this can read the CD and all > appears to be correct. > > I have tried charging the CDROM on the U10, but it refuses to recognise > the replacement CDROM as being there. Thishappens with 2 different > CDROMs not sure why this is. I've tried reset-all but this does not make > any difference. Any suggestions? > > I can get the boot only iso to boot. However, whilst this allows me into > the FreeBSD OS on the CD and start sysinstall, I cannot delete the > Solaris slices, so I cannot setup the disk to install FreeBSD via FTP. > Is there any way round this? > > Rob > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"