Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:03:30 +0000 From: Robert Slade <bsd@bathnetworks.com> To: "freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Installation on SUN U10 Continued Message-ID: <1119542610.12018.2.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1119528454.5225.237001000@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1119526083.7606.11.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <1119528454.5225.237001000@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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Brett, I would like to try the floppy install, but there are no floppy images in the distribution on the ftp sites, nor is their a floppy directory on the CD's, even though the and release notes refers to it. Rob On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 12:07, Brett D. Estrade wrote: > boot floppies to install from ftp? > > On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:28:04 +0000, "Robert Slade" > <bsd@bathnetworks.com> 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" > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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