From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 4 14:40:06 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C69791065670 for ; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:40:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lmiller@aai.textron.com) Received: from mail203.messagelabs.com (mail203.messagelabs.com [216.82.254.243]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8CB848FC0A for ; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:40:06 +0000 (UTC) X-Env-Sender: lmiller@aai.textron.com X-Msg-Ref: server-10.tower-203.messagelabs.com!1325687977!89001674!1 X-Originating-IP: [20.132.68.17] X-StarScan-Version: 6.4.3; banners=-,-,- X-VirusChecked: Checked Received: (qmail 26827 invoked from network); 4 Jan 2012 14:39:38 -0000 Received: from srv4.textron.com (HELO TXAINFNWH007.ENT.Textron.com) (20.132.68.17) by server-10.tower-203.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 4 Jan 2012 14:39:38 -0000 Received: from (unknown [10.244.250.24]) by TXAINFNWH007.ENT.Textron.com with smtp id 37db_870b_8518c612_36de_11e1_a621_0019b9f33116; Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:15:13 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by txaappnwh055.ent.textron.com (postfix) with ESMTP id 587D71B90760; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:40:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from TXAMASNWH025.ent.textron.com (txamasnwh025.ent.textron.com [10.244.221.25]) by txaappnwh055.ent.textron.com (postfix) with ESMTP; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:40:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from TXAMASNWH024.ent.textron.com ([169.254.7.59]) by TXAMASNWH025.ent.textron.com ([169.254.3.28]) with mapi id 14.01.0289.001; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:40:01 -0500 From: "Miller, Leonard" To: James Edwards , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Thread-Topic: 8.2 fails to boot after install on Sun Thread-Index: AczKVuN2Ao/7PrzkTkefPSsT0f6w0AAaY+cAAAuRO7A= Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:40:00 +0000 Message-ID: <06B408A5F5046342A06A8084367540550D4611@TXAMASNWH024.ent.textron.com> References: <06B408A5F5046342A06A8084367540550D4412@TXAMASNWH024.ent.textron.com> <267e5d8678b3f0bbf68cb516bcb63882.squirrel@webmail.bsdftw.org> In-Reply-To: <267e5d8678b3f0bbf68cb516bcb63882.squirrel@webmail.bsdftw.org> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.244.221.230] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: Subject: RE: 8.2 fails to boot after install on Sun X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:40:06 -0000 Thanks for responding. Auto-boot is set to true and the boot device is set to disk. When it boots= , this is displayed: FreeBSD/Sparc64 boot block boot path: /pci@8,600000/SUNW/glc@4/fp@0,0/disk@w21000004cf2fa3a3,0:a boot loader: /boot/loader file /boot/loader not found Program terminated Printenv shows boot-device is set to disk. Thanks, Leonard -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@f= reebsd.org] On Behalf Of James Edwards Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:09 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 8.2 fails to boot after install on Sun On Tue, January 3, 2012 15:33, Miller, Leonard wrote: > Hi, > I have tried installing 8.2 Sparc on a Sun system multiple times, using > different options, and each time I do, it takes me back to the initial > options screen, where I have to exit the install, forcing it to halt. I > am never prompted to install a boot manager or anything else. I always > get through the install process, installing packages, adding users, > network settings, etc. > Your install experience sounds normal and successful. When you are finished and exit the installer, it should take you to the openboot prompt. All you *should* need to do is type in 'boot', the system will reboot and boot to disk. You don't need to worry about a boot manager as multibooting isn't supported on this platform. > When I power cycle the machine and change the boot settings back to > defaults, it fails to boot. > If it fails to boot, I'm assuming it is stopping at the OpenBoot prompt?=20 Can you elaborate further? What happens when you type 'boot disk' at the openboot prompt? If it boots, auto-boot may not be set correctly, which can be rectified by 'setenv auto-boot? true' at the openboot prompt. If that does not work, what is the output of 'printenv' - specifically what is 'boot-device' set to? Also, some further reading on installing FreeBSD on sparc64: http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php/Sparc_-_Installing_FreeBSD -and for more detail- http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php/Installation_on_Ultra_5 Hope this helps, James _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= "