Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:40:00 +0000 From: "Miller, Leonard" <lmiller@aai.textron.com> To: James Edwards <jedwards@bsdftw.org>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: 8.2 fails to boot after install on Sun Message-ID: <06B408A5F5046342A06A8084367540550D4611@TXAMASNWH024.ent.textron.com> In-Reply-To: <267e5d8678b3f0bbf68cb516bcb63882.squirrel@webmail.bsdftw.org> References: <06B408A5F5046342A06A8084367540550D4412@TXAMASNWH024.ent.textron.com> <267e5d8678b3f0bbf68cb516bcb63882.squirrel@webmail.bsdftw.org>
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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= "
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