Re: Sparc 2 / Sol 7

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 00:00

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davidwhipple@yahoo.com writes:

>Hey all,

>I have a Sparc 2 (32MB, 2GB) that loads the OS from the CD-ROM ok, but
>after the entire setup, the machine reboots as it should, but hangs,
>trying to boot from the local disk...

Where in the boot sequence does it hang? The point at which the machine
stops tends to determine what the problem might be.

>Is there something I should have done different for the machine?  (I was
>told there is a jumper I should change on the motherboard?)

No, there aren't any jumpers. Make sure your SCSI bus is correctly
terminated though - that's often a cause of SCSI bus lockups and related
errors.

Regards,

Craig.
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