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Article #2955Re: Sparcstation 1
From: Craig Dewick as SRK
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 00:00
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In <3656460b.11006031@news.videotron.ca> luds@step.polymtl.ca (Ludwig Gamache) writes:
> Is it true that a sparcstation 1 won't boot from a CD-Rom? If
>true, what can I do to install Solaris without booting from the
>CD-Rom. It's a standalone machine. Thanks.
It's not true. Sparc 1's can boot from a CD-ROM, but if the bootROM is an
early revision, you will not find a 'cdrom' option for the 'boot' command
you use via the 'ok' OpenBoot prompt.
With the absence of the 'cdrom' option, you can make it boot from CD-ROM by
typing 'b sd(0,6,2) at the '>' monitor prompt. I think 'boot sd(0,6,2)' will
work at the 'ok' prompt as well.
Regards,
Craig.
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