booting over net to single usermode was recently logged as an RFE: http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=10879 Bug 10879 - Support for net booting machines...
Jon Aimone stated: > Hi, > > Try the instructions for SPARC systems here: > > http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-2271/ggpco?l=en&a=view > > When the rpool itself was hosed, I've created a custom, and flawed > manifest specific to my system in AI and booted from the net. Since the > manifest was flawed (nonexistent disk), AI failed, but left me with a > perfectly working system on which I could mount various zfs' and poke > around. > > Bob Doolittle spake thusly, on or about 09/14/09 09:11: >> Sorry, I sent this to the wrong alias initially... >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Getting access to a SPARC box which is refusing logins >> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:59:58 -0400 >> From: Bob Doolittle <Robert.Doolittle at Sun.COM> >> To: caiman-install at opensolaris.org >> >> >> >> Hi folks, >> >>> From time to time in my development testing a situation will arise >> where logins are screwed up (I had such a situation this weekend after >> simply doing a "beadm create/activate" but finally discovered that the >> root password had somehow reverted and I was able to log in). With an >> x86 machine I can always resort to LiveCD and mount the root partition >> to trouble-shoot. But what about SPARC? Can an AI server be utilized >> to do this somehow (without, of course, reinstalling the OS)? I'm >> particularly talking about headless, serial-console SPARC machines (is >> there a LiveCD for SPARC machines with graphics consoles?). >> >> Alternatively, without GRUB can one boot an alternate BE? Can they be >> listed/selected from OBP somehow? >> >> Thanks, >> Bob >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caiman-discuss mailing list >> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss > > -- > ~~~\0/~~~~ > Cheers, > Jon. > {-%] > ======== > If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've > always gotten. > - Anon. > -------- > When someone asks you, "Penny for your thoughts," and you put your two cents > in, what happens to the other penny? > - G. Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008) > < ============================================================================ < Jon Aimone Internet: jon.aimone at sun.com < Member of Technical Staff Work: (650)786-8210 < Sun Microsystems, Inc.;Storage Syste < MPK12-126 < 12 Network Circle < Menlo Park < CA < 94025 < US < < Additional information: < < Last Name: Aimone < First Name: Jon < ============================================================================ < _______________________________________________ < caiman-discuss mailing list < caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org < http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss -- Sean. .
