From: SMTP%"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 8-JUL-1998 23:32:40.49 To: TAYLOR CC: Subj: Re: Getting Started with SUNny
Resent-Date: 9 Jul 1998 03:32:37 -0000 Resent-Cc: recipient.list.not.shown:;@eagle.prusec.com X-Envelope-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 21:30:06 -0500 (CDT) From: Kysh Dragon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Getting Started with SUNny In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Resent-Message-Id: <"27d14.A.-IH.VnDp1"@murphy> Resent-From: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org X-Mailing-List: <debian-sparc@lists.debian.org> archive/latest/308 X-Loop: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To add insult to injury...being all on 1 105 MB drive (some of which >> is swap space)....there are NO MAN PAGES and no other docs. >> It is just me and my broken system. > >I believe manpages are an extra purchase when buying SunOS. > I don't recall manpages being an extra cost item. When I had 2 105mb harddrives I did not install manpages, because it took up to much space. > > >> ok...soo... >> from unsmae -a I get: >> SunOS medusa 4.1.3_U1 1 SUN4C >> >> It has 24 MB of ram...now onto the problems... >> I type fdformat >> it asks me to put a floppy in the drive...I do... >> then it complains...errors... says something is wrong >> if I halt the system and issue eject the disk ejects. > To format the new drive, if I remember it correctly (it been a while since I have used SunOS 4.1.3_u), the command is format /dev/sdb. This should allow you to partition and format the drive. > >Ok, well, that could be several things. > >> from the boot prom (same place that I eject the floppy) I can >> probe-scsi and see both the boot drive and my new 1 gig (boot drive >> is ID 3...new drive is ID 6) >> >> Back in SunOS I type format...it says "searching for disks" >> then comes up with only 1 disk...which is the one that was booted off from. > >Try stop-a then probe-scsi (I _THINK_.. It's been a while) and see what it >says. > >> WHat do I need to do to use this disk? I was told i needed to partition it >> what do I use to do that? > >SunOS/Solaris is fun. > >> any ideas apreciated...im really new to Suns...I wanna get thi sup so badly >> >> -Steve > >Not too hard. :> I wish I had a sparc. > >-Kysh > >-- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]