Re: Problem Installing on Sparc5
Ok, I am trying to find out how to change the bytes per sector to 512 b/s on My Panasonic CW 7502-B I have searched the net and the panasonic site but cant find any info on how, it doesnt look like its jumpers will do it, Does anyone know how? Thanks, Aaron Eric Delaunay wrote: Hmm, seems your CDROM is not configured for 512 bytes per sector. Is it coming from a PC box ? In this case you could have to change jumper settings to enable 512 b/s instead of 2048. I know that almost Plextor units have ability to do that (mine is a 40TSI). My Yamaha cdwriter can also do it (CDRW4260). Regards. Aaron Daniels wrote: Hi, I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a Sparc5 System. Following the advice of this mailing list I bought the Debian Sparc CD off the cheapbytes.com website, It arrived and I threw it in the machine. At the ok prompt I type boot cdrom and this is what I get, SILO (then it sits for a while then,) Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package Fatal Error: Couldn't open device /[EMAIL PROTECTED],1000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],10001000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],8400/[EMAIL PROTECTED],880/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0:a Program terminated and sometimes it doesnt even get to SILO, Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd014 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd013 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package After this I thought my cdrom was stuffed but them I popped in my solaris CD and typed boot cdrom and it booted fine, Could my CD's be stuffed. I would much prefer to run debian rather than solaris, any idea whats going on? -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone:+612 6621 3215 Fax: +612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Eric Delaunay | S'il n'y a pas de solution, c'est qu'il n'y [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a pas de problème. Devise Shadok. -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone: +612 6621 3215 Fax:+612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
Re: Problem Installing on Sparc5
Aaron Daniels wrote: Ok, I am trying to find out how to change the bytes per sector to 512 b/s on My Panasonic CW 7502-B I have searched the net and the panasonic site but cant find any info on how, it doesnt look like its jumpers will do it, Does anyone know how? Thanks, Aaron I took a look in documentation of my Plextor CDROM. The jumper is called blocksize but not all drives provide it. I guess if you can't find the info, your drive cannot be switched into this mode (this is why I bought a Plextor CDROM for instance). Anyway, this mode is only required by the boot prom to boot off CDROM directly. Linux can cope with standard 2048 bytes/sector when loaded, thefore you can try booting from floppy (rescue+root images) or network (tftpboot image) then continue to install from CDROM. Hope this helps. -- Eric Delaunay | S'il n'y a pas de solution, c'est qu'il n'y [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a pas de problème. Devise Shadok.
Problem Installing on Sparc5
Hi, I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a Sparc5 System. Following the advice of this mailing list I bought the Debian Sparc CD off the cheapbytes.com website, It arrived and I threw it in the machine. At the ok prompt I type boot cdrom and this is what I get, SILO (then it sits for a while then,) Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package Fatal Error: Couldn't open device /[EMAIL PROTECTED],1000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],10001000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],8400/[EMAIL PROTECTED],880/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0:a Program terminated and sometimes it doesnt even get to SILO, Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd014 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd013 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package After this I thought my cdrom was stuffed but them I popped in my solaris CD and typed boot cdrom and it booted fine, Could my CD's be stuffed. I would much prefer to run debian rather than solaris, any idea whats going on? -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone: +612 6621 3215 Fax:+612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
Re: Problem Installing on Sparc5
Hmm, seems your CDROM is not configured for 512 bytes per sector. Is it coming from a PC box ? In this case you could have to change jumper settings to enable 512 b/s instead of 2048. I know that almost Plextor units have ability to do that (mine is a 40TSI). My Yamaha cdwriter can also do it (CDRW4260). Regards. Aaron Daniels wrote: Hi, I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a Sparc5 System. Following the advice of this mailing list I bought the Debian Sparc CD off the cheapbytes.com website, It arrived and I threw it in the machine. At the ok prompt I type boot cdrom and this is what I get, SILO (then it sits for a while then,) Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package Fatal Error: Couldn't open device /[EMAIL PROTECTED],1000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],10001000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],8400/[EMAIL PROTECTED],880/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0:a Program terminated and sometimes it doesnt even get to SILO, Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd014 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd013 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package After this I thought my cdrom was stuffed but them I popped in my solaris CD and typed boot cdrom and it booted fine, Could my CD's be stuffed. I would much prefer to run debian rather than solaris, any idea whats going on? -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone:+612 6621 3215 Fax: +612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Eric Delaunay | S'il n'y a pas de solution, c'est qu'il n'y [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a pas de problème. Devise Shadok.
Re: Problem Installing on Sparc5
Eric, Yeah it is from a PC, the boss took the CD-ROM home but when it comes back ill try it, i'm sure you will all hear from me if I cant get it :) Thanks, Aaron Eric Delaunay wrote: Hmm, seems your CDROM is not configured for 512 bytes per sector. Is it coming from a PC box ? In this case you could have to change jumper settings to enable 512 b/s instead of 2048. I know that almost Plextor units have ability to do that (mine is a 40TSI). My Yamaha cdwriter can also do it (CDRW4260). Regards. Aaron Daniels wrote: Hi, I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a Sparc5 System. Following the advice of this mailing list I bought the Debian Sparc CD off the cheapbytes.com website, It arrived and I threw it in the machine. At the ok prompt I type boot cdrom and this is what I get, SILO (then it sits for a while then,) Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package Fatal Error: Couldn't open device /[EMAIL PROTECTED],1000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],10001000/[EMAIL PROTECTED],8400/[EMAIL PROTECTED],880/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0:a Program terminated and sometimes it doesnt even get to SILO, Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd014 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Memory error during DMA transfer. DMA control register = a400030e, DMA address ffdbd013 Extra scsi data, Fatal error.Can't read disk label. Can't open disk label package After this I thought my cdrom was stuffed but them I popped in my solaris CD and typed boot cdrom and it booted fine, Could my CD's be stuffed. I would much prefer to run debian rather than solaris, any idea whats going on? -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone:+612 6621 3215 Fax: +612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Eric Delaunay | S'il n'y a pas de solution, c'est qu'il n'y [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a pas de problème. Devise Shadok. -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Nornet/Dataheart Phone: +612 6621 3215 Fax:+612 6621 5356 If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
