Steve Dunham [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'd recommend trying tftp booting first. There are some instructions
at:
http://www.cse.msu.edu/~dunham/debian/sparc/install.html
FYI, I've just done a quick review of this material, and there's
really not anything there which is not in the official
First, thanks much! to all who offered suggestions for me and my ELC.
Here is a status report:
1. I tried once again to boot from CD-ROM, only this time using a proper
Sun CD-ROM drive. Same error ('Data Access Exception'). Oh well.
2. I found the diskless workstation install instructions on the
Christopher Reid Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Steve Dunham wrote:
[snip death on loading the initrd from CD)
Should be fine if it loaded the kernel without problem. (It hasn't
actually started the kernel, has it?)
This is what I get:
1. Welcome message and boot prompt
2.
Christopher Reid Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I try to boot my SPARCstation ELC with the first CD, it gets as
far as initializing the RAM disk, at which point it fails with a
'Data Access Exception', and I get put back to the PROM prompt.
i have the same error on my sun ipc and
Steve Dunham wrote:
Christopher Reid Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If all else fails you could try booting from the network and then use the
CD.
But it would still need to load the RAM disk image from the CD-ROM, and
that's what fails. Ultimately, this will be a net-booting machine
On 24 Apr 1999, Maciej Matysiak wrote:
Christopher Reid Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I try to boot my SPARCstation ELC with the first CD, it gets as
far as initializing the RAM disk, at which point it fails with a
'Data Access Exception', and I get put back to the PROM
Hello. I hope this is the correct list for this question, and that it is
not a FAQ. If it is, please point me to the proper spot in the archives.
I have 2.1 SPARC binary distribution CDs, made by downloading the CD
images and then burning them onto CD. I'm fairly certain this was done
properly.
Steve Dunham wrote:
[snip death on loading the initrd from CD)
Should be fine if it loaded the kernel without problem. (It hasn't
actually started the kernel, has it?)
This is what I get:
1. Welcome message and boot prompt
2. Loading kernel... [spinning cursor]
3. Loading initial RAM disk...
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