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Date:      Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:20:22 -0400
From:      Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU>
To:        kinux <kinux@hknet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Fail to install 5.3 on Netra t1
Message-ID:  <20040918022021.GA16675@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <007b01c49d23$7faf0810$4c22fea9@winxp>
References:  <00ce01c49bc4$ab07b1c0$4c22fea9@winxp> <20040916135938.GG17484@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> <007b01c49d23$7faf0810$4c22fea9@winxp>

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On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 10:02:05AM +0800, kinux wrote:
> It seems not work, i use the disc2 and miniinst to install, all failure with
> following error.
> 
> Boot device: disk:a File and args: kernel/unix
> 
> ok boot cdrom /boot/kernel/kernel
> Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/ide@e/cdrom@2:f File and args:
> /boot/kernel/kernel
> 
> >> FreeBSD/sparc64 boot block
> Boot path: /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/ide@e/cdrom@2,0:f
> Boot loader: /boot/kernel/kernel
> File /boot/kernel/kernel not found
> Program terminated
> ok
> 

At the boot PROM use the "printenv" command.  I think it will say
that the "boot-file" is "kernel/unix".  Try resetting that so it
doesn't have any name at all.  It should be the miniinst CD you
try to boot with.

-- 
						Ken Smith
- From there to here, from here to      |       kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu
  there, funny things are everywhere.   |
                      - Theodore Geisel |



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