get down to the ok prompt

Post #6,587 by boxley 8/24/01 10:02:06 AM Reply	get down to the ok prompt boot -s this should get you to a root prompt without loading the network drivers. Exactly which part of the network boot is failing, eg you could be hanging on nfs and ip would still be up. Can you ping the sparc, if so try telneting in. If you post where it hangs it would be helpful. I have not seen a non-bootable cd on a sparc, which make and model is it and how did you upgrade? thanx, bill Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves. Chuck Palahniuk
Post #6,593 by slugbug 8/24/01 10:39:51 AM Reply	Re: get down to the ok prompt Bill, Cannot even get to a place where I can 'boot -s'. I have a bit of work to do early today, but hope to try working on it again towards evening. It is an Ultra 10 and I booted it previously (Solaris 7) and then did 'boot cdrom' to fire off the Solaris 8 upgrade. I've noted some references to firmware upgrades that are needed for older Sparc boxes. Maybe that is part of the problem?? Not sure. I did try unplugging the network cable just to see what would happen on boot. The system recognizes that the network cable is unplugged and it notes when I plugged the cable back in. Let me try 'ping' and 'telnet' and see what else I can find out. Thanks, Maggie
Post #6,615 by boxley 8/24/01 12:54:51 PM Reply	to get to the ok prompt press the stop and the "a" button at the same time or if using an ascii terminal send a BREAK to the com port. last resort of all last resorts plug a device into comm A then cycle the power on the device you plugged into the port, it will bang down to an ok prompt. It is a good sign that the nic card is recognised, prolly something simple. thanx, bill Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves. Chuck Palahniuk
Post #6,619 by slugbug 8/24/01 1:26:01 PM Reply	Re: to get to the ok prompt ah, yes, now I remember.....'stop' and 'a'.......brain must be fading :) will give it a go after checking in some bug fixes I'm working on right now for work. thanks for the help! -maggie

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