FreeBSD 8.2 won't boot under Sparc SunBlade 1000

S

sparkyk

Good morning to all!!

I've tried and tried to get the FreeBSD copy I got to intall on my SunBlade 1000 but it won't even detect the boot code from the DVD Iso and yes, I burned it correctly.

Does anyone have an idea why it won't boot?? Is there some special something to put in when I type "boot cdrom"?

Help!!

SparkyK
 
Are you using the correct version (architecture) of the image?
Is should be named FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-sparc64-*.iso or something like that.
 
Hi, Tingo

Yes, it does say FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-sparc64-dvd1.iso and I double checked it twice!!

I guess I'll try to re-burn it again and see if will work this time.

Sparky - Cross your fingers and mine!!
 
FWIW, today I installed FreeBSD 8.2-release on my Blade 1000 from the disc1 CD image. I used [CMD="ok"]boot cdrom[/CMD] from the OBP, and installed with sysinstall. Everything worked as it should - it was totally uneventful.
@sparkyk: perhaps you could try the CD image (disc1) instead of the DVD image?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top