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Hi all,
I'm trying to use a sparc ultra 5 (ide interface) but I'm not able to
start it from the
cdrom.
I've read a lot of related stuff on the net, but unfortunately nothing
worked for me.
Can anyone help me please ?

thanks in advance
Alberto

Hereafter some infomation usefull to detect where the problem is

reset-all
ok

ok probe-ide
Device 0 ( Primary Master )
ATA Model: ST34342A

Device 1 ( Primary Slave )
ATA Model: QUANTUM FIREBALLP AS20.5

Device 2 ( Secondary Master )
Removable ATAPI Model: CRD-8240B

Device 3 ( Secondary Slave )
Removable ATAPI Model: yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

ok devalias cdrom
cdrom /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f

These are the settings.
Obvioulsy something is wrong with the device 3 (secondary slave which
is empty)
but I cant't figure out how to fix it.

When I put a disk in the cdrom driver I got the following message:
the first time I get:
ok boot cdrom
Boot devices: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
Can't read disk label.
Cant'open disk label package

ok

The if I use the same command again I get:
ok boot cdrom
Boot devices: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
Can't open boot device

ok

cato wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm trying to use a sparc ultra 5 (ide interface) but I'm not able to
> start it from the
> cdrom.
> I've read a lot of related stuff on the net, but unfortunately nothing
> worked for me.
> Can anyone help me please ?
>
> thanks in advance
> Alberto
>
> Hereafter some infomation usefull to detect where the problem is
>
> reset-all
> ok
>
> ok probe-ide
> Device 0 ( Primary Master )
> ATA Model: ST34342A
>
> Device 1 ( Primary Slave )
> ATA Model: QUANTUM FIREBALLP AS20.5
>
> Device 2 ( Secondary Master )
> Removable ATAPI Model: CRD-8240B
>
> Device 3 ( Secondary Slave )
> Removable ATAPI Model: yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
>
> ok devalias cdrom
> cdrom /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
>
> These are the settings.
> Obvioulsy something is wrong with the device 3 (secondary slave which
> is empty)
> but I cant't figure out how to fix it.
>
> When I put a disk in the cdrom driver I got the following message:
> the first time I get:
> ok boot cdrom
> Boot devices: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
> Can't read disk label.
> Cant'open disk label package
>
> ok
>
> The if I use the same command again I get:
> ok boot cdrom
> Boot devices: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
> Can't open boot device
>
> ok

At first I would say you have either a broken CDRM reader or a bad CD?
is the cdrom the original or a copy ?
Are you sure to use the correct CD ? sometime I also get confused about
the cd to use and if not bootable, it gives error I don't remember.
can you replace the cdrom reader ?
CU
Zoot

Hello zoot, thanks for your answer.
I tryed more than one cd; in particular: 2 cdrom original from sun
(solaris 2.5.1)
1 cd rom with solaris 8 (the one I used to install the system long time
ago).
I also tryed to replace the cdrom reader but I was not able to make it
work
Do not rememeber the error, but it was diffrent from "Cant' open boot
device" and
searching the net resulted in some incompatibility stuff of the reader.
I'm also searching for a new original solaris 7 we should have here in
the office
but still can't find
thanks again.


zoot ha scritto:

> cato wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm trying to use a sparc ultra 5 (ide interface) but I'm not able to
> > start it from the
> > cdrom.
> > I've read a lot of related stuff on the net, but unfortunately nothing
> > worked for me.
> > Can anyone help me please ?
> >
> > thanks in advance
> > Alberto
> >
> > Hereafter some infomation usefull to detect where the problem is
> >
> > reset-all
> > ok
> >
> > ok probe-ide
> > Device 0 ( Primary Master )
> > ATA Model: ST34342A
> >
> > Device 1 ( Primary Slave )
> > ATA Model: QUANTUM FIREBALLP AS20.5
> >
> > Device 2 ( Secondary Master )
> > Removable ATAPI Model: CRD-8240B
> >
> > Device 3 ( Secondary Slave )
> > Removable ATAPI Model: yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
> >
> > ok devalias cdrom
> > cdrom /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
> >
> > These are the settings.
> > Obvioulsy something is wrong with the device 3 (secondary slave which
> > is empty)
> > but I cant't figure out how to fix it.
> >
> > When I put a disk in the cdrom driver I got the following message:
> > the first time I get:
> > ok boot cdrom
> > Boot devices: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
> > Can't read disk label.
> > Cant'open disk label package
> >
> > ok
> >
> > The if I use the same command again I get:
> > ok boot cdrom
> > Boot devices: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f
> > Can't open boot device
> >
> > ok
>
> At first I would say you have either a broken CDRM reader or a bad CD?
> is the cdrom the original or a copy ?
> Are you sure to use the correct CD ? sometime I also get confused about
> the cd to use and if not bootable, it gives error I don't remember.
> can you replace the cdrom reader ?
> CU
> Zoot

cato wrote:
> Hello zoot, thanks for your answer.
> I tryed more than one cd; in particular: 2 cdrom original from sun
> (solaris 2.5.1)
> 1 cd rom with solaris 8 (the one I used to install the system long time
> ago).
> I also tryed to replace the cdrom reader but I was not able to make it
> work
> Do not rememeber the error, but it was diffrent from "Cant' open boot
> device" and
> searching the net resulted in some incompatibility stuff of the reader.
> I'm also searching for a new original solaris 7 we should have here in
> the office
> but still can't find
> thanks again.
>
please don't top post.

The last time I had a problem like this, I found that the ribbon cable
connector was not completely inserted in the socket on the mother board.

Check both ends of the cable. If that doesn't help, try a new cable.
Or test your drive and cable in another machine.

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:

> please don't top post.

Why not? It saves scrolling down the same guff repeatedly!

L$s Hayward wrote:

>
>
> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>
>> please don't top post.
>
>
> Why not? It saves scrolling down the same guff repeatedly!
>

It's net custom! It allows the reader to see comments in the order that
they were written.

It is also net custom to trim the quoted material but leave enough for
the reader to get the context.