From: Gustavo A. Lozano (glozano@noldata.com)
Date: Tue Nov 25 2003 - 08:28:16 EST
When booting from a Solaris Installation Disk you can get a shell if
using the ttya port (vt100 console) using the command "boot -s cdrom"
from the "ok" prompt.
Below a screenshoot of the procedure:
Welcome to minicom 2.00.0
OPTIONS: History Buffer, F-key Macros, Search History Buffer, I18n
Compiled on Feb 24 2002, 14:58:54.
Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys
ok boot -s cdrom
Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f File and args: -s
cdrom
SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic_112233-07 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Configuring /dev and /devices
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Skipping interface hme0
/
INIT: SINGLE USER MODE
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Thanks to:
Every one pointed the same answer and made me remember I used to do the
same a long time ago (may be getting older? :) )
Fishwick, Chris <chris.fishwick@technologyservicesgroup.com.au>
Paul Theodoropoulos <paul@anastrophe.com>
Sandwich Maker <adh@an.bradford.ma.us>
Russell_C_Page@national.com.au
minoti.koul@wipro.com
Hichael Morton <mh1272@yahoo.com>
petri kallberg
<petri.kallberg@Sun.COM>
Casper Dik <casper@holland.sun.com>
Robert Helmer <robert@roberthelmer.com>
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