From: Ben De Mora (Ben.Demora@Sun.COM)
Date: Wed Aug 04 2004 - 04:03:29 EDT
Hello!
OK - thanks to the overwhelming response I got from everyone - I was
amazed! I have managed to sort the problem now - I have removed one of
the hard disks which apparently seems to be faulty (as far as the SPARC
machine thinks, anyway... I have tested the hard disk on an intel
machine running linux and it came back fine without any problems, so I'm
gonna just use it there instead...!) and that was what was causing my
CPU to panic on boot. System is now fully up and working, and running
Solaris 9. Superb stuff!
Ben de Mora
Ken Rossman wrote:
> You should have the complete text of that error in /var/adm/messages.
> You can
> get to that file by booting single-user off a CDROM, and fsck-ing the
> root slice,
> then mounting it on, say, /mnt... that might give you some more clues.
>
> KR
>
> On Aug 3, 2004, at 4:56 AM, Ben de Mora wrote:
>
>> Hi Gurus,
>>
>> I have an Ultra 10 at home that I am getting a CPU panic on boot. the
>> spec is as follows:
>>
>> 440MHz UltraSPARC IIi CPU
>> 512MB 50ns memory kit ( 2 x 256MB)
>> 2 x 9.1GB Seagate hard disks
>> CDROM (standard one that comes with U10s)
>> OBP version 3.19
>>
>> I am trying to install Solaris 9 04/04 on it. Everything goes fine - it
>> boots from CDROM at the beginning from the OBP, sets things up, then the
>> system reboots from the hard disk after the install CDROM has finished
>> copying the mini-root over, then the first and second software disks
>> install absolutely fine, then the system wants to reboot at the end of
>> the second software disk installation...
>>
>> and the system flashes up a big error message immediately after the OBP
>> and then reboots and continues to cycle through - error message -
>> reboot...
>>
>> The error message is not on the screen long enough to copy down all of
>> the information (looks like the contents of a register or something - a
>> lot of hex code, etc) but I can make out the words "CPU Panic - lost
>> thread" or something.
>>
>> I've tried using a different CPU (a 333MHz) and I get exactly the same
>> results.
>>
>> I've tried using different memory (a 128MB kit = 2 x 64MB sticks) and
>> got exactly the same results.
>>
>> I have removed all the PCI cards from the machine (there was a QFE card
>> and a PGX Framebuffer card installed) and I get exactly the same
>> results.
>>
>> I have also tried this with different hard disks (a pair of 15GB hard
>> disks) and I get exactly the same results.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this, and how I would go
>> about fixing this problem? I kind of need this machine to work! :)
>>
>> Ben
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