From: dersmythe@fastmail.fm
Date: Fri Sep 30 2005 - 04:52:36 EDT
Hi
Apologies. Did not mention that is is Solaris 10 x 86, I just said X86.
Thanks to Richard Skelton for pointing this out.
Derek
dersmythe@fastmail.fm wrote:
> Hi Sun Managers group
>
> I would like to get any advice on getting X86 loaded on an Intel
> SE7520JR2 with the SCSI option.
>
> I am tripping up on devices that are listed in the HCL as being
> supported?.
> Essentially all onboard chips:
> ICH5-R controller
> LSI controller (recognises - no issues)
> ATI Rage XL graphics
> E7520 chipset (Also used on Dell, IBM, HP systems)
> dual Intel 1G network ports
>
> When I start loading, the system reads the DCA from CD, but when I
> must select the boot device, the CD-Rom has disappeared.
>
> OK, so I do what you normally do under these circumstances:
> setprop acpi_user_options '0x2' (no option in bios to disable, so this
> is second best)
>
> At first this looks good, I can see everything.
>
> However, when I now select the CD to boot from for loading, it tells me:
> "Can't open - no hsfs VTOC"
>
> Normally this would indicate that the CD is bad, typical of a self
> made CD from ISO. However this is not the case. The media is the
> official Sun media that I have verified to work on another system by
> loading.
>
> I suspect this requires additional tweaks to the DCA, but based on the
> limited time available I do not have too much time to experiment.
> **
> (I know I will have to load patch 119375 for 73GB disks.)
>
> Any assitance will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Derek
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