I've searched through google but I have not found te solution...

I have a sun fire v250 server that I  need to reinstall but when I put
the solaris 10 sparc dvd (original) in the dvd rom and restart the
machine it still boot from the hd. I've tried with stop-a at the bott
and then I've entered "boot cdrom -rs" at eh "{1} ok" prompt but it
say that the cdrom is not bootable (without even accessing it), but
even if I enter "eject cdrom" it say "don't know how to eject cdrom".

So how can I boot from dvd!!!

Gabriele.

nick.vrenna@gmail.com wrote:
> I've searched through google but I have not found te solution...
> 
> I have a sun fire v250 server that I  need to reinstall but when I put
> the solaris 10 sparc dvd (original) in the dvd rom and restart the
> machine it still boot from the hd. I've tried with stop-a at the bott
> and then I've entered "boot cdrom -rs" at eh "{1} ok" prompt but it
> say that the cdrom is not bootable (without even accessing it), but
> even if I enter "eject cdrom" it say "don't know how to eject cdrom".
> 
> So how can I boot from dvd!!!
> 
> Gabriele.

You need to get into the Open Boot PROM screen and turn off "auto-boot?"
If I'm reading my manual correctly you need to do
"setenv auto-boot? false"
Do not enter the quotation marks!

"OpenBoot 3.x Command Reference Manual" Sun P/N 806-1377
"OpenBoot 3.x Quick Reference" Sun P/N 806-2908

The above manuals may have been superseded.  If they are still "in 
print" you should be able to download copies (free) from docs.sun.com or 
purchase printed copies.  If you have a nice FAST laser printer with a 
duplex unit (prints both sides) you can download and print your own. 
Otherwise I'd recommend purchasing the hard copy version!

On 14 Mag, 20:36, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber...@comcast.net> wrote:

> You need to get into the Open Boot PROM screen and turn off "auto-boot?"
no it wasn't that the problem

thanks for the help, but I've resolved the problem.
I was giving stop-a at the beginning of the boot, that's why it
doesn't word (I suppose),
so I wait till the system was up pressed stop-a and then entered boot
cdrom and this worked.

Gabriele

On Thu, 14 May 2009 07:47:30 -0700 (PDT), nick.vrenna@gmail.com wrote:

>I've searched through google but I have not found te solution...
>
>I have a sun fire v250 server that I  need to reinstall but when I put
>the solaris 10 sparc dvd (original) in the dvd rom and restart the
>machine it still boot from the hd. I've tried with stop-a at the bott
>and then I've entered "boot cdrom -rs" at eh "{1} ok" prompt but it
>say that the cdrom is not bootable (without even accessing it), but
>even if I enter "eject cdrom" it say "don't know how to eject cdrom".
>
>So how can I boot from dvd!!!

Can't.
>
>Gabriele.

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nick.vrenna@gmail.com wrote:
> On 14 Mag, 20:36, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> You need to get into the Open Boot PROM screen and turn off "auto-boot?"
> no it wasn't that the problem
> 
> thanks for the help, but I've resolved the problem.
> I was giving stop-a at the beginning of the boot, that's why it
> doesn't word (I suppose),
> so I wait till the system was up pressed stop-a and then entered boot
> cdrom and this worked.
> 
> Gabriele

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