Re: Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-17 Thread Theo de Raadt
>Huh? CDROMs are just about the only devices out there that don't use 512. By >default CDROMs use 2048 as the sector size. I can't say this for sure about >these machines but I would be very surprised to see something like this. > >Is this a sun thing? No. Almost all early Unix cdrom drives di

Re: Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-17 Thread Marco Peereboom
Huh? CDROMs are just about the only devices out there that don't use 512. By default CDROMs use 2048 as the sector size. I can't say this for sure about these machines but I would be very surprised to see something like this. Is this a sun thing? On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 11:54:51PM +, Sevan

Re: Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-16 Thread Nick Holland
Sevan / Venture37 wrote: > check the jumper settings on the CDROM, you need it set to 512byte sectors, > other wise it wont work, if there are no jumper settings for it on the drive > then its not compatible with your system. While this is true on sparc systems, I don't believe it is true on spa

Re: Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-16 Thread Sevan / Venture37
also at the obp prompt run .version OpenBSD needs a minimum of the following version OBP_3.27.0,POST_1.1.1,OBDIAG_2.2 if your levels are below those you'll need to update the firmware http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/advsearch.do?collection=PATCH&type=collections&queryKey5=105930&toDocument=yes

Re: Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-16 Thread Sevan / Venture37
check the jumper settings on the CDROM, you need it set to 512byte sectors, other wise it wont work, if there are no jumper settings for it on the drive then its not compatible with your system. Sevan

Re: Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-16 Thread nothingness
>>Josh wrote: >> >> >>>Hello... >>> >>>Im trying to install openbsd 3.8 onto a sun ultra 30. The box has a scsi >>>cdrom and a scsi hdd, and no floppy drive. I am using a cdrom burned >>>with the small cd38.iso image to try and install with. >>> >>>When I boot the cdrom, it says: >>> >>>ok boot

Re: Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-16 Thread J.C. Roberts
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:34:37 -0500, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Josh wrote: >> Hello... >> >> Im trying to install openbsd 3.8 onto a sun ultra 30. The box has a scsi >> cdrom and a scsi hdd, and no floppy drive. I am using a cdrom burned >> with the small cd38.iso image to try and i

Re: Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-15 Thread Nick Holland
Josh wrote: > Hello... > > Im trying to install openbsd 3.8 onto a sun ultra 30. The box has a scsi > cdrom and a scsi hdd, and no floppy drive. I am using a cdrom burned > with the small cd38.iso image to try and install with. > > When I boot the cdrom, it says: > > ok boot cdrom > Boot device:

Openbsd 3.8, sun ultra 30, install problems

2006-01-15 Thread Josh
Hello... Im trying to install openbsd 3.8 onto a sun ultra 30. The box has a scsi cdrom and a scsi hdd, and no floppy drive. I am using a cdrom burned with the small cd38.iso image to try and install with. When I boot the cdrom, it says: ok boot cdrom Boot device: /pci/@1f,4000/[EMAIL PROTECTED]