The hardware is Ultra-10 with the 333 mhz processor and 512 MB
The openboot version is 3.31 ( latest )
The SCSI controller is the SUN LVD symbios PCI card
The SCSI controller is the only one present.
The SCSI disk is a Seagate 73 GB disk.

At the ok prompt "probe-scsi-all" sees the disk, no problem.

boot -r and/or touch reconfigure reboot leave it un-configured
in devices and /dev.

Booting from CD it is not offered as an installation option. So
the process of reconfiguring STILL doesn't get past the ide boot
disk, even from the cdrom.

Is the only answer to remove the ide hardware, get a SCSI CDROM
and build an all SCSI system? Or perhaps I just scrap the system
and buy a cheap intel box and install Red-Hat? I am a long-time
user and admin for these boxes, but this is ridiculous.

respectfully
BJ

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:41:29 -0700, BJ Chippindale wrote:

> boot -r and/or touch reconfigure reboot leave it un-configured
> in devices and /dev.

What happens if

# devfsadm

In article <3F21B219.5020906@jpl.nasa.gov>,
BJ Chippindale <Bruce.J.Chippindale@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>The hardware is Ultra-10 with the 333 mhz processor and 512 MB
>The openboot version is 3.31 ( latest )
>The SCSI controller is the SUN LVD symbios PCI card
>The SCSI controller is the only one present.
>The SCSI disk is a Seagate 73 GB disk.
>
>At the ok prompt "probe-scsi-all" sees the disk, no problem.
>
>boot -r and/or touch reconfigure reboot leave it un-configured
>in devices and /dev.

You need to download the device-driver from sun.
Its not on Solaris 8/9 CDs unfortuntely.
It may be included in Solaris 9 4/03 (or later) and Solaris 8 12/02 (or
later).

/wfr
Fredrik

>respectfully
>BJ
>


--
Fredrik Lundholm
dol @ ce.chalmers.se

BJ Chippindale <Bruce.NOSPAM.chipLEASEpindale@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote in message news:<3F21B219.5020906@jpl.nasa.gov>...
> The hardware is Ultra-10 with the 333 mhz processor and 512 MB
> The openboot version is 3.31 ( latest )
> The SCSI controller is the SUN LVD symbios PCI card
> The SCSI controller is the only one present.
> The SCSI disk is a Seagate 73 GB disk.
>
> At the ok prompt "probe-scsi-all" sees the disk, no problem.
>
> boot -r and/or touch reconfigure reboot leave it un-configured
> in devices and /dev.
>
> Booting from CD it is not offered as an installation option. So
> the process of reconfiguring STILL doesn't get past the ide boot
> disk, even from the cdrom.
>
> Is the only answer to remove the ide hardware, get a SCSI CDROM
> and build an all SCSI system? Or perhaps I just scrap the system
> and buy a cheap intel box and install Red-Hat? I am a long-time
> user and admin for these boxes, but this is ridiculous.
>
> respectfully
> BJ

can you boot it single user and run format to format the disk? Do you
use jumpstart?

Sharona

Do you have any idea where they hide these things? I have
searched sunsolve for all manner of drivers and found no
references to this sort of update for 2.9, there's a 2.8
patch 108974 which is sort of related, but I don't think
I want to try to force it on a 2.9 box...

respectfully
BJ

Fredrik Lundholm wrote:
> In article <3F21B219.5020906@jpl.nasa.gov>,
> BJ Chippindale <Bruce.J.Chippindale@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>
>>The hardware is Ultra-10 with the 333 mhz processor and 512 MB
>>The openboot version is 3.31 ( latest )
>>The SCSI controller is the SUN LVD symbios PCI card
>>The SCSI controller is the only one present.
>>The SCSI disk is a Seagate 73 GB disk.
>>
>>At the ok prompt "probe-scsi-all" sees the disk, no problem.
>>
>>boot -r and/or touch reconfigure reboot leave it un-configured
>>in devices and /dev.
>
>
> You need to download the device-driver from sun.
> Its not on Solaris 8/9 CDs unfortuntely.
> It may be included in Solaris 9 4/03 (or later) and Solaris 8 12/02 (or
> later).
>
> /wfr
> Fredrik
>
>
>>respectfully
>>BJ
>>
>
>
>

In article <3F256572.406@jpl.nasa.gov>,
BJ Chippindale <Bruce.J.Chippindale@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>Do you have any idea where they hide these things? I have
>searched sunsolve for all manner of drivers and found no

Drivers can be found at:
http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/...nsactionId=Try

as linked from:
http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/allproducts.html

The driver update patch for Solaris 9 is:
112706-02

/wfr
Fredrik



>references to this sort of update for 2.9, there's a 2.8
>patch 108974 which is sort of related, but I don't think
>I want to try to force it on a 2.9 box...
>
>respectfully
>BJ
>
>Fredrik Lundholm wrote:
>> In article <3F21B219.5020906@jpl.nasa.gov>,
>> BJ Chippindale <Bruce.J.Chippindale@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>>
>>>The hardware is Ultra-10 with the 333 mhz processor and 512 MB
>>>The openboot version is 3.31 ( latest )
>>>The SCSI controller is the SUN LVD symbios PCI card
>>>The SCSI controller is the only one present.
>>>The SCSI disk is a Seagate 73 GB disk.
>>>
>>>At the ok prompt "probe-scsi-all" sees the disk, no problem.
>>>
>>>boot -r and/or touch reconfigure reboot leave it un-configured
>>>in devices and /dev.
>>
>>
>> You need to download the device-driver from sun.
>> Its not on Solaris 8/9 CDs unfortuntely.
>> It may be included in Solaris 9 4/03 (or later) and Solaris 8 12/02 (or
>> later).
>>
>> /wfr
>> Fredrik
>>
>>
>>>respectfully
>>>BJ
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>


--
Fredrik Lundholm
dol @ ce.chalmers.se

Thanks - Installed it. It still doesn't work but
at least I FOUND it :-). I suspect that there is a different
driver needed to match the specific card, but I haven't
managed to tickle it out. The bizarre thing is that the
system sees tape drives just fine, and the card and bios
see the disk just fine. I am wondering if there is a driver
for the disk itself somewhere. This isn't supposed to be so
bloody difficult...

respectfully
BJ



Fredrik Lundholm wrote:
> In article <3F256572.406@jpl.nasa.gov>,
> BJ Chippindale <Bruce.J.Chippindale@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>
>>Do you have any idea where they hide these things? I have
>>searched sunsolve for all manner of drivers and found no
>
>
> Drivers can be found at:
> http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/...nsactionId=Try
>
> as linked from:
> http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/allproducts.html
>
> The driver update patch for Solaris 9 is:
> 112706-02
>
> /wfr
> Fredrik
>
>
>
>
>>references to this sort of update for 2.9, there's a 2.8
>>patch 108974 which is sort of related, but I don't think
>>I want to try to force it on a 2.9 box...
>>
>>respectfully
>>BJ
>>
>>Fredrik Lundholm wrote:
>>
>>>In article <3F21B219.5020906@jpl.nasa.gov>,
>>>BJ Chippindale <Bruce.J.Chippindale@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>The hardware is Ultra-10 with the 333 mhz processor and 512 MB
>>>>The openboot version is 3.31 ( latest )
>>>>The SCSI controller is the SUN LVD symbios PCI card
>>>>The SCSI controller is the only one present.
>>>>The SCSI disk is a Seagate 73 GB disk.
>>>>
>>>>At the ok prompt "probe-scsi-all" sees the disk, no problem.
>>>>
>>>>boot -r and/or touch reconfigure reboot leave it un-configured
>>>>in devices and /dev.
>>>
>>>
>>>You need to download the device-driver from sun.
>>>Its not on Solaris 8/9 CDs unfortuntely.
>>>It may be included in Solaris 9 4/03 (or later) and Solaris 8 12/02 (or
>>>later).
>>>
>>>/wfr
>>>Fredrik
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>respectfully
>>>>BJ
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>