Help with sparc 5 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Jul 2002

Hi Dan
 I get a 'boot device not ready' message. I'll have to look to
see exactly what the device is but I do remember it does include
the sd@3,0. I guess it is just a bad drive. I'm the only one
to look into it so I don't think it is an issue of the wrong
slot. I'll have to see if there is any F-code diagnostics for
the disk. Some times there is something there that can help
check. It means spending a couple of hours hacking through
the open boot code.
 The disk spins up and makes the bleep-bleep sounds that they
normally do.
Dwight

...
 From: "Dan Wright" &lt;dtwright(a)uiuc.edu&gt;

It should be something like /iommu/sbus/espdma/sd@3,0:a  [1] (that's from memory
so there are some other numbers missing, but it should be close...they aren't
important numbers anyway as there's only 1 iommu, sbus, and espdma in the
system :)  

what's the exact error you're getting as it's trying to boot?

[1] sd@3,0 is the bottom SCA drive slot.  sd@1,0 is the top (I believe).  if
the boot disk is in the top slot try moving it to the bottom.

Dwight K. Elvey said:
  Hi
  I'm not sure if this is old enough. I have a
 sparc 5 that has stopped booting. I'm not sure
 if it is the nvram that has failed or the disk.
 Does anyone know the full name of the normal
 internal disk drive? I'd like to compare it
 with the one it says it is trying to boot from.
 Dwight
  - Dan Wright
(dtwright(a)uiuc.edu)
(http://www.uiuc.edu/~dtwright)

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