Dear Sun Managers,
My original posting was:
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>From: arvin@rapunzel.unm.edu (Arvin S. Bhullar)
>Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 12:21:06 -0700
>To: sun-managers@eecs.nwu.edu
>Subject: Sol2.3 install problem
>
>Hello Sun managers!
>
>After running newfs on a SPARCstation2, I tried to install
>Solaris 2.3 (8/94). When I came back in the morning, I found
>this message on the console:
>
> Boot device: /sbus/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0 File and args:
> The file just loaded
> does not appear to be executable.
>
>I think this may be because I installed on a non-bootable partition.
>Does anyone know how to make a partition bootable after installing?
>Or is there another problem/solution??
>
>Thanx very much for any assistance, and I'll summarize if possible.
>
>Arvin
>
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Most of the replies to my posting had to do with the "installboot"
command. What I tried (and it worked) was:
From: yves@suntech.abcomp.be (Yves Hardy)
> The problem you encountered under Solaris 2.3 is due to the fact that
>your boot block has been corrupted. To solve your problem you need to reinstall
>the boot block by the procedure shown below :
>
> ok boot cdrom
>
>2. Fill out the sysidtool information:
>
> - terminal type
> - host name <-- this can be anything for this purpose
> - connected to net?(y/n) n
> - subnets?(y/n) n
> - NIS, NIS+, none? none
> - enter time zone
>
>3. At suninstall main menu, choose [d] Abort without installing. This
> will give the # prompt.
>
>4. Install the boot block:
>
> # /usr/sbin/installboot /lib/fs/ufs/bootblk /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0
> (c0t0d0s0 refers to sd0)
>
**Many thanx to:**
Matthias Kurz <mk@baerlap.north.de>
John Rosenberg <jcr@ipl.bwh.harvard.edu>
tkevans@entropy.es.dupont.com (Tim Evans)
Leonard Sitongia <sitongia@zia.hao.ucar.edu>
bspence@sparc5b.devtech.com (Robert L. Spence)
jmarble@cambric.com (Jeff Marble)
Heas <heas@maelstrom.Timeplex.COM>
Tom Orban <orban@advtech.uswest.com>
Greg Price <greg@defcen.gov.au>
yves@suntech.abcomp.be (Yves Hardy)
Brian T. Wightman" <wightman@sol.acs.uwosh.edu>
Arvin
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