installing new os

by Jim Master » Thu, 07 Jun 2001 08:51:05

I have a SPARCstation and I need to use a floppy disc to install a sparc
linux distro. the problem I am running into is that I cant get the floppy
recognized on boot up. I do have a nic in the machine and have a dhcp server
on my network. I need to know how I can go about getting Solaris to find my
dhcp server so I can use it on my network or how I can get the floppy to be
recognized so I can install a new OS.

Any help would be great.

Thanks,
Jim

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Fair warning first. I am a Sun newbie, and this is my first Sun box to
play with...

Here's what I need to do. I have a Sun SparcStation 5, and I want to
load Solaris 7 on it. It currently does not have a CD-ROM drive, this I
am working on. I am using a null modem connection to serial A, using
TeraTerm Pro. When the system boots up, it eventually gets to a "gsd1%"
prompt. Often it will also display many lines of random ASCII
characters. It also reports SunOS Release 4.1.3_U1

Here's my big question. If I put in either a Solaris 7 Sparc version
install CD, or a Sun Configuration Assistant floppy, will it boot from
that? If I try to key in "boot [whatever]" at the above prompt, I get
access denied. I had thought that based on the description in the eBay
auction I got the SparcStation from, it would have a blank hard drive,
this does not seem to be the case.

As you can tell, I am not familiar with how these machines operate, but
am looking to learn.

Thank you,
Jason A.
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