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missing partition boot record when installing Solarisx86

missing partition boot record when installing Solarisx86

Post by J.Halber » Fri, 11 Sep 1998 04:00:00



Hi all,

I'm trying to install Solaris x86 on a older 486 system with Adaptec 1542B
controller. The install goes fine, no conflicts, etc, but when the machine
is
rebooted, I get the message

"missing partition boot record"

and the OS doesn't load. Any ideas?

I checked the disk, and the solaris partition is the active partition, etc.
There is a small DOS partition in front, but this behavior was the
same whether or not it existed. (I tried twice with same effect.)

TIA,
James Halbert

 
 
 
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missing partition boot record when installing Solarisx86

Post by Arran Pric » Tue, 15 Sep 1998 04:00:00



> Hi all,

> I'm trying to install Solaris x86 on a older 486 system with Adaptec 1542B
> controller. The install goes fine, no conflicts, etc, but when the machine
> is
> rebooted, I get the message

> "missing partition boot record"

> and the OS doesn't load. Any ideas?

> I checked the disk, and the solaris partition is the active partition, etc.
> There is a small DOS partition in front, but this behavior was the
> same whether or not it existed. (I tried twice with same effect.)

> TIA,
> James Halbert

try installboot/ installblk?
I think thats the command.
man installboot has a cut'n'paste'able example.

Hope that helps
Arran
My opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

 
 
 
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1. Solaris X86 install - "Missing partition boot record"

:POSSIBLE TROUBLE: from Installation Notes #1158936
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++======
This disk has several bad blocks found. Why doesn't the fdisk and format
find these during the install and map them out?

I'd like to low-level format it or at least run format and map the bad
blocks out. I don't know how to do this without first booting into
single user which I can't without a system. Any ideas when starting from
scratch besides buying a new hard disk?

==================================================

I just purchased Solaris X86 2.5.1
My Intel LX486 GX Pro is in the HCL.
The boot & install works fine, recognizing my DPT 2122 scsi adapter, my
ATI VLB Mach32 video, and Intel EtherExpress PRO/10 AND SMC 8013 NIC's
(although eepro is 1st found and it notifies me that it is not connected
to the net which is true).

I get into the OpenWindows screens, fill in a bunch more things and away
it goes. Sometime later, OpenWindows shuts down and I'm left with a
"Starting OpenWindows" screen, but nothing happens, no disk/cd activity.
So I remove the boot floppy and power cycle the machine thinking it is
hung. When it reboots, it says "Missing partition boot record" in red
letters and is dead.

Please help! Please respond via email.

Thanks,
David Ferrero



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