Booting off CDROM

[jecausey]

An update to previous post.

I have an Enterprise 3500 that will not boot off the cdrom.
At OK prompt I entered:
OK> limit-ecache-size
(Without entering above command, boot cdrom just hangs forever)
then
OK> boot cdrom

Bad Magic number in disk label
Can't open disk label package
Can't open boot device

Any ideas? I am using the Solaris 10 CD1 for Sparc shipped from Sun.

Thanks!

 

[dandan123]

Looks like a bad disk or drive.

 

[laytrotter]

Hi - sounds like the cd is not bootable for some reason, maybe it's because the Solaris 10 cd is actually a DVD and the drive in the server is only a cd drive (ie. it can't read DVD's). Worth checking.

 

[reinstalled]

Another thing to keep in mind is the software your using to burn the disk(s) Even with decent software like Nero ROM you may still need to burn a few before you get a bootable one.
Sounds weird but I've had to go through as many as 5 before I got one to boot. Not sure what it is but that's been my experience.