> Hi folks!
>
> I'm a newbie - I just subscribed. ;-)
>
> I'm having some difficulty with a SPARCstation LX I rescued from the
> dumpster at work. It's got SunOS 4.1.3_UI installed on it, but it expects
> to find a server on a network. I can boot to the "#" prompt with "boot -s"
> but with autoboot the machine tries to find a server called "scanlab" on the
> TPE. It reports le0: No Carrier... and retries ad infinity.
OK... the OS is intact.
There's two problems here:
The ethernet le0 is not connected to the network and it's trying
to connect. The No Carrier problem possibly be fixed by removing
/etc/defaultrouter and /etc/defaultdomain -- so it doesn't try
to start the network at boot.
/etc/fstab may be trying to mount disks from a server over NFS
and it may be set for yp (nis) for password authentication from a
server.
>
> But what I really want to do is just install a fresh copy of Solaris 2.4.
> I've got a CD marked "Solaris 2.4 Hardware: 11/94" but I don't know if it is
> really the solaris install cd.
>
Ugh.
Solaris 2.4 was no bargain... I wouldn't use anything less than 2.5.
I'd probably try 2.6. On IPX's and Sparc2's I'd prefer the SunOS
4.1.3_U1. The LX should (iirc) run Solaris 8 as well. I believe the
architecture is Sun4m rather than Sun4c.
> Also, when i boot from the cdrom ("boot cdrom"), the system starts loading
> SunOS 5.4. But I get a warning immediately after the copyright appears.
> "Data transfer overrun" and it prints out "current esp states:" and lists
> several esp states.... (whatever those are)...
Sounds like scsi termination or cable problems. Does your CD drive
do 512 byte sectors instead of 2k. To install on a Sun or Vax is has
to.
> I'm sorry that I'm such a newbie. This is my very first Sun machine and I'm
> very excited about getting it up and running, but I know nthing about it :-(
No problem.
>
> I'm open to any suggestions that you folks might give me...
>
> Here's my setup:
> Sun SPARCstation LX, 48MB RAM, 450MB internal hd, external 411 hd (ID 1) -
> not sure of the capacity but I think it's ~500MB, and a Matsushita (LaCie
> rebranded) CD-R at ID 6.
Sounds like it could be the CD.
I know many Teac's, Toshibas and Sony's can do 512bytes/sector.
I've got a couple of Sun compatible CD drives if you need them.
BTW -- the LX will take standard 72 pin true parity simms
if you want to update the memory.
I've got an IPX which tops out at 64mb...
>
> Thanks for being patient with me!
> Peace,
> Drew
No problem.
Bill
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Received on Fri Jul 13 2001 - 07:15:14 BST