Re: [PLUG] Sun Ultra 10, Install Help

[Fred K Ollinger <follinge@sas.upenn.edu>]

> On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 11:13:42AM -0500, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> > Check the cdrecord man page. I'll be there's something special you
> > need to do to a cdrom to put a boot sector on it.

Really, there's not.

I have downloaded dozens and dozens of cd isos. I used a simple cdrecord
on the iso and I was able to get it bootable. I was able to copy bootable
cd images from other OSes as well.

In other news, you do need to pass mkisofs in order to get a bootable cd
image. However, I'm assuming that you are using a premade one from Suse
and you don't need to do this.

If you have other hardware that you know that works, you should try to
make a bootable cd and try it there first. A bootable image of suse for
your i386, for example.

Good luck.

Fred Ollinger

>
> ... or install XCDRoast. I remember seeing a function that allows you to
> create a sparc bootable image.
>
> An alternative to this is booting from tftp/rarp which is very useful
> and easy once you get the hang of it.  My instructions for doing so are
> at the Plug's HowTo site.
>
>
>
> -- Regards,
>
> Michael Bevilacqua
>
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