Hi, Problem to install Solaris8 on Sparc4: ok> probe-scsi Target 3 Unit 0 Disk COMPAQ ST34371WC ... Target 4 Unit 0 Removable Tape ARCHIVE Python ... Target 6 Unit 0 Removable Read Only device SONY CD-ROM ... ok> boot cdrom - browser Boot device: /iommu/sbus/espdma@4,8400000/esp@4,8800000/sd@6,0:d File and args: - browser SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_ ... WARNING: /iommu@0,10000000/sbus@0,1001000/espdma@4,8400000/esp@4,8800000/sd@3,0 (sd3): corrupt label -- wrong magic number Thanks for the help!

Robert, It sounds like we are having the same problem. I am upgrading my sparc station and have installed two new drives. Both drives report the same message 'corrupt label -- wrong magic number', further along in the installation it fails. If I put my old disk back in the system it seems to work fine.. most perplexing... I'll continue to hack on i and post any thing information I can dig up. Thanks, Matt

This has some good information, and has corrected my problem. http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/edcert/session2/peripheral/disk_solaris.html Thanks, Matt

Hey guys what is this with the station 4 I also have the problem. I've a drive with the compaq personality st34572wc. The wierd thing is the way the machine just reboots without letting you go any further. Just when you think it's going to bring up the GUI bang it reboots#@##$$!!&^$^%#%$@ Please any help would realy be great!

I too faced the problem after adding a new 18GB hdd. I also get the following errors : SCSI bus DATA IN phase parity error Target 2 disabled wide SCSI mode I looked up and find this for "SCSI bus DATA IN phase parity error" Cause The most common cause of this problem is unapproved hardware. Some SCSI devices for the PC market do not meet the high I/O speed requirements for the UNIX market. Other possible causes of this problem are improper cabling or termination, and power fluctuations. Data corruption is possible but unlikely to occur, because this parity error prevents data transfer. Action Check that all SCSI devices on the bus are Sun-approved hardware. Then verify that all cables measure no longer than six meters, total, and that all SCSI connections are properly terminated. If power fluctuations are occurring, invest in an uninterruptible power supply. The new hdd is a different model as compared to the older hdds. Are these errors related ? Any ideas... thanx in advance