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Can't read disk label
Name: r1davis74 Date: November 4, 2002 at 06:12:14 Pacific OS: Sol8 CPU/Ram: 360/784
Comment:
I am trying to boot from cd rom and keep getting these messages: Can't read disk label Can't open disk label package Evaluating: boot cdrom -s
Can't open boot device. **Here is the boot device:/pci@f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f file and args: -s
I have my cdrom setup as Primary Slave. (I have 2 hard drives) Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Name: TechMark Date: November 4, 2002 at 08:45:51 Pacific
Reply:
First check that your CD i readable in the actual CD-rom player. If possible try with another OS.
Secondly, it can be that Solaris gets "confused" of the fact that your CD-rom is "in between" your harddrives, this is pure speculation though. But itīs a good rule to always if possible have your CD-rom as Secondary slave. Having the harddisks on the same cable will boost harddiskperformance a little bit to, due to the fact that the transferrate of the CD-rom is lower than the one of the harddisks.
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