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Error message: bad magic number in disk label
Name: shaun Date: April 19, 2000 at 16:22:08 Pacific
Comment:
I am using a sparcstation 5 and want to install linux. I type in
boot cdrom
The computer reboots but then comes up with the error message:
Bad magic number in disk label Can't open disk label package
Name: Ryan Cooley Date: April 23, 2000 at 02:22:57 Pacific
Reply:
My best guess: Either the CD is corrupt, or it's not the SPARC version of Linux.
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Response Number 2
Name: Paul Swanson Date: July 14, 2000 at 08:56:59 Pacific
Reply:
I have an Ultra 60 and I'm getting this error as well...the error reports as "corrupt label - Wrong magic number" I am using the Sparc version of Solaris. can anyone help?
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Response Number 3
Name: will Date: September 25, 2000 at 18:52:43 Pacific
Reply:
I have the same problem, but does anyone know trhe answer???
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Response Number 4
Name: zothorn Date: November 14, 2000 at 20:33:16 Pacific
Reply:
A bad magic number when booting from a cdrom usually means the cd is dirty or the drive is not a sun compatable drive. Sun compatable drives need to have a certain sector size. My advice, get a used Plextor cdrom, they all work with Suns.
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Response Number 5
Name: Elliot Moore Date: November 27, 2000 at 14:51:18 Pacific
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hmmmm.. such late response! well sunsolve say in SRDB ID:5145
Problem Description ================ When trying to boot off cdrom:
>b sd(0,6,2)
the boot fails with the following error message:
"bad magic number in disk labelling"
Problem Solution ============== The CDROM was the last SCSI device and not terminated. After terminating the scsi chain, the system could boot from CDROM. ==
Is CDROM external or internal? Ive seen sparc 5's with int&ext thats all..
OK, I just had this problem, and here is one way to get by it when setting up a new or new to you machine: do a 'stop+A' to get to the 'ok' prompt, and then boot using 'boot -r cdrom'. This will reconfigure the devices that are attached to your machine. Once the machine has fully booted, then issue the 'devlinks; disks' command. You should then be able to format your disks. Hope this helps.
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