Re: Netra X1 install question
"Gary W. Smith" <[email protected]> Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:53:22 -0800
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I'm not sure which one Corona is. = When I setup debian on another box some time ago I had to pull one of = the drives and dd it out to make it work (which I know was a bad work = around). =20 =20 What I really need to figure out is how to do this during the install. =20 =20 Gary ________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of = Dennis Gilmore Sent: Fri 12/5/2008 7:39 AM To: Aurora user discussion Subject: Re: [Aurora-sparc-user] Netra X1 install question On Thursday 04 December 2008 11:56:43 pm Gary W. Smith wrote: > I have a stack of Netra X1's and was looking to repurpose them. = Anyway, I > can get bootp working and get up to the disk partition part, at which = time > no disks are detected. Reading somewhere, it says that I need to = change > the disk labels from SUN to something else. Is there a way to do this > without cracking the cases of each one? > > If I do have to crack the cases, what exactly do I need to do? no need to crack the cases open, I have 2 of them here. make sure you = use the corona tree to install. we use sun disk partitions. you will need = to remove all partitions to get free space if solaris is taking up all the = disk.=20 http://wiki.auroralinux.net/wiki/NetBootRarp should give you a good = guide to get started on. Dennis _______________________________________________ Aurora-sparc-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aurora-sparc-user Aurora FAQ: http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~mas01r/aurorafaq.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01C956F2.2C0D11E2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML dir=3Dltr><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [Aurora-sparc-user] Netra X1 install = question</TITLE>=0A= <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dunicode">=0A= <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3429" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD>=0A= <BODY>=0A= <DIV id=3DidOWAReplyText48134 dir=3Dltr>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Dennis, = </FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for the wiki = link. I've done pretty much everything there. I've = downloaded the 2.99 net boot image. I'm not sure which one Corona = is. When I setup debian on another box some time ago I had to pull = one of the drives and dd it out to make it work (which I know was a bad = work around). </FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What I really need to figure = out is how to do this during the install. </FONT></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gary</FONT></DIV></DIV>=0A= <DIV dir=3Dltr><BR>=0A= <HR tabIndex=3D-1>=0A= <FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> = [email protected] on behalf of Dennis = Gilmore<BR><B>Sent:</B> Fri 12/5/2008 7:39 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Aurora user = discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Aurora-sparc-user] Netra X1 install = question<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>=0A= <DIV>=0A= <P><FONT size=3D2>On Thursday 04 December 2008 11:56:43 pm Gary W. Smith = wrote:<BR>> I have a stack of Netra X1's and was looking to repurpose = them. Anyway, I<BR>> can get bootp working and get up to the = disk partition part, at which time<BR>> no disks are detected. = Reading somewhere, it says that I need to change<BR>> the disk labels = from SUN to something else. Is there a way to do this<BR>> = without cracking the cases of each one?<BR>><BR>> If I do have to = crack the cases, what exactly do I need to do?<BR>no need to crack the = cases open, I have 2 of them here. make sure you use<BR>the = corona tree to install. we use sun disk partitions. you will need = to<BR>remove all partitions to get free space if solaris is taking up = all the disk. <BR><A = href=3D"http://wiki.auroralinux.net/wiki/NetBootRarp">http://wiki.auroral= inux.net/wiki/NetBootRarp</A> should give you a good guide = to<BR>get started = on.<BR><BR>Dennis<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>A= urora-sparc-user mailing = list<BR>[email protected]<BR><A = href=3D"http://lists.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aurora-sparc-user">= http://lists.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aurora-sparc-user</A><BR>Au= rora FAQ: <A = href=3D"http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~mas01r/aurorafaq.html">http://www.ecs= .soton.ac.uk/~mas01r/aurorafaq.html</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML= > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C956F2.2C0D11E2-- --===============2273304882016147793== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Aurora-sparc-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aurora-sparc-user Aurora FAQ: http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~mas01r/aurorafaq.html --===============2273304882016147793==--