For example, you might want to reset the device from which to boot, change the default boot file or kernel, or run hardware diagnostics before bringing the system to a multiuser state. Its interesting to know that, if you use boot net, rather than boot net install, it will give you a minimenu on whether you want a. For example, you might want to reset the device from which to boot, change the default boot file or kernel, or run hardware diagnostics before bringing the system to a. But with a cddvd burnt as multisession, you could boot from it and save your settings back to the cddvd that would be picked up and used on the next boot.
How to install windows on a mac with boot camp refind is a boot manager that will allow you to choose between mac os x, linux, windows, and other operating systems when you boot your computer. Specifically, i didnt stumble across any documentation that led me to use the rcdrom device in the openboot prom obp, aka the ok prompt here is the recipe. Setting the openboot security mode setting the security mode and password can be dangerous. The boot menu lets me select between the windows partition and the solaris partitions but it defaults to the s10 one. I would like to boot windows every time unless i specifically tell it otherwise but if i mark the win partition active, i lose the boot menu the s10 partition needs to be active. How to perform system boot and shutdown procedures for solaris 10. It provides also a user the way to load solaris kernel from nonboot hard disk drive, select one of multiple solaris installations, or boot solaris across a network all that dca booted from floppy can do. Booting a system how to perform system boot and shutdown. The common syntax of boot command is solaris sparc system is. When this happens, you can troubleshoot your mac by using boot options to run an apple hardware test, or booting. Ive tried setting the boot parameters in the openboot prom but nothing i seem to do effects the boot. There was no solaris installed and all i had was ok prompt. Use the systems mac address instead of network cards mac address.
The a option will ask for configuration information such as where to find the system file, where to mount root, and even override the name of the kernel itself. Displaying and setting boot attributes by using the openboot prom. Displaying and setting boot attributes booting and shutting down. Bios boot priority options not available microsoft community. How to identify the boot device primary and alternate in. Today i had a need to jumpstart sunfire v240 using network interface in one of its pci slots.
Find answers to solaris 10 cdrom boot from the expert community at experts exchange. If the system is configured with zfs root filesystem. The solaris boot command when used with various optional parameters will change the booting behavior. Pressing the keys l1 and a or stop a, at the same time will bring you to the openboot system. The openboot command reference manual describes the openboot. In order to use the usb stick as a boot media, you will need to have the openboot version higher than 4. The method outlined below was completed on a 2012 macbook air, but it should work on other models as well. Openboot prom obp is firmware used on sun sparc and apple.
Usb and mac on this download page, it gives a series of command line instructions to make a usb key which the macbook will boot into ubuntu from. Debugging solaris using open boot prom debugging solaris using open boot prom, 171226. Also when the system is booted up you can see the 2 different boot options to select from. The primary task of the openboot firmware is to boot the operating system either from a mass storage device or from the network. If you see a message that your security settings do not allow this mac to use an external startup disk, check the external boot setting in startup. It is nearly impossible to break in without sending the cpu to sun to have the prom reset. On solaris sparc booted with boot cdrom s it is possible to setup network interface and mount nfs. Please explain solaris boot sequence in detail unix. You can boot the solaris operating system from the ok prompt using the boot. I think everything went wrong when i let it install grub, which may be responsible for the messed up partition map. The riedell solaris boot is the first of its kind in riedells celebrated line of performance skate boots. When you deliberately place the system under firmware control in order to execute.
I think of solaris as strictly a server os and certainly not meant for laptops. My main development server is dead, i cant even boot off the cdrom, it powers up, acts like it is starting the boot process but then says cannot find boot device. Another thing to try is to boot solaris 11 express. But if on the other hand, youd rather just update the openboot networkbootarguments setting on each server, then its good to know you still can do that sort of thing. One thing you can do is boot cdrom aw and the cdrom will ask a which media you wish to boot from.
The boot prom is used to boot a sparc based system and to modify boot parameters. Solaris 10 san boot issue during solaris 10 installation on a san based disk, sun fire v10 was not rebooting after the first cd installation. Openboot nvram solaris 9 system startup and shutdown. Describes tasks for booting and shutting down an oracle solaris system. Normal boot the boot command without any arguments will boot the system into multiuser mode by default. Ok, another blog post to remind myself and maybe somebody else, who knows. Adblock detected my website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to my visitors.
Solaris 9 system startup and shutdown introduction. Openboot nvram how to perform system boot and shutdown. If that is an openboot, you can boot from cdrom with. Failing to specify a path causes the system to try and boot from the net. It is continue reading solaris boot system into single user mode. However, there is another thing im tring to figure out. Is there a way of installing leopard on a snow leopard and xp bootcamped on a macbook pro as a serperate os.
Solaris 10 x86 boot menu configuration oracle community. On sparc platforms, the boot prom is used to boot a sparc based system and to modify boot parameters. Using the osx boot menu, nothing showed up other then my main partition and the recovery partition and when i enabled refit boot the linux option showed up, but when i selected the option, a black screen told me no bootabe device found, insert. Displaying and setting boot attributes booting and. Ads are annoying but they help keep this website running. Below is a screen shot of mirrored boot disk under veritas volume manager. Ive run into situations before were a system did not boot solaris. General openboot prom obp commands shrubbery networks. I have been dealing with solaris 10 live upgrade issues from almost five years but still the new lu patches are not able to fix the common issues like updating the menu.
In solaris 10,we will use lu commands like lucreate,luactivate,lumount,luumount and lustatus. I wanted to install solaris 11 express on a sparc t31 server that was located in california. Fyi, i am newly admin for solaris system, in the past i only handle hpux box. First of all, figure out your boot disk, if you have many disks, theres a few way of doing this first method boot from cdrom2. I tried installing kali linux in a separate partition on my macbook, but after installation was completed, i was unable to boot back into mac os displays a prohibited sign. Up to this point, this chapter describes the openboot diagnostic utilities, variables, and parameters. How to boot from the detached mirror disk of zfs boot. How can i repair partition map after attempting to dual.
Yes, from time to time i install other unix oss just in order to stay plugged in. This is a necessary condition for the system to boot from the usb. This was created using a 2008 macbook running max os x 10. I agree with holding down the option key while you start up. This is a maintenance mode in which only essential services and processes run. But still, you need to know whats there in the first place. Use the solaris os halt 1m command to halt the domain. Puppy linux discussion forum view topic is there a. Cant open boot device the unix and linux forums hq. Multiple partitions with boot camp teh no macrumors forums. Understand boot command what is in your mind, about this post. The behavior of the boot program can be controlled by the argument string, if one is passed to the boot command on the command line.
Openboot ok prompt not available after solaris os has started. You enter this interface by shutting down the solaris operating system by typing init 0 at the solaris command line, and pressing enter. Mactelsupportteamappleintelinstallation community help wiki. Lius blog as an inspiration, but the following is what i have found worked well to boot an install image located on a usb disk. The openboot firmware is not available and might be removed from memory once the solaris os starts. Using the s option with the boot command boots solaris in singleuser mode. It is necessary when webstart installation is used in order to boot solaris kernel from miniroot temporary file system. I decided i no longer see the sense of burning a dvd to do this. You will see the display type b boot, c continued, or n. Macwhiz, i hope you dont mind me asking, but why you would run solaris on a macbook or mbp in favor of mac os x, gnulinux, freebsd, etc. Openboot security is discussed more in the section openboot security, later in this chapter. When using the dhcp option to boot over network, the prom broadcasts the mac.
How to create a triple boot system macos, windows, ubuntu on a macbook. Starting from the ground up, a new caa contourfit last was used that maintains the heelhugging security from their traditional baa last while offering a more natural, relaxed toe box. After installing in uefi text mode solaris will work under uefi in text mode. If you want to use xfs for your root partition, create a separate boot partition with ext2 or. Ive done the search here on this site and saw the other posts, but at the ok prompt it wont even let me. How to boot from the detached mirror disk of zfs boot environment. In order to do that i need to find the mac address of that interface, preferably with least amount of hassle. System reboot if autoboot is not set to true rebooted system returns to ok prompt which is openboot prompt 2. You may also be interested in the solaris ready usb faq. The openboot programmable readonly memory prom user interface is a commandline interface.
If true, network drivers use their own mac address, not the server mac address. Then select boot, and in that, change the secure boot to off. Determining ethernet mac address from open boot prompt. The boot campinstalled boot menu will recognize the ubuntu installation as windows, but will boot ubuntu normally regardless. To boot solaris using settings other than the default boot settings, you can use the following options with the boot command. Id like to add another hard drive and mirror this boot drive.
It displays the system information such as the model name, the boot prom version, the memory, the ethernet addresses, and the host identification number id. Managing boot environments in solaris11 is almost same as solaris 10s live upgrade. Your system isnt having trouble booting, it cant find boot media at all. Modifying boot parameters oracle solaris administration. Solaris installation on a sparc t3 from a remote cdrom iso. How to use os x boot options to troubleshoot your mac. I have a working solaris 10 box whose boot disk is using zfs. The program that is loaded and executed by the startup process is a secondary boot program, the purpose of which is to load the standalone program. I had a hard drive failure on my solaris 10 sparc v440 server. It is used to boot the system it can be used with follwoing options. The blade1500 is modern enough to boot s10 just fine. But in solaris 11, all the tasks will be carried out using beadm command.
How do i get my mac to boot from an ubuntu usb key. Commonly used open boot prompt obp commands okbanner. This is when the install is on the solaris machine. This boot option is new in solaris 10 and works in conjunction with the solaris 10 service management facility. Select advanced and change the fast bios mode to off. At the openboot prom, the operating system is not yet running. Learn to access, display and set sun openboot parameters on a sun servers and. To reach the ok prompt from the solaris os, you must first halt the domain. Solaris boot system into single user mode nixcraft.
How to identify the boot device primary and alternate in solaris. I am unsure of if the macbook pro has the option to boot from a flash drive. The answer is to boot system from cddvd then on an menu choose option 6. If your macbook pro has an intel processor and a cd or dvd optical drive, you should be able to boot puppy from it.
When i run the command i believe is correct below i get an error. Installing solaris from a usb disk oracle the good, the. You cannot reach the ok prompt from the solaris os see openboot ok prompt not available after solaris os has started. Dualboot linux on a mac with original boot loader without uninstalling os x. It describes how to access openboot and the various commands that are. If you forget the password, the system is unable to boot. How to select a different startup disk apple support. Browse other questions tagged boot solaris or ask your own question. You have too many points of failure for the basic operation. Also, to allow openboot prom to boot from the first and the second disk, you need to update the. Below this there are several options on the left hand side.
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