Can't open boot device..

Hello Forum,
I'm really in a fix now,

I'm getting this error message now, seems like the boot block is damaged?
When I do

probe-all

the system freezes...
Can any one guide me as what to do next?
System is Solaris 8 running Open Boot PROM 4
System also does not have a cd/dvd rom drive...

Thanks you for any suggestions...

ok show-disks
a) /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/cdrom
b) /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk
q) NO SELECTION
Enter Selection, q to quit: b
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk has been selected.
Type ^Y ( Control-Y ) to insert it in the command line.
e.g. ok nvalias mydev ^Y
         for creating devalias mydev for
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk
ok boot /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk
Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk  File and args:
Can't open boot device

ok show-devs
/SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIe@0,0
/pci@1f,0
/virtual-memory
/memory@0,40000000
/aliases
/options
/openprom
/chosen
/packages
/pci@1f,0/pci@1
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/sound@8
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/SUNW,m64B@2
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/usb@5,3
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@5,1
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/usb@c,3
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@c,1
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ebus@c
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/cdrom
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/watchdog@0,cc
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/beep@0,b2
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/ppm@0,b3
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/i2c@0,0
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/i2c@0,0/pmc-fru@0,ac
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/i2c@0,0/motherboard-fru@0,a8
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/i2c@0,0/dimm@0,a6
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/i2c@0,0/dimm@0,a4
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/pmu@3/i2c@0,0/winbond@0,5a
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/serial@0,2e8
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/serial@0,3f8
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/power@0,2000
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/dma@0,0
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/dma@0,0/parallel@0,378
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/dma@0,0/floppy@0,3f0
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ebus@c/idprom
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ebus@c/eeprom@14,0
/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ebus@c/flashprom@10,0
/openprom/client-services
/packages/kbd-translator
/packages/dropins
/packages/ps2-keyboard
/packages/SUNW,builtin-drivers
/packages/disk-label
/packages/obp-tftp
/packages/deblocker
/packages/terminal-emulator

ok devalias
screen                   /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/SUNW,m64B@2
dload                    /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@c,1:,
net2                     /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@5,1
net                      /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@c,1
cdrom                    /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/cdrom@2,0:f
disk                     /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk@0,0
disk3                    /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk@3,0
disk2                    /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk@2,0
disk1                    /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk@1,0
disk0                    /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk@0,0
ide                      /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d
floppy                   /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/dma/floppy
ttyb                     /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/serial@0,2e8
ttya                     /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/isa@7/serial@0,3f8

What is happening when you use boot disk ?

When I use

boot disk

It just says unable to open boot device.

can you boot from cdrom?

no.. there is no CD Rom drive..

Humm, your show-disks command is showing a CDROM

ok show-disks
a) /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/cdrom
b) /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@d/disk

Did you remove the CDROM afterwords?

.. I am not sure why it is showing a CD Rom device.
But there is no cd rom device.

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If I am able to attach a usb cdrom and boot from cdrom, how can I repair the disk?
I do not want to lose the data.. any help? thanks...

After booting from cdrom try to check format command for the disk. After seeing if the disk ist present or not, we can look further...

Hi,
When I do

probe-all, probe-scsi-all

I the system freezes after/at probing the usb keyboard.
It will not recognize the USB cdrom that I have plugged in.
Any suggestions?

I realize that I am coming into this thread late, but..............

Do we know what hardware (model) this is? It's a SPARC of some sort from the posts already made.

Try removing all power and then power up from cold, then

 
probe-scsi-all

This command can easily freeze a system if used without a cold power up.

Does that still freeze? If not, what does it say?

Absolutely sure that there's no cdrom device??
Is there a "hole" in the front where it used to be?

Hi hicksd8, it's never too late!
I did the cold start up and the

probe-scsi-all

did not return any thing it just moved to the next ok> prompt.

probe-all

however still freezes the system.

probing /pci@1,1 Device 7 isa dma floppy parallel power serial serial 
8042 kb_ps2 kdmouse
probing /pci@1,1 Device c network firewire usb
probing /pci@1,1 Device 3 pmu i2c winbond dimm dimm motherboard-fru
pmc-fru ppm beep watchdog
probing /pci@1,1 Device d ide disk cdrom
probing /pci@1,1 Device 5 pci108e,110 network firewire usb keuboard

And the system freezes there.
There is no slot for the cdrom, I am not sure why it keeps coming up.
I did

reset-all

still not change.
Any suggestions? Thank you.

What 'model' machine is this???????

Assuming that you know that you have at least one scsi (or FC) hard disk in there then

 
probe-scsi-all

must come out with something!!! Unless there's something weird about this particular model. Repeat, what model is it? Look for labels on the front/back of the chassis.

Assuming you know that there are scsi disks in there, my next move would be to power down and reseat scsi cables between the disk controller and the drive housing within the chassis. Then try this command again.

If there's only one hard disk in there, perhaps it has failed!

Also, pull out any hot-plug drives and put them back in again to reseat them. Make sure connections are good.

Sorry I overlooked that question.
This machine is a Netra AX1105-500 Ultra Sparc-IIe
The way the hard drive is connected to the system is via a scsi cable which is attached to the 2.5" HDD adapter which is connected to the hard drive.
The scsi cable is glued to the system board and the 2.5" HD adapter to the scsi cable...

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It seems that the Netra AX1105-500 is a strange animal as far as SPARC boxes go.

The docs say that a EIDE disk is the default hard disk supplied.
It does expect a IDE CDROM attached as detailed.

So 'probe-scsi-all' doesn't figure at all on this box.

Have you seen the attached doc???

As a consequence of the contents of this document I reckon we need to rewind this discussion and start again based on the new questions I think you'll have.

Have you been the admin of this machine in the past? Or have you inherited it? Do you know the history at all?

I hope that helps.

Try this.
At the OK prompt.

setenv auto-boot?=false

reset-all

probe-scsi-all

setenv auto-boot?=true

boot

Maybe your IDE disk is broken, or not properly connected.
Isn't there a

probe-ide

command ?

@MadeInGermany.........Yes, you are absolutely right that "probe-ide" should produce output on this machine. We determined from successive posts that there is no scsi and so "probe-scsi" was useless. I uploaded a copy of the manual for the OP's server on Oct 15 and the OP has not replied since so I think he's probably cracked it. For whatever reason another member has resuscitated the thread..

LOL hicksd8, I wish I "cracked" it, at the moment that server is resting somewhere in the server room. I have not had the time to go back to it due to other matters that required more immediate attention. I do appreciate your inputs.