Solaris 8 booting from wrong device

UNIX Solaris
1

Hi,

I'm trying to boot solaris 8 box and it seems to boot off from wrong device:

ok boot -s
Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8/disk@0,0:a  File and args: -s
SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-20 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
ifconfig: plumb: hme0: Bad file number
moving addresses from failed IPv4 interfaces: hme0 (couldn't move, no alternative interface).
 Hostname: myhost
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1: No such device or address
The / file system (/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0) is being checked.
Can't open /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0
/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0: CAN'T CHECK FILE SYSTEM.
/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.

WARNING - Unable to repair the / filesystem. Run fsck
 manually (fsck -F ufs /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0). Exit the shell when
done to continue the boot process.


 Type control-d to proceed with normal startup,
(or give root password for system maintenance):

However when I boot from cdrom I get the following:

# echo | format
Searching for disks...done


AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
       0. c1t0d0 <SUN36G cyl 24620 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107>
          /pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8/sd@0,0

How can I get the server to boot from correct device?

Thanks!

2

go to your ok prompt do a devalias
and compares if any boot device alias has /pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8/sd@0,0 in it.

If there isnt. Do a nvalias and map a new alias boot3(whatever) to /pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8/sd@0,0

do a man on devalias
do a man on nvalias

3

I actually have /pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8/disk@0,0

not sure if it should disk or sd?

4

sd did not work... got an error that cannot open boot device

5

hi,

boot from net or cdrom, then mount c1t0d0s0 and edit the vfstab.
change c0t0d0s* to c1t0d0s*

6

What taran says is correct. You need to do this. Btw Juha, I think you did a restore to this disk, correct?

7

Hi,

editing the vfstab did the trick... however I still can't boot up the server, I can run fsck when booting from CD, but when I try to boot the server to single user mode without CD it boots up and goes into maintenance mode, but does not let me ctrl+D or type the root password... it just hangs... :frowning:

I didn't restore the disk, it was just one very old disk that I would have needed. I've never had such a problem before :smiley:

Anyway thanks for your tips!

8

y can not boot from cdrom and then edit the vfstab?

if y then boot from cdrom , save the data and reinstall solaris.