Donwloading right OS for Sun Ultra 40 M2

Please help I will appreciate your help, I am trying to download the OS Solaris on the web for a Sun Ultra 40 M2 workstation machine. Please some one guide me the steps by step or path to download it. My problem I don't understand what to select the Sparks or 64/32. On the manual it says it is a x64 but when I type the uname -X command I get Machine = i86pc, Release =5.10, Generic_118855-33. I am wondering if this machine was installed right way.

x64:
x = x86-based processor which = i86pc Machine
64=64-bit OS
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/validateUser.do?target=Systems/Ultra40_M2/Ultra40_M2
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/self_help.jsp
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/download_instruction.xml

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=== *{color:#0000ff}SECOND TEST{color}*
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Mouse initialized
Kernel Library version:03.00.00.04
Strong ROM Version:03.00
Build:_P
Event log messages, enter setup to view
ERROR
0280: Previous boot incomplete -
Default configuration used
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup
===
what can I do? is the motherboard faulty? How can I get it to boot from CD
and run a system diagnosis?
What mainboard is compatible? should I replace it with a newer mainboard + CPU + RAM?
Will it fit in the Sun Ultra 40 desktop tower?

SUN Ultra-2 with Solaris 9 constantly self reboots

The Ultra-2 self reboots several times per day.
It is a kernel problem but I was unable to find a solution, so I hope that someone from this forum will help me.
The uname information is:
SunOS ermis 5.9 Generic_118558-14 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-2
The log information is:
Oct 18 12:41:47 ermis SUNW,UltraSPARC: [ID 110026 kern.warning] WARNING: [AFT1] EDP event on CPU1 Data access at TL=0, errID 0x00000691.0326e08e
Oct 18 12:41:47 ermis AFSR 0x00000000.00400100<EDP> AFAR 0xffffffff.ffffffff
Oct 18 12:41:47 ermis AFSR.PSYND 0x0100(Score 95) AFSR.ETS 0x00 Fault_PC 0xfd6dbf38
Oct 18 12:41:47 ermis UDBH 0x0000 UDBH.ESYND 0x00 UDBL 0x0000 UDBL.ESYND 0x00
Oct 18 12:41:47 ermis SUNW,UltraSPARC: [ID 581146 kern.info] [AFT2] errID 0x00000691.0326e08e No error found in ecache (No fault PA available)
Oct 18 12:41:47 ermis SUNW,UltraSPARC: [ID 542596 kern.info] [AFT3] errID 0x00000691.0326e08e Above Error is in User Mode
Oct 18 12:41:47 ermis and is fatal: will reboot
Oct 18 12:41:47 ermis unix: [ID 855177 kern.warning] WARNING: [AFT1] initiating reboot due to above error in pid 580 (httpd)
Oct 18 12:41:52 ermis pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: tod0
Oct 18 12:41:52 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] tod0 is /pseudo/tod@0
Oct 18 12:42:04 ermis syslogd: going down on signal 15
Oct 18 12:42:26 ermis genunix: [ID 672855 kern.notice] syncing file systems...
Oct 18 12:42:26 ermis genunix: [ID 904073 kern.notice] done
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 540533 kern.notice] ^MSunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic_118558-14 32-bit
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 943905 kern.notice] Copyright 1983-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis Use is subject to license terms.
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis unix: [ID 349649 kern.info]
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis NOTICE: 64-bit OS installed, but the 32-bit OS is the default
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis for the processor(s) on this system.
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis See boot(1M) for more information.
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis Booting the 32-bit OS ...
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 678236 kern.info] Ethernet address = 8:0:20:8f:82:a0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis unix: [ID 389951 kern.info] mem = 393216K (0x18000000)
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis unix: [ID 930857 kern.info] avail mem = 381861888
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis rootnex: [ID 466748 kern.info] root nexus = Sun Ultra 2 UPA/SBus (2 X UltraSPARC 200MHz)
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] sbus0 at root: UPA 0x1f 0x0 ...
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sbus0 is /sbus@1f,0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,fas@e,8800000 (fas0):
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis rev 2.2 FEPS chip
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis sbus: [ID 349649 kern.info] fas0 at sbus0: SBus0 slot 0xe offset 0x8800000 and slot 0xe offset 0x8810000 Onboard device sparc9 ipl 4
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fas0 is /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,fas@e,8800000
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd0 at fas0: target 0 lun 0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd0 is /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,fas@e,8800000/sd@0,0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd1 at fas0: target 1 lun 0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd1 is /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,fas@e,8800000/sd@1,0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd3 at fas0: target 3 lun 0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd3 is /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,fas@e,8800000/sd@3,0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd6 at fas0: target 6 lun 0
Oct 18 12:43:09 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd6 is /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,fas@e,8800000/sd@6,0
Oct 18 12:43:13 ermis swapgeneric: [ID 308332 kern.info] root on /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,fas@e,8800000/sd@1,0:a fstype ufs
Oct 18 12:43:14 ermis sbus: [ID 349649 kern.info] zs0 at sbus0: SBus0 slot 0xf offset 0x1100000 Onboard device sparc9 ipl 12
Oct 18 12:43:14 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] zs0 is /sbus@1f,0/zs@f,1100000
Oct 18 12:43:14 ermis sbus: [ID 349649 kern.info] zs1 at sbus0: SBus0 slot 0xf offset 0x1000000 Onboard device sparc9 ipl 12
Oct 18 12:43:14 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] zs1 is /sbus@1f,0/zs@f,1000000
Oct 18 12:43:17 ermis sbus: [ID 349649 kern.info] cgsix0 at sbus0: SBus0 slot 0x1 offset 0x0 SBus level 5 sparc9 ipl 9
Oct 18 12:43:17 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] cgsix0 is /sbus@1f,0/cgsix@1,0
Oct 18 12:43:17 ermis cgsix: [ID 260993 kern.info] cgsix0: screen 1152x900, single buffered, 1M mappable, rev 11
Oct 18 12:43:17 ermis unix: [ID 270833 kern.info] cpu0: UltraSPARC (portid 0 impl 0x10 ver 0x40 clock 200 MHz)
Oct 18 12:43:17 ermis unix: [ID 270833 kern.info] cpu1: UltraSPARC (portid 1 impl 0x10 ver 0x40 clock 200 MHz)
Oct 18 12:43:17 ermis unix: [ID 721127 kern.info] cpu 1 initialization complete - online
Oct 18 12:43:22 ermis hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme0 : Sbus (Rev Id = 22) Found
Oct 18 12:43:22 ermis sbus: [ID 349649 kern.info] hme0 at sbus0: SBus0 slot 0xe offset 0x8c00000 and slot 0xe offset 0x8c02000 and slot 0xe offset 0x8c04000 and slot 0xe offset 0x8c06000 and slot 0xe offset 0x8c07000 Onboard device sparc9 ipl 6
Oct 18 12:43:22 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] hme0 is /sbus@1f,0/SUNW,hme@e,8c00000
Oct 18 12:43:24 ermis genunix: [ID 454863 kern.info] dump on /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s1 size 513 MB
Oct 18 12:43:26 ermis hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme0 : Internal Transceiver Selected.
Oct 18 12:43:26 ermis hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme0 : 100 Mbps Full-Duplex Link Up
Oct 18 12:43:30 ermis pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: devinfo0
Oct 18 12:43:30 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] devinfo0 is /pseudo/devinfo@0
Oct 18 12:43:30 ermis pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: laner0
Oct 18 12:43:30 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] laner0 is /pseudo/laner@0
Oct 18 12:43:43 ermis inetd[189]: [ID 965992 daemon.error] pop/tcp: unknown service
Oct 18 12:43:46 ermis pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: tod0
Oct 18 12:43:46 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] tod0 is /pseudo/tod@0
Oct 18 12:43:47 ermis pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pm0
Oct 18 12:43:47 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 is /pseudo/pm@0
Oct 18 12:43:55 ermis pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: vol0
Oct 18 12:43:55 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] vol0 is /pseudo/vol@0
Oct 18 12:44:04 ermis pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pm0
Oct 18 12:44:04 ermis genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 is /pseudo/pm@0

Hello,
I don't think it is a kernel problem but a h/ware problem.
CPU 1 reported an ecache (sram) data parity event,
the fault handling code in 5.9 can't do anything about the
error as it is in a page belonging to a user process so it reboots the box.
The no error found in ecache means that either the
fault handling code displaced the error from the cache or there
wasn't one and you had a transient transport error between the
cache and the cpu.
I would engage your h/ware support vendor to work out what h/ware component is broken as these things are quite complex, but the score of 95 would (to a h/ware novice like me) point to cpu 1 being the culprit - but check with an expert.
tim

Sun Ultra 5 / Newbie Question

Hello. I am a student preparing for a career in Deskside Support. I recently purchased a Sun Ultra 5, so I could increase my experience with UNIX / LINUX. When the system powers up it goes through what seems to be a normal boot process and then keeps repeating the below error:
SUN, hme0 : No response from Ethernet network : Link down -- cable problem?
I am assuming that it is looking for some sort of a network connection. It is not on nor will it be on a network. I also have a copy of Ubuntu on the way, as I have heard this is a good source of LINUX experience. Does the forum have any thoughts or comments on what the error is saying and how to get rid of it?
2WheelsOver4

Here is some additional informaiton that I was able to capture from the boot process.
(Here is what I get when I boot.)
===============================================================
SUN Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI (Ultra SPARC-11 333mhz), Keyboard present OpenBoot 3.15, 256 memory installed, Serial #********. Ethernet Address 8:0:26: a4:z2:1F Host ID....
Boot Device: disk File and Args
Sun OS Release 5.9 Version Generic ID 112233-48 64bit
Copyright 1992-2003 Sun Microsystems, inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to terms.
Configuring IPv4 Interface hme0.
Configuring IPv6 Interface hme0.
Hostname lucky
The / file system (/dev/rdsk/...........) is being checked.
[the periods are place holders as I cant read the picture I took when it was going on.]
SUNF,hme0 no response from the Eithernet network & link down -- Cable Problem?
SUNF,hme0 no response from the Eithernet network & link down -- Cable Problem?
SUNF,hme0 no response from the Eithernet network & link down -- Cable Problem?
===========================================
It keeps repeating. I think it has something to do with it looking for booth instructions off the network it was on. I also feel one of the boot proms need reseting. It never gets to root / UNIX prompt. I can STOP -A and get to OpenBoot prompt and SETENV / PRINTENV and run baisc diag but no more.
When I reboot from OpenBoot with the "boot cdrom" command here is what I get.
==========================================
SUN Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI (Ultra SPARC-11 333mhz), Keyboard present
OpenBoot 3.15, 256 memory installed, Serial #********.
Ethernet Address 8:0:26: a4:z2:1F Host ID....
Boot device /pci@1f,0/pci@1,i/*****/cdrom@2,0:f File and args
Evaluating boot cdrom
Can't open boot device
Boot device: disk File and args
SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic_112233-01 64-bit
Copyright 1993-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to terms.
============================================

Unable to install Solaris Sparc 10 on SUN Ultra 10

Downloaded ISO of SPARC 10 DVD from Oracle site, burnt it and tried to install on SUN Ultra 10 (300 MGz / 256 MB RAM / 80 GB IDE HDD)
Followed the process as specified below:
1. Stop+A to stop the current boot process.(Already SPARC 8 is installed)
2. AT OK prompt typed boot cdrom
3. After some time (3-5 min) prompting error
*"boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f File and args:*_
Panic - Kernel : kmem64 allocation failure+_
Program Terminated+_
ok "+_
Checked in few blogs and burnt another DVD with less writing speed, still same error.
Checked with Sparc 8 CD's, Sparc 5.8 installing without any errors.

985393 wrote:
... (300 MGz / 256 MB RAM / ) ...I suggest you forget about trying Solaris 10 on a system with such limited resources.
If I recall correctly, Solaris 10 needs a minimum of 768MB of RAM to install and 1GB or more of RAM to run, even if you had a cpu that was fast enough to run anything.
Perhaps consider it this way:
Would you even dream of trying to install MS Windows 7 on a Pentium-I at 300MHz?
Stay with your Solaris 8. It's from the same late 1990's era as that hardware and fits it just right.

Solaris 2.6 upgrade to version 8 on SUN ULTRA 10

Dear Mr. or Mrs:
I met the same question as uxdms who left the message on Dec 20,2001.
When I was trying to upgrade from solaris 2.6 to 8 release , there is "failed" warning and the upgrade isn't created.
There is a detailed info:
Mechine: SUN ULTRA 10
Media:
Solaris 8 installation -- SPARC Platform Edition
Solaris 8 software 1 of 2 -- SPARC Platform Edition
Solaris 8 software 2 of 2 -- SPARC Platform Edition
Installation step:
Accordidng to the guide of installation, run step by step,
and there are some special steps below:
(1) use the /dev/dsk /c0t0d0s4 as disk slice to upgrade.
(2) selet networked
(3) don't use DHCP
(4) disable IPv6
(5) no NIS+, NIS, DNS ..
.... displaying the wolcome to solaris dialog box
(1) Solaris 8 installation SPARC Platform Edition is ejected.
(2) prompted to insert the Solaris 8 software 1 of 2.
(3)After selecting serial the dialog box of the upgrade..
(4)system prompted upgrading...
initialation is done.
Checking file system is done.
(5) There is a installation summary displayed:
installation summary
The solaris installation status is shown below
product status infor.
Solaris 8 software Failed Detailed(button)
After click the Detailed button, there is a dialog box
Failed:
Log file: /a/var/sadm.system/logs/upgrade_log
Question is:
I can't find the file of upgrade_log , and the webstart install stops on it.
I appreciate for your kind help
Melanie
the webstart install stops on initalization -- with 'failed' warning

Hi,
If this problem is reproduceable, provide me the exact console error (failed) message to further investigate on this issue.
Senthilkumar
Developer Technical Support
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
http://www.sun.com/developers/support

Sun Ultra 5

Hi everybody,
I have buyed a Sun Ultra 5 used with Solaris 8 pre-installed.
When I turn-on power the system starts but I havent openboot prompt. I want install Solaris 10. How I can start openboot's prompt and run the command "boot cdrom"?

The STOP-N keyboard sequence is a great beginning for any used SPARC system.
It will reset all firmware settings to their factory default values.
There's no telling what the previous owners may have done
to enter custom settings in its OBP. (you can memorize "N" for normal if that helps)
You hold those keys until you see a signal finally get to your monitor.
It will be uncomfortable, but they need to be held that long.
Once that is done you can use a different keyboard sequence
to get to the OBP prompt.
STOP-A will end the boot-up process and get you to the OK prompt.
Here is a link to the OBP 3.x Command Reference Manual.
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/806-1377-10
Your Ultra-5 has a version 3.x OBP prom in its design.

Sun Ultra 25 - Bad magic number in disk label

I have a Sun Ultra 25 SPARC that is booting fine to it's 80GB SATA drive. Solaris 10, OpenBoot 4.22.19.
Here's what I did:
I installed a 2TB Western Digital SATA drive into the HDD1 slot.
I formatted the disk in the HDD1 slot via the format command, labeled the disk, and divided it into partitions.
I then used newfs to build the ufs on all partitions.
I mirrored the disk in HDD0 to the disk in HDD1 using ufsdump for all partitions. The data is accessible and looks ok.
After this was done I did an installboot to /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s0 (the / partition of the HDD1 slot).
I then did a fsck on every partition to verify that they are okay.
I then took the hard drive in HDD1 and put it in the HDD0 slot, now wanting to boot off that disk.
At the reboot:
Bad magic number in disk label
Can't open disk label package
If I do a probe-scsi:
MPT Version 1.05, Firmware Version 1.08.03.00
Target 0
Unit 0 Disk ATA WDC WD20EADS-00R0A01 3907029168 Bocks, 2000 GB SATA device PhyNum 0
As far as I can tell disk0 is the correct devalias which is:
/pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@9/pci@0/scsi@1/disk@0,0
I just don't understand how the fsck is okay, but the boot give bad magic number in disk label?
The 80GB drive in HDD slot 0 works fine with the boot disk0 command, all I'm doing is swapping a larger disk with the same data for the smaller disk.

if it is like any other Sun product, it needs to go through the format command and get a volname.... it is just a label, but it needs to be done.
haroldkarl

Yet Another CD-ROM problem Sun ultra 10

Hello There.
I just got a Sun ultra 10 and I am trying to install Solaris 10 on it using the original DVD that I got from sun.
However when i try running a boot cdrom at the ok prompt I see that it cannot read the label.
Im sure it is because it is a DVD and not a CD. Isn't it?
Can the sun ultra 10's CD reader read a DVD..i dont think so.
By the way is there a work around for this.
Is there a way to boot from the network. I am pretty new to the sparc platform and id love to have a simple How-to about booting from the network.
I have a 10 Mbps LAN connection at home with Dynamic IP addressing.
Hope to hear from you,
Aijaz.

hmmm..interesting.
I do not seem to have a spare DVD drive at the moment. Can i not connect an xternal DVD drive to that machine?
Additionally it says that the openboot version of the box is 3,19 and I wonder if it shud be at 3,3 inorder to have the proper install of the solaris 10.
Hope to hear from you soon,
regards
Aijaz.

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