Newbie Needs Helpie

[Chris]

I just got a used ultra 1 with a 167 MHz processor, 64MB RAM, etc. Anyways,
I can't seem to figure out how to boot from a cd-rom to upgrade solaris to 9
rev. 4/03. Should it boot automatically? Do I have to change boot order or
something like that somehow? If I have to do something like that, please
give me extremely detailed instructions. Because, after all, I am a newbie.
-Chris

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An onion a day keeps everyone away."
-Anonymous

[Geoff Lane]

Chris <crashoverride_210_64@ameritech.net> wrote:

> I just got a used ultra 1 with a 167 MHz processor, 64MB RAM, etc. Anyways,
> I can't seem to figure out how to boot from a cd-rom to upgrade solaris to 9
> rev. 4/03. Should it boot automatically? Do I have to change boot order or
> something like that somehow? If I have to do something like that, please
> give me extremely detailed instructions. Because, after all, I am a newbie.

Put the CD into the drive.
Login as root and type
# shutdown -y -g0 -i0
the system should close down and leave you with the "ok" prompt. Boot from
the CD with...
ok boot cdrom

You will end up in an interactive installation/upgrade program which should
guide you through the process.

--
Geoff Lane

[Remco]

Get additional memory... ! think you might run into problems... during
installation.
(I got it working via an upgrade install.)

But if you want .... to know how to install

If Sun keyboard
then press: stop key and the "a" key
case = ok>
then type: boot cdrom
Press enter to continu
Wait and see
Answer all the question asked.
End of install

If Using a tty
press ctrl break
to get ok prompt
Then type: boot cdrom
Same as above...

And have fun

Check out... : [url]www.sun.com/bigadmin[/url]
docs.sun.com
For more info about installing and Solaris




"Chris" <crashoverride_210_64@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:2hqUa.25742$BM.8391192@newssrv26.news.prodigy .com...

> I just got a used ultra 1 with a 167 MHz processor, 64MB RAM, etc.

Anyways,

> I can't seem to figure out how to boot from a cd-rom to upgrade solaris to

9

> rev. 4/03. Should it boot automatically? Do I have to change boot order or
> something like that somehow? If I have to do something like that, please
> give me extremely detailed instructions. Because, after all, I am a

newbie.

> -Chris
>
> "An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An onion a day keeps everyone

away."

> -Anonymous
>
>