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How to mount CDROM?

 
Ganesh Anekar
Advisor

How to mount CDROM?

Hi all,

I am trying to install HP UX 11.00 on D class HP9000 machine.

While trying to cold boot after pressing ESC key , I am getting Main Menu.
When I try to SEArch for boot devices, I am unable to see CDROM in the boot device list.

How shuold I do that? Please guide..

Ganesh
Interested to learn HP-unix,Sun and problem solving
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MANOJ SRIVASTAVA
Honored Contributor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

Hi Ganesh

Put the OS core CD in the CDROM and at the Main Menu please do a sea ipl , it will search the possible place where you can boot from , the CDROM should generally have a id 6 or the last letter in the PATH would be .6 , do a boot from that path and you are good to go.

Manoj Srivastava
S.K. Chan
Honored Contributor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

If a few "sea" commands still doesn't see it, re-cycle power your CDROM and try again.
Ganesh Anekar
Advisor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

Hi Manoj,

When I selected "Intract with IPL?" i am getting an ISL prompt?

Cdrom is connected to scsi port an the cdrom id is 6.

wht should i do now?

ganesh
Interested to learn HP-unix,Sun and problem solving
Ganesh Anekar
Advisor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

Hi Manoj,

I am getting following after SEA


PATH DEVICE DEVICE TYPE
P0 0.5 Random access Media
P1 0.8 Random access Media
P2 16/5.2 Random access Media
P3 16/5.0 Sequential access Media
P4 16/6.0 LAN module

I tried with -- BO P3

its giving error : Cannot find ENTRY_TEST

Failed to Initialize.

ENTRY_INIT
Status = -4

What is this error?
Is there any problem with CD(media) or am I using wrong CD?

Please guide..

Ganesh
Interested to learn HP-unix,Sun and problem solving
MANOJ SRIVASTAVA
Honored Contributor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

Hi Ganesh

It looks like P2 is the cdrom , the sequential acces media is the tape where as the CDROM is a random access media .

Do a BO P2

Interact with IPL say N

then it will boot.

Manoj Srivastava
Ganesh Anekar
Advisor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

Hi Manoj,

You are right...

After giving BO P2 ..it is reading CDROM ..still i am getting error:

IPL error: bad LIF magic

Error Reading IPL.

Ganesh
Interested to learn HP-unix,Sun and problem solving
MANOJ SRIVASTAVA
Honored Contributor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

Hi Ganesh

I think that you Media is corrupt , do u have any other OS copy or copy on the Ignite Tape ( you can boot with that ) and then tryt loading OS.


Manoj Srivastava
Bill Hassell
Honored Contributor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

What is the title of the CD u are inserting? It must say:

HP-UX 11.0 install/update/recovery

Application CDs and SupportPlus CDs do not install HP-UX.


Bill Hassell, sysadmin
MANOJ SRIVASTAVA
Honored Contributor

Re: How to mount CDROM?

Ganesh

COuld u get it working ?


Manoj Srivastava