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Bad LIF magic error installing 11.0

 
james gould
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Bad LIF magic error installing 11.0

Tyring to install 11.0 when performing the
following : bo alt 8/16/5.2.0
Interact with IPL (Y,N, or Cancel )?> n

Booting ...
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 1
IPL error : bad LIF magic
Error Reading IPL

CPU 0
Warning: Memory has been initialized, but not
tested as a result of FASTBOOT being enabled.
To test memory, use the FASTBOOT command in the
CONFIGURATION menu and reboot the system.

Also performed a "search ipl"

and tried to boot using the following

bo alt P1

Still get the same result

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Sanjay_6
Honored Contributor

Re: Bad LIF magic error installing 11.0

Hi James,

Just boot using one arguement,

bo alt

or

bo P1

or

bo 8/16/5.2.0

Hope this helps.

regds
Sanjay_6
Honored Contributor

Re: Bad LIF magic error installing 11.0

Hi James,

Also make sure you are using the correct CD and the correct cdrom drive. You should be using the Core OS Media CD to install the OS.

Hope this helps.

Regds
PIYUSH D. PATEL
Honored Contributor

Re: Bad LIF magic error installing 11.0

Hi,

You can always give the sea command (search) and it will list all the devices like p1, p2 etc

If you know the ID of the cdrom device eg. p2 the just give
bo p2

or else just give,
bo alt ( remeber the alternate boot device should be set to cdrom and not tape drive - in most of the systems the alternate boot device is a tape drive )

Then it will start installing from the CD.

Piyush