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4871718: bootstrap complains about devices that have been disabled in the BIOS

On the B100x you will see the following message about /dev/diskette0 during a reboot or PXE boot:

CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 03 BA 29 F0 DE GUID: 00000000 0000 0000 0000 000000000000

SunOS Secondary Boot version 3.00 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 129.156.205.163

GATEWAY IP: 129.156.205.8

/dev/diskette0: device not installed, unknown device type 0

Solaris Intel Platform Edition Booting System

On the B200x you will see the following message about /dev/diskette0 during a reboot or PXE boot:

SunOS Secondary Boot version 3.00

/dev/diskette0: can’t open - bios configuration error

Solaris Intel Platform Edition Booting System

On the B200x you might also see the following message during a network installation. This message refers to an attempt by Solaris to interact with a floppy disk controller that is disabled by the BIOS.

Configuring /dev and /devices

WARNING: fdgetchng: write protect check failed

Using DHCP for network configuration information.

WARNING: fdgetchng: write protect check failed

WARNING: fdgetchng: write protect check failed

Searching for configuration file(s)...

WARNING: fdgetchng: write protect check failed

WARNING: fdgetchng: write protect check failed

Search complete.

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Contents Page Page Contents Sparc Solaris Contents Page Documentation and Miscellaneous Information Before Installing Solaris x86 Onto a Blade Upgrading the Bios on a B200x Server BladeUsing N1 Provisioning Software Miscellaneous InformationDownloading New Firmware for Chassis Components Using the Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing BladeDocumentation in this Release Documentation Errata Page Linux Installing Linux Onto a B100x or B200x Blade To Upgrade the Bios Upgrading the Bios on B200x Server BladesBlade prompt returns when the update is complete Issues Affecting the B200x Server Blade Only B100x and B200x Linux Server Blade IssuesIssues Affecting the B100x Server Blade Only Solaris Preparing to Install Solaris x86 Onto a BladeSolaris x86 Drivers and Documentation Overview of the Solaris x86 Installation Process # mkdir -m 755 /var/tmp/blades Proceed to Creating a Network Install Server on Creating a Network Install Server # ./modifyinstallserver -d installdirpath Page Need Support for Soft Poweroff in Solaris Workaround Workaround Page Consconfig complains on servers with no frame buffer Error Messages That Can be Safely IgnoredPage Solaris x86 Acpi Resource Conflicts Unnecessarily Reported Other Issues1The Network Interfaces on a B200x Blade Base MAC + 1, snet1 Solaris x86 Page Sparc Solaris B100s Sparc Solaris Server Blade Issues Installing Sparc Solaris Onto a B100s Server Blade# share -F nfs /cdrom/solaris8hw1202suppcd Installation of SUNWidecr failed System Controller Upgrading the System Controller SC Firmware Set up a new user name and password for yourself System Controller Firmware System Controller Software IssuesScreset -x -y sn Scremovefru -y psn scpoweron psn System Chassis’s Integrated Switch Switch Firmware Issues Console#configure Consoleconfig#vlan database Consoleconfig#no vlan vlanid System Chassis’s Integrated Switch Page Console#configure Page Consoleconfig#no bridge-ext gvrp Aggregated Links Switch-to-switch Tagged Vlan Trunk Connections Setting up a Tagged Vlan Trunk With Cisco Switches