[clue-tech] ubuntu install on olde Sun Notebook ?

[Don Schwartz]

Chris et al

MANY thankx for the help, i FINALLY fig'r'd out the STOP button, managed 2 STOP sequence, but after enter'n the boot cdrom command, it STALLS w/ the follow'n;

Boot device: /pci at 1f, 0/pci at 1, 1/ide@ cdrom at 2, 0:f
BAD MAgic number in disk label
Can't open disk package
Can't open boot device

i'm try'n 2 use a "factory" 9.04 CD ?

ALOHA & MAHALO in advance !!!

Don

>> he'd like me to install Jaunty or Lucid, BUT i'm NOT familiar with how to access the Boot Sequence ( set CD/DVD Drive 1st to Boot)............,
> 
> If I remember my old Sun stuff... hit STOP-A at the OpenBoot prompt
> (displayed while it's initializing and testing memory following power-up)
> that should leave you at the OK> prompt. IIRC you can type "boot cdrom"
> at that prompt and be on your way.

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