[comp.sys.sun] Changing "system disk" on SS1+

jim@uunet.uu.net (Jim Hood) (07/13/90)

I have an SS1+ with two internal Quantum 105's; I also have on order a
Fujitsu 2263SA. When I install the new disk I would like to make it the
system disk.

As I read the manuals, the "system disk" is by default sd0, so there are
(at least) two ways to shuffle things around. 1)The Hardware Route - get
into the pizza box and change the jumper on the current 0th disk from scsi
target 3 to target 2, and set new disk target to 3. 2) Software Route -
change the target declarations in the kernel and eeprom from the 31204567
order to 21304567, and set new disk target to 2.

Since I'm a novice at SunOS, I won't be surprised to hear that there's an
easier way to handle this. I will be grateful for any help.

Jim Hood		jim@forgen.uucp  		or:
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karl@naitc.chi.il.us (Karl Denninger) (07/18/90)

In article <9853@brazos.Rice.edu> forgen!jim@uunet.uu.net (Jim Hood) writes:
>
>I have an SS1+ with two internal Quantum 105's; I also have on order a
>Fujitsu 2263SA. When I install the new disk I would like to make it the
>system disk.
>
>As I read the manuals, the "system disk" is by default sd0, so there are
>(at least) two ways to shuffle things around. 1)The Hardware Route - get
>into the pizza box and change the jumper on the current 0th disk from scsi
>target 3 to target 2, and set new disk target to 3. 2) Software Route -
>change the target declarations in the kernel and eeprom from the 31204567
>order to 21304567, and set new disk target to 2.

Easy.  Try the following from "new" monitor mode (the "ok" prompt):

setenv boot-from sd(,3)

This will have the system boot from the external disk drive.  You should
set that one to target 0 if I remember correctly.  We have lots of this
kind of configuration need here, and it works for us.

Karl Denninger
karl@kbox.naitc.com
(708) 317-3285