Infrastructure Software

I followed the LDom install guide for getting a guest domain up and running.

Things seemed to be going smoothly until I tried to boot off the installation CD

I'm not actually using a CDROM but mounted an ISO

Here's the error (telnet-ed into the ldom):

Sun Fire T200, No Keyboard
Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.27.11, 1024 MB memory available, Serial #66675034.
Ethernet address 0:14:4f:f9:61:5a, Host ID: 83f9615a.



{0} ok show-disks
a) /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1
b) /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@0
q) NO SELECTION
Enter Selection, q to quit: a
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1 has been selected.
Type ^Y ( Control-Y ) to insert it in the command line.
e.g. ok nvalias mydev ^Y
for creating devalias mydev for /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1
{0} ok boot /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1:f
Boot device: /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1:f File and args:
SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_79a 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
WARNING: ncp0: ncp_update_mau2cpu_map() failed
Configuring /dev
WARNING: ncp0: ncp_update_mau2cpu_map() failed
WARNING: ncp0: ncp_update_mau2cpu_map() failed
WARNING: ncp0: ncp_update_mau2cpu_map() failed
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Attempting to configure interface vnet0...
Skipped interface vnet0
Reading ZFS config: done.
Setting up Java. Please wait...
Extracting windowing system. Please wait...
Beginning system identification...
Searching for configuration file(s)...
Search complete.
Discovering additional network configuration...

Select a Language

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4. Italian
5. Japanese
6. Korean
7. Simplified Chinese
8. Spanish
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10. Traditional Chinese

Please make a choice (1 - 10), or press h or ? for help: 1

What type of terminal are you using?
1) ANSI Standard CRT
2) DEC VT52
3) DEC VT100
4) Heathkit 19
5) Lear Siegler ADM31
6) PC Console
7) Sun Command Tool
8) Sun Workstation
9) Televideo 910
10) Televideo 925
11) Wyse Model 50
12) X Terminal Emulator (xterms)
13) CDE Terminal Emulator (dtterm)
14) Other
Type the number of your choice and press Return: 1

You did not enter a selection.
What type of terminal are you using?
1) ANSI Standard CRT
2) DEC VT52
3) DEC VT100
4) Heathkit 19
5) Lear Siegler ADM31
6) PC Console
7) Sun Command Tool
8) Sun Workstation
9) Televideo 910
10) Televideo 925
11) Wyse Model 50
12) X Terminal Emulator (xterms)
13) CDE Terminal Emulator (dtterm)
14) Other
Type the number of your choice and press Return: 1

You did not enter a selection.
What type of terminal are you using?
1) ANSI Standard CRT
2) DEC VT52
3) DEC VT100
4) Heathkit 19
5) Lear Siegler ADM31
6) PC Console
7) Sun Command Tool
8) Sun Workstation
9) Televideo 910
10) Televideo 925
11) Wyse Model 50
12) X Terminal Emulator (xterms)
13) CDE Terminal Emulator (dtterm)
14) Other
Type the number of your choice and press Return:


and so on, it never accepts a number