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Install Boot Block
How to install a Boot Block in Solaris 10?


  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: June 25, 2009     Asked by: kushsingh 
  
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June 17, 2009 04:14:39   #1  
sankar.naru Member Since: June 2009   Contribution: 12    

RE: Install Boot Block

First go to single user mode
mount the file system
mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /a
cd /a
cd /usr/platform/'uname -m'
cd /lib/fs/ufs
installboot bootblk /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0
umount /a
reboot


 
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June 25, 2009 17:20:16   #2  
Ganesh002 Member Since: June 2009   Contribution: 1    

RE: Install Boot Block
To Install bootblk on Solaris 5.09/10

ok boot cdrom -s

command to reinstall bootblk(boot block):
#installboot <bootblk> <raw-disk-device>

Example:

#/usr/bin/installboot /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk /dev/rdsk/cXtXdXsX

 
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