This procedure assumes that the system is running Volume Manager. If you are not using Volume Manager to manage diskettes and discs, refer to System Administration Guide: Basic Administration for detailed information about managing removable media without Volume Manager.
Log in as superuser on an x86 system to which a diskette drive is attached.
On the system with the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, insert the Solaris 9 x86 Platform Edition DVD or the Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 x86 Platform Edition CD in the drive.
The Volume Manager mounts the disc.
Change to the directory that contains the boot image.
For DVD media, type:
# cd /cdrom/sol_9_x86/s2/Solaris_9/Tools |
For CD media, type:
# cd /cdrom/sol_9_x86/Solaris_9/Tools |
Insert a blank diskette or a diskette that can be overwritten in the diskette drive.
Notify Volume Manager to check for new media.
# volcheck |
Formatting erases all data on the diskette.
# fdformat -d -U |
Copy the file to the diskette.
# dd if=d1_image of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 bs=36k |
Eject the diskette by typing eject floppy at the command line, and then manually ejecting the diskette from the drive.