OBP Error: FATAL: system is not bootable, boot command is disabled

July 29, 2009 · Filed Under hardware · 1 Comment 

When you run any boot command like “boot net” or “boot -s” from the OK prompt (OBP), you may end up with the error

FATAL: system is not bootable, boot command is disabled

Don’t panic!!!

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How to remove ^M characters from file in Unix/Solaris

July 21, 2009 · Filed Under General · 2 Comments 

When you sometimes copy a file from Windows to UNIX/Solaris or even Linux systems, you can find these anooying ^M characters everywhere. This is because, the file from Windows is in DOS (ASCII) format and needs to be converted to ISO format.

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