Not much help on this one. The install script doesnt like metadevices but even after I broke all these I had the same problem. I had the pop out the 2nd internal disk for the thing to work! A sun engineer says that version 9 of solaris will work with metadevices. BB on Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 02:34:36PM +1100, Broun, Bevan <brounb@adi-limited.com> wrote: > Im doing a test run of an update install from flat 8 to 8 2/02 on a e420r. > > Im booting from the install CD. The installation CD sees the updateable > root filesystems, asks lots of questions and then ends with: > > Enter 'y' to accept these values and start the installation, or 'n' to > return to the beginning and make changes (y/n): y > > Installing... > > Installing Solaris software group > |-1%--------------25%-----------------50%-----------------75%--------------100%| > # > > ie, the system drops me back to a command prompt. The system has not been > updated (/etc/release is not touched). > > The last of the install log file is (the system is not connected to the > network at the moment): > > Jan 8 15:16:22 pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fcp0 > Jan 8 15:16:22 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fcp0 is /pseudo/fcp@0 > Jan 8 15:16:33 hme: [ID 786680 kern.notice] SUNW,hme0 : No response from Ethernet network : Link down -- cable problem? > Jan 8 15:17:04 genunix: [ID 454863 kern.info] dump on /swap2 size 32 MB > Jan 8 15:33:11 hme: [ID 786680 kern.notice] SUNW,hme0 : No response from Ethernet network : Link down -- cable problem? > runCmd error in /usr/sbin/sysidput with output: > Unable to run cmd: /usr/sbin/sysidput > Jan 8 15:34:13 last message repeated 6 times > Jan 8 15:34:13 last message repeated 5 times > Jan 8 15:38:58 hme: [ID 786680 kern.notice] SUNW,hme0 : No response from Ethernet network : Link down -- cable problem? > Jan 8 15:38:58 hme: [ID 786680 kern.notice] SUNW,hme0 : No response from Ethernet network : Link down -- cable problem? > runCmd error in pgrep ypbind with output: > > Adding local disk swap file /swap2 > /swap2: Overlapping swap files are not allowed > Wednesday January 8 15:40:21 PST 2003 > Jan 8 15:40:21 last message repeated 6 times > Jan 8 15:43:00 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] <CD-ROM Disc for SunOS Solaris Installation > > Jan 8 15:40:21 last message repeated 6 times > Error: > Error: ERROR: Mount failed for either root, swap, or other file system > Pfinstall failed. Exit stat= java.lang.UNIXProcess@7f2413 2 > > The partition tables are: > # prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2 > * /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2 partition map > * > * Dimensions: > * 512 bytes/sector > * 248 sectors/track > * 19 tracks/cylinder > * 4712 sectors/cylinder > * 7508 cylinders > * 7506 accessible cylinders > * > * Flags: > * 1: unmountable > * 10: read-only > * > * First Sector Last > * Partition Tag Flags Sector Count Sector Mount Directory > 0 2 00 1050776 3298400 4349175 > 1 3 01 0 1050776 1050775 > 2 5 00 0 35368272 35368271 > 3 7 00 4349176 20483064 24832239 > 4 0 00 24832240 10536032 35368271 > # prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2 > * /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2 partition map > * > * Dimensions: > * 512 bytes/sector > * 248 sectors/track > * 19 tracks/cylinder > * 4712 sectors/cylinder > * 7508 cylinders > * 7506 accessible cylinders > * > * Flags: > * 1: unmountable > * 10: read-only > * > * First Sector Last > * Partition Tag Flags Sector Count Sector Mount Directory > 0 2 00 1050776 3298400 4349175 /a > 1 3 01 0 1050776 1050775 > 2 5 00 0 35368272 35368271 > 3 7 00 4349176 20483064 24832239 > 4 0 00 24832240 10536032 35368271 > # > # > > Any ideas on this? I have a sun call in for this but think the list might > get me there faster. > > TIA > > BB > _______________________________________________ > sunmanagers mailing list > sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org > http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagers _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagersReceived on Wed Jan 15 17:19:36 2003
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