From: Broun, Bevan (brounb@adi-limited.com)
Date: Wed Jan 15 2003 - 17:16:15 EST
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
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