After repeating install and patch, the system is OK
MOST LIKELY CAUSE:
Ban unzip -- I unzipped the files on a windows 98
box and ftp'd them to the sun
Better - Use unzip on Solaris
Success:
reinstall Solaris 7
Fetch patches
unzip on sparc box
single user
install_cluster
reboot
WORKS !
SunOS valandil 5.7 Generic_106541-07 sun4c sparc SUNW,Sun_4_75
Greg Polanski wrote:
>
> After installing the recommended patch list for Solaris 7
> on a SPARC 2, the sysem no longer boots !!
>
> Has anyone else had this problem? How did you recover?
>
> Solaris 7 Generic works fine.
> Install latest recommended patch list, including 106541-07
> and the system no longer reboots. I was running multi-user
> (but no one else was connected) when I used install_cluster.
>
> Here is the console output of the broken system.
>
> Sun Support says that I should have been single user
> when I installed the patch. I am repeating the install
> and patch. The PROM is version 2.9 ver 16
>
> Thanks
>
> greg
>
> ok .version
> Release 2.9 Version 16 created 92/10/13 17:43:21
>
> b -r
> SPARCstation 2, No Keyboard
> ROM Rev. 2.9, 32 MB memory installed, Serial #4227911.
> Ethernet address 8:0:20:e:13:f6, Host ID: 55408347.
>
> Rebooting with command: -r
> Boot device: /sbus/esp@0,800000/sd@0,0:a File and args: -r
> SunOS Release 5.7 Version Generic_106541-07 [UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0]
> Copyright (c) 1983-1999, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
> Short read. 0x2000 chars read
> disk read error
>
> INIT: Cannot create /var/adm/utmp or /var/adm/utmpx
>
> INIT: failed write of utmpx entry:" "
>
> INIT: failed write of utmpx entry:" "
>
> INIT: SINGLE USER MODE
>
> ENTER RUN LEVEL (0-6, s or S):
> telnet> send break
>
> --
>
> _______________________________________________________________
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--_______________________________________________________________ Greg Polanski greg_polanski@adc.com ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 612-946-2270 MS 85 612-946-2465 FAX PO Box 1101 612-538-1833 pager Minneapolis, MN 55440-1101 6125381833@minncommpaging.com _______________________________________________________________
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