SUMMARY: update install drops to command prompt after doing little, /swap2 problem.

From: Broun, Bevan <brounb_at_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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