Installation Bugs That Occur During an Installation From Solaris 8 1 of 2 CD

Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Installation Program Does Not Automatically Start When Using Custom JumpStart or re-preinstall (4556860)

If you install using the custom JumpStart^TM program or the re-preinstall command, when the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD completes, the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD installation program does not automatically start. The system will reboot normally, but the installation is not complete.

Workaround: If you are performing a custom JumpStart installation, or you are using the re-preinstall command, choose one of the following workarounds.

• Use a combined network image of the Solaris 8 Software CDs to perform the installation.

• After the installation program on the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD completes, follow these steps.

  1. Login as superuser.

  2. Verify that the file /var/sadm/system/data/packages_to_be_added exists. Type the following command.

     # ls /var/sadm/system/data/

     • If the file packages_to_be_added is listed in the output of the ls command, go to the next step.

     • If the output of the ls command does not list packages_to_be_added, your installation is complete. Do not continue with the workaround.

  3. Insert the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD into the CD-ROM drive and type the following commands to start the installation program.

     # volcheck # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Tools/Installers # ./solaris2

  4. After the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 installation completes, type the following command to determine if /var/sadm/system/data/packages_to_be_added exists.

     # ls /var/sadm/system/data

     • If the file packages_to_be_added is listed in the output of the ls command, go to the next step.

     • If the output of the ls command does not list packages_to_be_added, your installation is complete. Do not continue with the workaround.

  5. Insert the Solaris 8 Languages CD into the CD-ROM drive and type the following commands.

     # volcheck # cd /cdrom/cdrom0 # ./installer

  6. Choose the custom installation path in the Solaris 8 Languages CD installation program.

  7. Select the languages that you require for your system and complete the installation.

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  Note –

  If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, the path might be /cdrom/cdrom#, where cdrom# is the CD-ROM drive into which you inserted the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD, or the Solaris 8 Languages CD.

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Installation Progress Bar May Be Inaccurate (1266156)

The Installing Solaris Software - Progress bar sometimes indicates that an installation is complete when it is still in progress. The installation program might add packages for several minutes after the progress bar has indicated that the installation is complete.

Do not rely on the progress bar to indicate that the installation is complete. The installation displays the following message when the program has completed all installation operations.

Installation complete 

Warnings May Occur When a File System Is Created (4189127)

One of the following warning messages might be displayed when a file system is created during installation.

Warning: inode blocks/cyl group (87) >= data blocks (63) 
in last cylinder group. This implies 1008 sector(s) cannot be allocated.  

Or

Warning: 1 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated  

The warning occurs when the size of the file system that is being created does not map exactly to the space on the disk that is being used. This discrepancy can result in unused space on the disk that is not incorporated into the indicated file system. This unused space is not available for use by other file systems.

Workaround: Ignore the warning message.

Custom JumpStart Does Not Prompt for the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD (4304912)

After you install the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD, a custom JumpStart installation does not prompt you to install the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• If you are installing only the End User software group, you do not need to install the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD because the End User software and its basic locale support are on the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD.

• If you are installing the Entire Distribution plus OEM, Entire Distribution, or Developer software, and are using a custom JumpStart installation from a server, use a network install server that contains the Solaris 8 1 of 2, 2 of 2, and Languages CDs. See “Creating a Profile Server” in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

• If you are installing the Entire Distribution plus OEM, Entire Distribution, or Developer software and are using a custom JumpStart installation from a diskette, follow these steps to install the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 and Languages CDs:

  1. After the custom JumpStart completes the installation of the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD, reboot the system.

  2. Log in to the system.

  3. Insert the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD.

  4. Execute the installer script and follow the instructions on the screen to install the remaining software.

  5. Insert the Solaris 8 Languages CD.

  6. Execute the installer script and follow the instructions on the screen to install any languages.