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Solaris 9 12/02 Release Notes

Bugs You Need to Know About Before Installing Solaris 9 12/02 Software

IA: PXE Network Boot Does Not Execute Successfully on Sun LX50 Systems (4725108)

If you use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) network boot to install the Solaris 9 12/02 operating environment on a SunTM LX50 system, the network boot might fail. The following message is displayed.


error: Assertion failure: - "rp->flags & RESF_ALT", "ur.c" line 80

The root filesystem is not mounted and the configuration assistant
has exited prematurely. Booting is unlikely to succeed. 
CTL-ALT-DEL may be used to reset the machine.

Failover to boot interpreter - type ctrl-d to resume boot

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

IA: Invalid Error Messages Display During Command-Line Interface Installation (4734820)

If you use the Solaris Web Start software or suninstall command-line interface (CLI) to install Solaris 9 12/02 (x86 Platform Edition), the following error messages might be displayed. These error messages are displayed if you choose to install the software in the ExtraValue directory. 


Could not find child archive
/cdrom/.install/./../Solaris_9/ExtraValue/EarlyAccess/Bonus_Languages
/components/Catalan/.install/install.class
Could not find child archive
/cdrom/.install/./../Solaris_9/ExtraValue/EarlyAccess/Bonus_Languages
/components/Polish/.install/install.class
Could not find child archive
/cdrom/.install/./../Solaris_9/ExtraValue/EarlyAccess/Bonus_Languages
/components/Russian/.install/install.class

Workaround: Ignore these invalid error messages. The Catalan, Russian, and Polish bonus languages are not included in Solaris 9 12/02 (x86 Platform Edition).

Boot From Solaris DVD Fails on Systems With Toshiba SD-M1401 DVD-ROM (4467424)

If your system has a Toshiba SD-M1401 DVD-ROM drive with firmware revision 1007, the system cannot boot from the Solaris 9 12/02 DVD.

Workaround: Apply patch 111649–03, or later version, to update the Toshiba SD-M1401 DVD-ROM drive's firmware. Patch 111649–03 is included on the Solaris 9 12/02 Supplement CD in the following directory.


DVD_Firmware/Patches

See the README file in this directory for instructions on how to install the patch. Be sure to read and follow all the cautions and warnings in this README file before you install the patch.

Cannot Access Data on Solaris 9 12/02 DVD in Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 Operating Environments (4511090)

If your system is running the Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7 operating environment, Volume Management incorrectly mounts the Solaris 9 12/02 DVD. The Solaris 9 12/02 DVD can be mounted, but the data is inaccessible. As a result, you cannot set up an install server, perform a Live Upgrade, or access any data on the media.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.