Installing With a Remote Display

The following problems can occur during a remote display installation.

Installation Fails on an NFS-Mounted Filesystem

If the installation fails on an NFS-mounted filesystem, ensure that you have write permission on that filesystem. You can check for write permission by following these instructions. See "Choosing Local Display or Remote Display of the Installer" in the Sun Studio 12 Quick Installation guide for more information about installing on an NFS-mounted filesystem.

Checking for Write Permission

1. Check for write permission by typing:

   touch /net/remote-system/opt/testfile

   If you receive an error message, then you do not have write permission. For example:

   touch /net/harker/opt/testfile touch: /net/harker/opt/testfile cannot create

2. Choose another installation directory on which you have write permission, or contact your system administrator to change the filesystem permissions.

Initializing a ToolTalk Software Session During Remote Display Installation

If the graphical user interface installer stalls during installation, you can initialize a ToolTalk^TM software session by doing the following:

Initializing a ToolTalk Session

1. Exit from the installer.

2. If you are not currently superuser (root), become a superuser by typing:

   su Password: root-password

3. Start the session by typing:

   /usr/dt/bin/ttsession -c

4. Ensure that the DISPLAY environment variable is set. The section Choosing Local or Remote Display of the Installer in Sun Studio 12 Quick Installation describes how to set the remote display.

5. Start the installer by typing:

   ./installer