Cannot Access Data on Solaris 8 2/02 DVD in Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 Operating Environment (4511090)

If your system is running the Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7 operating environment, Volume Management incorrectly mounts the Solaris 8 2/02 DVD. The Solaris 8 2/02 DVD will mount, but the data is inaccessible. As a result, you cannot setup an install server, perform a Live Upgrade, or access any data on the media.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• Apply the patches appropriate for your system.

  Table 1-1 DVD patches for the Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 Operating Environments

  Release	Patch ID
  Solaris 2.6 operating environment	107618-03
  Solaris 7 operating environment	107259-03

• Manually mount the Solaris 8 2/02 DVD. Do not use Volume Management to mount the Solaris 8 2/02 DVD. Follow these steps.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Stop Volume Management.

     # /etc/init.d/volmgt stop

  3. Manually mount the DVD.

     # mkdir /mnt1 # mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 /mnt1

  4. Verify that the DVD is mounted and the data is accessible.

     # cd /mnt1 # ls

     The system returns the following information if the DVD is correctly mounted.

     Copyright Solaris_8