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 |
107619-03 |
Solaris 2.7 operating environment |
107260-03 |
Manually mount the Solaris 8 2/02 DVD. Do not use Volume Management to mount the Solaris 8 2/02 DVD. Follow these steps.
Become superuser.
Stop Volume Management.
# /etc/init.d/volmgt stop |
Manually mount the DVD.
# mkdir /mnt1 # mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 /mnt1 |
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 |