Solaris 7 Maintenance Update 3 Release Notes

Installing Special Patches

Some MU3 patches are not automatically installed on systems running the Solaris 7 and Solaris 7 3/99 operating environments. The patch set that is included in the MU3 is complete only for systems running the Solaris 7 5/99 operating environment. If you want to apply MU3 patches to systems running the Solaris 7 or Solaris 7 3/99 operating environments, you will need to apply additional patches.

The special patches for the Solaris SPARC Platform Edition of the MU3 include:

Table 2-3 Special Patches for the Solaris SPARC Platform Edition


Patch ID Number	Operating Environment Version	Patch Description
107367-01	Solaris 7	Estonian locale uses incorrect codeset
107612-01	Solaris 7	`koi8-R -ow` hung before `dtlogin` screen in European locales
107707-02	Solaris 7	WOS Message Updates for Asian locales
107917-01	Solaris 7	OpenWindows^TM not supported by some European locales
107935-01	Solaris 7	European locale message updates for `SUNWis` `SUNWos`
108082-01	Solaris 7	European locale updates

The special patches for the Solaris Intel Platform Edition of the MU3 include:

Table 2-4 Special Patches for the Solaris Intel Platform Edition


Patch ID Number	Operating Environment Version	Patch Description
107368-01	Solaris 7	Estonian locale uses incorrect codeset
107613-01	Solaris 7	`koi8-R -cde` and `ow` hung before `dtlogin` screen in European locales
107708-02	Solaris 7	WOS Message Updates for Asian locales
107918-01	Solaris 7	OpenWindows not supported by some European locales
107936-01	Solaris 7	European locale message updates for `SUNWis` `SUNWos`
108081-01	Solaris 7	European locale updates
108088-02	Solaris 7	OpenWindows 3.6_x86: Common library, ddx, monitors, and configuration
108092-01	Solaris 7 3/99	OpenWindows 3.6_x86: Common library, ddx, monitors, and configuration

If you determined during the installation that you need to apply special patches, follow the steps below that correspond to the type of installation you are performing:

Note -

You may choose to install all of the special patches or only the special patches that apply to your system. Review the special patch descriptions to determine which patches apply to your system. For a more detailed description of each patch, refer to the individual patch readmes.

Installing Special Patches on a Standalone System

Change directory to the special patch directory.
- From a local copy of the MU3 image, type:
  # cd local_directory/Solaris_7_MU3/platform/Patches/special_patches
- From the MU3 CD, type:
  # cd /cdrom/Solaris_7_MU3/platform/Patches/special_patches
where platform is either sparc or i386.

Install the special patches.
- To install all of the special patches:
  # patchadd -M . patchlist
- To install specific special patches, type the following command:
  # patchadd -M . patch_id patch_id
  where patch_id is the id of the special patch to install. You may install more than one patch by including each patch id in the command.

Reboot the system by typing:
# sync ; reboot
You are then prompted for a login.

Note -
It is very important that you reboot your system after installing MU3 to prevent the library conflict problem as described in "Installing Maintenance Update 3 on a Standalone System".

Type your login name and password:
login: login password: password

Installing Special Patches on a Diskless Client or Solstice AutoClient

Change directory to the special patch directory.
- From a local copy of the MU3 image, type:
  # cd local_directory/Solaris_7_MU3/platform/Patches/special_patches
- From the MU3 CD, type:
  # cd /cdrom/Solaris_7_MU3/platform/Patches/special_patches
where platform is either sparc or i386.

Install the special patches using the following commands accordingly:
- For each client root area:
  - To install all of the special patches:
    # patchadd -R /export/root/client_root -M . patchlist
  - To install specific special patches, type the following command:
    # patchadd -R /export/root/client_root -M . patch_id patch_id
    where patch_id is the id of the special patch to install. You may install more than one patch by including each patch id in the command.
- For the service area:
  - To install all of the special patches:
    # patchadd -S Solaris_2.7 -M . patchlist
  - To install specific special patches, type the following command:
    # patchadd -S Solaris_2.7 -M . patch_id patch_id
    where patch_id is the id of the special patch to install. You may install more than one patch by including each patch id in the command.

Boot the diskless client or AutoClient system.