Bugs You Need to Know About Before Installing Solaris 9 Software From DVD or CD

Additional Software Might Not Install During Command Line Mode Installation From Solaris 9 Software DVD (4671875)

If you use the Solaris 9 Software DVD to install additional software, the additional software might not be installed. This problem might occur under the following conditions.

• You use the command line mode to install from the Solaris 9 Software DVD.

• During the installation, you indicate that you do not want the system to eject the DVD automatically.

• You install optional software, such as the SunScreen 3.2 application, products on the Solaris 9 Software Supplement CD, or products on the Solaris Software Companion CD.

If this problem occurs, the following error message displays.

The disc you inserted is not the correct CD/DVD for optional-software-name.
Please try again.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• To avoid this problem, select Yes (the default setting) when the installation program asks you if you want to eject the DVD automatically.

• If you receive the previous error message, and if the machine has remote login access, follow these steps.

  1. Remote login to the machine.

  2. Become superuser.

  3. Eject the DVD by typing the following command.

     # eject cdrom

  4. Continue with the installation. When the installation program prompts you, reinsert the Solaris 9 Software DVD in the machine you are installing.

• If you receive the previous error message, manually install the optional software. Follow these steps.

  1. When you receive the error message, select the Skip This Disc option. Select this option to skip all the remaining optional software installations.

  2. Complete the installation.

  3. After the system reboots, log in to the system and manually run the installers for the optional software. Choose the appropriate installer command.

     • To install the SunScreen 3.2 product, insert the Solaris 9 Software DVD and type the following command.

       # /dvd-mount-point/s0/Solaris_9/ExtraValue/CoBundled/SunScreen_3.2/install \ -nodisplay

     • To install Solaris 9 Software Supplement products, insert the Solaris 9 Software DVD and type the following command.

       # /dvd-mount-point/s0/SW_Supp_CD/installer -nodisplay

     • To install the Solaris Software Companion CD, insert the CD and type the following command.

       # /cd-mount-point/installer -nodisplay

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 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 Supplement CD in the following directory.

DVD_Firmware/Patches

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

Media With UFS or UDFS File Systems Do Not Mount When Media Is Inserted Multiple Times (4638163)

CD or DVD media that is formatted with UFS or UDFS file systems might not mount on systems with certain media drives under the following conditions.

• The system is running the Solaris 9 operating environment.

• Volume Management (vold) is running on the system.

• You insert, remove, and reinsert the media.

A mount: I/O error message might display on the system console. The file system on the media is not mounted, and the File Manager graphical user interface for the media is not displayed.

Workaround: In the /etc/rmmount.conf file, add the following line before the line that reads mount * hsfs udfs ufs -o nosuid.

mount cdrom* hsfs udfs ufs -o nosuid ro

You must enter this line before the line that reads mount * hsfs udfs ufs -o nosuid. After you add this line, the mount section of the /etc/rmmount.conf file should read as follows.

mount cdrom* hsfs udfs ufs -o nosuid ro
mount * hsfs udfs ufs -o nosuid

Cannot Access Data on Solaris 9 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 DVD. The Solaris 9 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.

• 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 9 DVD. Do not use Volume Management to mount the Solaris 9 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_9