Bugs You Need to Know About Before Installing Solaris 9 4/04 Software

The following are installation bugs that you should be aware of before installing the Solaris 9 4/04 software.

SPARC: Upgrade Firmware on Sun Fire and Netra Servers Before Installation (4747307, 4799331)

To install the Solaris 9 4/04 software on specific Sun Fire and Netra^TM servers, you must first update the firmware on the server. If you do not update the firmware before you install the Solaris 9 4/04 software, the server panics. This problem affects the following servers:

• Sun Fire 3800 server

• Sun Fire 4800 server

• Sun Fire 4810 server

• Sun Fire 6800 server

• Sun Fire V1280 server

• Netra 1280 server

If this problem occurs, the following error message is displayed:

panic[cpu0]/thread=140a000: BAD TRAP: type=34 rp=147e9e0
       addr=5586ee326973add3 mmu_fsr=0

The ok prompt is displayed.

Workaround: Update the firmware by applying the appropriate firmware patch.

• For Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, or 6800 servers, apply one of the following patches:

  • Patch ID 112883-05 (5.14.4 firmware update)

  • Patch ID 112884-01 (5.15.0 firmware update)

• For Sun Fire V1280 or Netra 1280 servers, apply patch ID 113751-03 (5.13.0013 firmware update).

Firmware update patches are available by going to the Sunsolve^SM web site at http://sunsolve.sun.com. Be sure to download and apply the most current version of the patch.

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 4/04 DVD.

Workaround: Apply patch 111649–03, or a later version, to update the Toshiba SD-M1401 DVD-ROM drive's firmware. You can download patch 111649–03 or a later version by going to the SunSolve web site at http://sunsolve.sun.com.

Cannot Access Data on Solaris 9 4/04 DVD When Running Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 Software (4511090)

If your system is running the Solaris 2.6 or the Solaris 7 software, Volume Management incorrectly mounts the Solaris 9 4/04 DVD. The 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 that are appropriate for your system.

  Release	Patch ID
  Solaris 2.6	107618-03
  Solaris 7	107259-03
  Solaris 2.6	107619-03
  Solaris 7	107260-03

• Mount the Solaris 9 4/04 DVD manually. Do not use Volume Management to mount the DVD. Follow these steps:

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Stop Volume Management.

     # /etc/init.d/volmgt stop

  3. Mount the DVD manually.

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

  4. Verify that the DVD is mounted. Then verify that the data is accessible.

     # cd /mnt1 # ls

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

     Copyright Solaris_9