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Solaris 9 4/04 Release Notes

Installation Bugs

The following installation bugs apply to the Solaris 9 4/04 release.

Solaris Web Start Installation Program Might Fail to Clean Up Packages in Alternate Root After a Failed or Aborted Installation (4992264)

If the Solaris Web Start program is installing packages into an alternate root, and then fails or is manually aborted, the installer might not remove packages that were already installed. In addition, the installer reports that the partially installed product was uninstalled successfully.

Note –

The Solaris Web Start program installs packages by invoking the pkgadd command. If the installer program is installing software into an alternate root, the program passes the alternate root to the pkgadd command by using the -R argument.

Installation logs might indicate that some packages were successfully installed and that some packages to be uninstalled were not found.

Workaround: After rebooting the system, manually remove the packages by using the pkgrm command.

SPARC: Solaris 9 4/04 Web Start Installation Program Might Not Display Special Case Panels Properly (5002175)

If you install the Solaris 9 4/04 software by using the Solaris Web Start installation program, some of the information and exit panels for the Sun SM Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect software might not display properly.

The installation panel frame and Cancel button are displayed, but the installation panel content is missing.

Note –

This problem might also manifest itself during a Solaris Web Start installation of other software products that are included in this Solaris OS release.

Workaround: Follow these steps:

  1. Bypass the SRS Net Connect installation by clicking the Cancel button when the empty installation panel is displayed.

  2. After the installation of the Solaris 9 4/04 software has completed, manually install the SRS Net Connect software from the Solaris DVD or Software 2 of 2 CD.

Installing the SRS Net Connect software after the initial Solaris 9 4/04 software installation has completed will ensure that all panels are displayed properly.

x86: PXE Boot Fails With the 3Com 3C905C Network Card (4847803)

If you use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) to install the Solaris software with a 3Com 3C905C network card, the system might hang and fail to boot.

Workaround: Use the 3Com Managed Boot Agent (MBA) version 4.11 with the 3Com 3C905C network card. Or, use a different type of network card.

SPARC: Systems With Multiple Interfaces Recognize All Interfaces as Usable After Installation or Upgrade (4640568)

If you install or upgrade to the Solaris 9 4/04 release on a system with multiple network interfaces, the system recognizes all system interfaces as usable. Interfaces that are not connected to the network, or that are not intended for use, appear in the output of the ifconfig -a command. Additionally, interfaces with identical Ethernet addresses might be assigned identical IP addresses. The following error message is displayed:


ifconfig: setifflags: SIOCSLIFFLAGS: qfe3: Cannot assign requested address

This problem also occurs on systems that have the local-mac-address PROM variable set to false. The problem occurs because all interfaces are configured with the same IP address.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds: