Installation Bugs

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

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

If you install the Solaris 9 9/04 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 occur during a Solaris Web Start installation of other software products that are included in this Solaris OS release.

Workaround: Follow these steps:

Bypass the SRS Net Connect installation by clicking the Cancel button when the empty installation panel is displayed.
After the installation of the Solaris 9 9/04 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 9/04 software installation has completed ensures 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 9/04 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:

To plumb only the configured interface, reboot the system after the initial boot.
To assign a different IP address to each network interface, set the local-mac-address PROM variable to true in one of the following ways:
- At the ok prompt, type the following command:
  ok setenv local-mac-address? true
- In a terminal window, type the following command as superuser:
  # eeprom local-mac-address?=true