SPARC: Installing Custom JumpStart Software With the re-preinstall Command Fails (5017239)

The re-preinstall command fails to install custom JumpStart software. The failure occurs because the fsck command cannot update the UFS log for file systems that have read-only permissions.

For example, you type the following command:

# /usr/sbin/install.d/re-preinstall cXt XdXsX

After the system is rebooted, the following error message is displayed:

fsck of device failed, re-preinstall needs to be re-run.
syncing file systems... done
Program terminated

Workaround: Choose one of the following options. You must be superuser to perform either workaround.

• Option 1: If you are using a writable network installation image, proceed with the following steps:

  1. On the server that contains the installation image, edit the /usr/sbin/install.d/rcS.stub file to remove or comment out the following lines:

     # # Make sure the root FS is clean # # /etc/fsck -F ufs -o p ${RootfsRaw} >/dev/null # if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then # echo "fsck of ${RootfsRaw} failed, re-preinstall needs to be re-run." # /usr/sbin/halt # if

  2. On the system where you are installing the JumpStart software, boot the network installation image in single-user mode:

     ok boot net -s

  3. Run the re-preinstall command as usual.

     # /usr/sbin/install.d/re-preinstall cXt XdXsX

• Option 2: If you are booting directly from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, proceed with the following steps:

  1. Boot the CD or DVD.

  2. Exit the installer.

  3. Run the re-preinstall command.

  4. Mount the device that you created in step 3.

     For example, if in step 3 you typed re-preinstall c0t0d0s0, mount this file system as follows:

     # mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /mnt

  5. On the mounted file system, edit the sbin/rcS script to remove or comment out the same lines as in the first workaround.

  6. Unmount the file system.

     # umount /mnt

  7. Reboot the system to continue installing the JumpStart software.