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# 1  
Old 03-04-2009
installing from local disk

We ordered a DVD for solaris 10 upgrade . However I realized that we have cd rom only and DVD is unreadable . Can i use this DVD , to upgrade the release from local disks. If yes , is there any specific procedure.
# 2  
Old 03-04-2009
Lightbulb

Hi Hitesh Shah,

May I suggest you order a non dvd upgrade kit for your Solaris 10, or if you have a cd - dvd burner, down load the Solaris 10 iso images & burn them to cdrom disc.

I hope this is of help.

Jnike
# 3  
Old 03-04-2009
the easiest thing would be an "install server" to load your media. just have a look for "jumstart" and maybe the tool "jet" which is a tool to manage jumstart servers.

all you need is at:
Sun Microsystems Documentation
Sun Microsystems - BigAdmin System Administration Portal

good luck!
# 4  
Old 03-04-2009
Dvd

Yes, I ran the docs about install server , install client and upgrade from LAN. However when i Install the dvd in a server with DVD rom (E250 ) with Solaris 8 , it is not detected . cat /var/adm/vold.log has entries for for rmdisk and floppy but no cdrom .

I tried everything killing vold / mounting readonly mode etc but of no use . Can any expert guide me on this .

Last edited by Hitesh Shah; 03-04-2009 at 08:25 AM..
# 5  
Old 03-04-2009
vold.conf & rmmount

Additional info

$ cat /etc/vold.conf
# @(#)vold.conf 1.25 99/11/11 SMI
#
# Volume Daemon Configuration file
#

# Database to use (must be first)
db db_mem.so

# Labels supported
label cdrom label_cdrom.so cdrom
label dos label_dos.so floppy rmdisk pcmem
label sun label_sun.so floppy rmdisk pcmem

# Devices to use
use cdrom drive /dev/rdsk/c*s2 dev_cdrom.so cdrom%d
use floppy drive /dev/rdiskette[0-9] dev_floppy.so floppy%d
use pcmem drive /dev/rdsk/c*s2 dev_pcmem.so pcmem%d forceload=true
use rmdisk drive /dev/rdsk/c*s2 dev_rmdisk.so rmdisk%d

# Actions
eject dev/diskette[0-9]/* user=root /usr/sbin/rmmount
eject dev/dsk/* user=root /usr/sbin/rmmount
insert dev/diskette[0-9]/* user=root /usr/sbin/rmmount
insert dev/dsk/* user=root /usr/sbin/rmmount
notify rdsk/* group=tty user=root /usr/lib/vold/volmissing -p
remount dev/diskette[0-9]/* user=root /usr/sbin/rmmount
remount dev/dsk/* user=root /usr/sbin/rmmount

# List of file system types unsafe to eject
unsafe ufs hsfs pcfs udfs


$ ls -l /usr/lib/rmmount
total 88
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 13844 Sep 9 2003 action_dvdvideo.so.1
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 15660 Sep 9 2003 action_filemgr.so.1
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 13956 Sep 9 2003 action_workman.so.1

When I c the DVD properties in Windows machine , FS is cdfs and not hsfs i found in lot other internet posts ..

Last edited by Hitesh Shah; 03-04-2009 at 08:53 AM.. Reason: CDFS for dvd
# 6  
Old 03-05-2009
further update

I can read a normal CD with the DVD rom which has come from Sun only . But it is not able to read DVD . Do i need to install ant dvd driver for this or any configuration option .

As an alternative to this , I plan to burn an ISO image of the DVD and create a block device in solaris 8 . Does anybody have any experience with this . Any useful suggestion / tips will be very much welcome and appreciated .

Thanks in advance.
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