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# 8  
Old 12-25-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by DukeNuke2
i recommend a knew solaris installation. use the install cluster "sunwcxall" and after that download and install the latest patchcluster. don't forget to choose all needed languages during installation.
Thanks pls is there no other way round this prob. other than a new installation

when i was installing this os i chose the option "Entire Solaris Software Group Plus OEM Support" so i believe this should have taken care of the above prob.
Last edited by DukeNuke2; 12-25-2008 at 07:14 AM..
# 9  
Old 12-26-2008
Did you try "jar xf 117837-08.jar" first , to perform the extracting..?
# 10  
Old 12-26-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by incredible
Did you try "jar xf 117837-08.jar" first , to perform the extracting..?
I suggest that too

1. # jar xf 117837-08.jar
2. # cd 117837-08
3. # patchadd -d .
# 11  
Old 12-26-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by incredible
Did you try "jar xf 117837-08.jar" first , to perform the extracting..?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sun Fire
I suggest that too

1. # jar xf 117837-08.jar
2. # cd 117837-08
3. # patchadd -d .
why? he has no problems installing the patch! only the package he want's to patch is not installed...
# 12  
Old 12-26-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sun Fire
I suggest that too

1. # jar xf 117837-08.jar
2. # cd 117837-08
3. # patchadd -d .
I did just what you said and i got the same error as below

Code:
# ls -l
total 322
-rw-r--r--   1 root     root      154674 Dec 26 10:33 118682-01.jar
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         512 Dec 26 10:30 META-INF
# jar xf 118682-01.jar
# cd 118682-01
# patchadd -d .
Validating patches...

Loading patches installed on the system...

Done!

Loading patches requested to install.

Done!

The following requested patches have packages not installed on the system
Package SPROlang from directory SPROlang in patch 118682-01 is not installed on the system. Changes for package SPROlang will not be applied to the system.

Checking patches that you specified for installation.

Done!


The following requested patches will not be installed because
the packages they patch are not installed on this system.

           0 No Packages from patch 118682-01 are installed on the system.




No patches to install.

pls can someone advice on this pls
Last edited by seyiisq; 12-26-2008 at 02:17 PM..
# 13  
Old 12-26-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by DukeNuke2
why? he has no problems installing the patch! only the package he want's to patch is not installed...
Thanks, DukeNuke2 for your contribution as you earlier stated is there no other way than doing a new installation
# 14  
Old 12-26-2008
i don't know... if you've installed all packages and patched your system with the latest patch cluster there is nothing more that can be done...
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