[indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Luca Morettoni
Hi guys, one of Italian user group friend need to update his opensolaris installation (running snv_107) to an older release, like snv_109 because the latest has some bugs for him. Any hints to do this taks? -- Luca Morettoni | OpenSolaris SCA #OS0344 Web/BLOG: http://www.morettoni.net/ | http:/

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Brian Ruthven - Sun UK
I'm not sure I follow your question, but I think it is this: You are currently running snv_107 and wish to update. The latest available is snv_111, but you cannot update to it (due to known bugs). So, you want to update to a release which is not the current latest, but snv_109. I don't belie

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Yiannis Mavroukakis
Or rolling back for that matter.. Brian Ruthven - Sun UK wrote: I'm not sure I follow your question, but I think it is this: You are currently running snv_107 and wish to update. The latest available is snv_111, but you cannot update to it (due to known bugs). So, you want to update to a rele

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer
Not sure I understand the question - but it means upgrade the named BE to snv_109 (assuming that the BE was at a lower revision - I've not actually tried it the other way around). Yiannis Mavroukakis wrote: Would this install your existing packages from 109? Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Yiannis Mavroukakis
Would this install your existing packages from 109? Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer wrote: What I have done in the past is something like: beadm create snv_109 beadm mount snv_109 /mnt pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 which appeared to work for me. Brian Ruthven -

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer
What I have done in the past is something like: beadm create snv_109 beadm mount snv_109 /mnt pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 which appeared to work for me. Brian Ruthven - Sun UK wrote: I'm not sure I follow your question, but I think it is this: You a

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Yiannis Mavroukakis
Sorry Peter I'll explain. Say I am at svn_110, will doing pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 a) downgrade my 110 BE to 109? If so will it downgrade the existing packages I have installed to 109 or install the default packages for 109? Thanks! Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer wrote

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer
Yiannis Mavroukakis wrote: Sorry Peter I'll explain. Say I am at svn_110, will doing pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 a) downgrade my 110 BE to 109? If so will it downgrade the existing packages I have installed to 109 or install the default packages for 109? Ah ha :-) And I'v

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Yiannis Mavroukakis
trying it now.. Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer wrote: Yiannis Mavroukakis wrote: Sorry Peter I'll explain. Say I am at svn_110, will doing pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 a) downgrade my 110 BE to 109? If so will it downgrade the existing packages I have installed to 109 or

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Yiannis Mavroukakis
Blargh no joy. pfexec pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 No updates available for this image. Y. Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer wrote: Yiannis Mavroukakis wrote: Sorry Peter I'll explain. Say I am at svn_110, will doing pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 a) downg

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Marco Falchi
Thanks! This method works perfectly! $ pfexec beadm create snv_109 $ pfexec beadm mount snv_109 /mnt $ pfexec pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ indiana-discuss mailing list indiana-disc

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Mykola Maslov
Thanks! This method works perfectly! $ pfexec beadm create snv_109 $ pfexec beadm mount snv_109 /mnt $ pfexec pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 You mean, you were doing this on snv_110, and managed to create BE with snv_109? Cool! Wonder, if this work both at Nevada & Indi

Re: [indiana-discuss] snv_109 boots but hangs after login prompt

2009-04-02 Thread Rand S. Huntzinger
A couple of weeks have passed and I've now attempted to update from b108 to b110 with the same effect. I've done a bit more checking and it is very similar to a problem recently reported by a person trying to update from b106 to b108. It appears to be that the system is hanging when the Xorg ser

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release (#6127-129885478-5243)

2009-04-02 Thread Sun Level 2 Support
Peter, do you still have an issue you need resolved? -Original Message- From: Peter Dennis - Sustaining Engineer (peter.den...@sun.com) Sent: Apr 2, 2009 6:44:24 AM Subject: Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release Not sure I understand the question - but it means upgrade the

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Glenn Lagasse
* Mykola Maslov (mmas...@aval.ua) wrote: >> Thanks! >> This method works perfectly! >> >> >> $ pfexec beadm create snv_109 >> $ pfexec beadm mount snv_109 /mnt >> $ pfexec pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 > > You mean, you were doing this on snv_110, and managed to create BE wit

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Bart Smaalders
Marco Falchi wrote: Thanks! This method works perfectly! $ pfexec beadm create snv_109 $ pfexec beadm mount snv_109 /mnt $ pfexec pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 I assume your current environment when executing this was lower than 109; pkg doesn't allow backwards moves...

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> Marco Falchi wrote: > > Thanks! > > This method works perfectly! > > > > > > $ pfexec beadm create snv_109 > > $ pfexec beadm mount snv_109 /mnt > > $ pfexec pkg -R /mnt install > ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 > > I assume your current environment when executing this > was > lower than 109;

Re: [indiana-discuss] Major issues after attempting to update Ultra 20

2009-04-02 Thread William Kucharski
I got the Firefox problem fixed by deleting the various cache files in my .mozilla directory; the fact that Firefox went wonky must have just been by pure coincidence. Thanks for letting me know about the Nevada fix. -- William Kucharski -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Brock Pytlik
W. Wayne Liauh wrote: Marco Falchi wrote: Thanks! This method works perfectly! $ pfexec beadm create snv_109 $ pfexec beadm mount snv_109 /mnt $ pfexec pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.109 I assume your current environment when executing this was lower than 109; p

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> > Easy to get around--just "beadm destroy" it. :-) > But may be advisable to zpool send a snapshot before > destroying it. > > not sure what you mean, or how beadm destroy comes > into play. pkg > oesn't allow you to take a BE from 109 to 108 (for > example). This is what I meant (abs

Re: [indiana-discuss] upgrading to an older release

2009-04-02 Thread Fajar A. Nugraha
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:14 AM, W. Wayne Liauh wrote: > This is what I meant (abstractly speaking): zpool send 109@ => beadm destroy > 109 => pfexec pkg -R /mnt install ent...@0.5.11,5.11-0.108 => (optionally) > zpool recv 109@ You mean something similar to debootstrap or "yum install --install