Dear Anil Culecha, I am trying to mount the USB on the machine with Solaris 10 11/06, where the USB is mounted on /rmdisk. If it will help using the mount command can you please type out the exact command, word by word, and instruct me as to how this problem can be overcome?
Thank you. Sivasubramanian M. On 11/27/07, Anil Gulecha <anil.verve at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Siva, > > A quick google of that exe files shows that it is infact a malware.. > your pen drive was infected when ou used it on a windows machine that > was infected. > > However the virus can in no way harm your solaris system.. so no worries. > > The namign convention has changed recently in the SX builds.. the USB > will be mounted un /media.. try running (as root) the 'mount' command > before and after you plug in the usb.. > > The booting problem is not related to the exe file. (dont plug in the > USB when booting up) > > Anil > > > On 11/27/07, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy <isolatedn at gmail.com> wrote: > > Either from a Windows machine from my office which is infected or from > > an internet cafe with windows installations, I must have got my pen > > drive infected. Pen drive is probably the source for the following > > problem, but I am not sure. > > > > The drive worked fine on a laptop with snv_68, but when I tried to > > tranfer files using the pen drive on to a server with Solaris 10 > > 11/06, I found the the rmdisk folder with an rmdisk0 folder and a > > folder called unnamed-rmdisk and in the folder I did not find > > "noname" or "unnamed", which is how usually the rmdisk shows up when > > plugged in. The drive worked fine on this machine with Solaris 10 on > > the last instance when used, which was a few days ago. (In my machine > > the icon does not usually appear autodetected on the desktop) > > > > In both the folders rmdisk0 and unnamed_rmdisk, the only icon that I > > found was that of a file named Install_NWWiDemand.exe which was seen > > in the folder even after the rmdisk was removed. This is possibly > > copied on to the rmdisk folder automatically ? > > > > I deleted the file, which is still in the trash folder, in case anyone > > wants to examine it. > > > > Now the pendrive is not detected when plugged in. The drive is with > > data, and it works fine on snv_68. I plugged the pendrive and searched > > for the file Install_NWWiDemand.exe which is not there or not seen. It > > is also possible that the source of this file in the rmdisk folder on > > the machine with Solaris 10 is not this pendrive... > > > > Also, Solaris did not boot once, when I tried booting with the rmdisk > > still plugged in, the machine was searching for installed O/S > > instances, found Solaris, when mounted still did not boot, on shell > > prompt at the exit command, it said " no installed o/s instances". > > > > I tried once or twice but the machine did not boot, but on repeated > > attempts it managed to. > > > > The booting problem may or may not be related to the exe file found. > > > > > > Thank you > > > > -- > > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > > CEO > > Isolated Networks > > Whitefield, 389/1 Perundurai Road > > Erode 638 011 > > Tamilnadu India > > http://www.isolatednetworks.com > > email: isolatedn at gmail.com > > ++91 424 4030334 > > Mobile Phone number +91 99524 03099 > > ++91 424 4030334 > > > > DISCLAIMER: > > > > This message (including attachment if any) from Isolated Networks is > > confidential and may be privileged. If you have received this message > > by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this > > message from your system. Any unauthorized use, disclosure or > > dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly > > prohibited. > > _______________________________________________ > > ug-bosug mailing list > > List-Unsubscribe: mailto:ug-bosug-unsubscribe at opensolaris.org > > List-Owner: mailto:ug-bosug-owner at opensolaris.org > > List-Archives: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=54 > > > -- Sivasubramanian Muthusamy CEO Isolated Networks Whitefield, 389/1 Perundurai Road Erode 638 011 Tamilnadu India http://www.isolatednetworks.com email: isolatedn at gmail.com ++91 424 4030334 Mobile Phone number +91 99524 03099 ++91 424 4030334 DISCLAIMER: This message (including attachment if any) from Isolated Networks is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received this message by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Any unauthorized use, disclosure or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.
