On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Edward Pilatowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [ changing the cc to zones-discuss which is a more appropriate alias for > this kind of question. ] > > hey asif, > > i'm guessing that cpio is not your problem. the key error below is: > uncompress: stdin: corrupt input > > perhaps the s8_install script is somehow not detecting the compression > type correctly? could you run the following command: > grep files_compressed_method /engr.flar
bash-3.00# grep files_compressed_method /engr.flar files_compressed_method=compress bash-3.00# flar info /engr.flar archive_id=d37bfbb8e8f8940362746dfc5af2fbed files_archived_method=cpio creation_date=20080807215755 creation_master=engr-01 content_name=engr creation_node=engr-01 creation_hardware_class=sun4u creation_platform=SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine creation_processor=sparc creation_release=5.8 creation_os_name=SunOS creation_os_version=Generic_117350-39 files_compressed_method=compress content_architectures=sun4u > > thanks > ed > > On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 12:24:25AM -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote: >> I am failing to install flash archive of a solaris 8 02/04 running on >> a netra t1. I can install the example solaris8-image.flar (optional >> download from sun). >> >> Here is the failed log >> >> bash-3.00# more /var/tmp/engr-01.install.7078.log >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Log File: >> /var/tmp/engr-01.install.7078.log >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Product: Solaris 8 Containers 1.0 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Installer: solaris8 brand installer 1.22 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Zone: engr-01 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Path: /zones/solaris8 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Starting pre-installation tasks. >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Installation started for zone "engr-01" >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Source: /engr.flar >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Media Type: flash archive >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] Installing: This may take several >> minutes... >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] cd /zones/solaris8/root && >> [Thu Aug 7 23:59:44 EDT 2008] do_flar < "/engr.flar" >> uncompress: stdin: corrupt input >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:31 EDT 2008] Postprocessing: This may take several >> minutes... >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:31 EDT 2008] running: p2v -u eug-engr-01 >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:31 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Gathering information >> about zone engr-01 >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:31 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Creating mount points >> touch: /zones/solaris8/root/etc/mnttab cannot create >> chmod: WARNING: can't access /zones/solaris8/root/etc/mnttab >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:31 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Processing /etc/system >> cp: cannot access /zones/solaris8/root/etc/system >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:32 EDT 2008] Result: Postprocessing failed. >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:32 EDT 2008] >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:32 EDT 2008] Result: *** Installation FAILED *** >> [Fri Aug 8 00:01:32 EDT 2008] Log File: >> /var/tmp/engr-01.install.7078.log >> >> >> >> Here is the good log where installing from the example solaris 8 image >> from SUN site that comes as optional download with solaris 8 container >> software >> >> bash-3.00# more /var/tmp/engr-01.install.5279.log >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Log File: >> /var/tmp/engr-01.install.5279.log >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Product: Solaris 8 Containers 1.0 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Installer: solaris8 brand installer 1.22 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Zone: engr-01 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Path: /zones/solaris8 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Starting pre-installation tasks. >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Installation started for zone "engr-01" >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Source: /tmp/solaris8-image.flar >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:12 EDT 2008] Media Type: flash archive >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:13 EDT 2008] Installing: This may take several >> minutes... >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:13 EDT 2008] cd /zones/solaris8/root && >> [Thu Aug 7 23:31:13 EDT 2008] do_flar < "/tmp/solaris8-image.flar" >> [Thu Aug 7 23:35:28 EDT 2008] Sanity Check: Passed. Looks like a >> Solaris 8 system. >> [Thu Aug 7 23:35:28 EDT 2008] Postprocessing: This may take several >> minutes... >> [Thu Aug 7 23:35:28 EDT 2008] running: p2v -u eug-engr-01 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:35:28 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Gathering information >> about zone eug-engr-01 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:35:29 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Creating mount points >> [Thu Aug 7 23:35:30 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Processing /etc/system >> [Thu Aug 7 23:35:30 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Booting zone to single user >> mode >> [Thu Aug 7 23:35:48 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Applying p2v module >> S20_apply_patches >> [Thu Aug 7 20:35:49 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Unpacking >> patch: 109147-44 >> [Thu Aug 7 20:35:50 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Installing >> patch: 109147-44 >> >> Checking installed patches... >> Patch 109147-44 has already been applied. >> See patchadd(1M) for instructions. >> >> Patchadd is terminating. >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:01 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Unpacking >> patch: 111023-03 >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:02 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Installing >> patch: 111023-03 >> >> Checking installed patches... >> Patch 111023-03 has already been applied. >> See patchadd(1M) for instructions. >> >> Patchadd is terminating. >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:08 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Unpacking >> patch: 111431-01 >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:08 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Installing >> patch: 111431-01 >> >> Checking installed patches... >> This patch is obsoleted by patch 108993-67 which has already >> been applied to this system. >> >> Patchadd is terminating. >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:13 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Unpacking >> patch: 112605-04 >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:13 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Installing >> patch: 112605-04 >> >> Checking installed patches... >> This patch is obsoleted by patch 108993-67 which has already >> been applied to this system. >> >> Patchadd is terminating. >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:20 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Unpacking >> patch: 112050-04 >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:20 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Installing >> patch: 112050-04 >> >> Checking installed patches... >> Verifying sufficient filesystem capacity (dry run method)... >> Installing patch packages... >> >> Patch number 112050-04 has been successfully installed. >> See /var/sadm/patch/112050-04/log for details >> >> Patch packages installed: >> SUNWesu >> SUNWesxu >> >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:45 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Unpacking >> patch: 109221-01 >> [Thu Aug 7 20:36:45 PDT 2008] S20_apply_patches: Installing >> patch: 109221-01 >> >> Checking installed patches... >> This patch is obsoleted by patch 109318-39 which has already >> been applied to this system. >> >> Patchadd is terminating. >> [Thu Aug 7 23:36:50 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Applying p2v module >> S31_fix_net >> [Thu Aug 7 23:36:51 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Applying p2v module >> S32_fix_nfs >> [Thu Aug 7 23:36:52 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Applying p2v module >> S33_fix_vfstab >> [Thu Aug 7 23:36:53 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Applying p2v module >> S34_fix_inittab >> [Thu Aug 7 23:36:53 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Applying p2v module >> S35_fix_crontab >> [Thu Aug 7 23:36:54 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Applying p2v module >> S36_fix_pam_conf >> [Thu Aug 7 23:36:54 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Applying p2v module >> S40_setup_preload >> [Thu Aug 7 23:36:55 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Performing zone sys-unconfig >> [Thu Aug 7 23:37:27 EDT 2008] Postprocess: Postprocessing successful. >> [Thu Aug 7 23:37:27 EDT 2008] Result: Postprocessing complete. >> [Thu Aug 7 23:37:28 EDT 2008] Service Tag: Gathering information >> about zone engr-01 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:37:28 EDT 2008] Service Tag: Adding service tag: >> urn:st:801126fc-aceb-4fe5-931e-b55f8d2d3e15 >> Solaris 8 Containers 1.0 added >> Product instance URN=urn:st:801126fc-aceb-4fe5-931e-b55f8d2d3e15 >> [Thu Aug 7 23:37:28 EDT 2008] Service Tag: Operation successful. >> [Thu Aug 7 23:37:28 EDT 2008] >> [Thu Aug 7 23:37:28 EDT 2008] Result: Installation completed >> successfully. >> [Thu Aug 7 23:37:28 EDT 2008] Log File: >> /zones/solaris8/root/var/log/engr-01.install.5279.log >> >> >> I noticed on the failed log it things my flash image is corrupted. >> >> I used the following command to create the flash. I created flash >> image million times. Should I use a different method instead >> of `cpio' which is what flarcreate calls to create image? Is there >> some patch may be for cpio on solaris 8 02/04 that needs >> to be applied before creating the image? >> >> cd / >> flarcreate -S -n engr -c -x /opt/flash /opt/flash/engr.flar >> >> I also tried like this (also one w/o compression) >> >> flarcreate -R / -n engr -c -x /opt/flash /opt/flash/engr.flar >> >> -- >> Asif Iqbal >> PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> opensolaris-discuss mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu _______________________________________________ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
