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
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