[SunHELP] Solaris 8 installation problems

Fri Sep 28 22:58:10 CDT 2001

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Hey everyone, it's me again :) I am still trying to get solaris 8 =
installed on an enterprise server, and so far it's going good. It's more =
difficult to do the configuration manually than to use the installation =
scripts packed on the CD (add_to_install_server, setup_install_server, =
etc.). The boot server is of a FreeBSD architecture.

I get 95% of the way through the boot process before this comes up. It =
may not be worded exactly, as I am writing this from memory.

... using RPC bootparams for configuration information
... ERROR: bpgetfile unable to access network install information

Then I get a hash prompt with a spinning pipe symbol. What is the system =
trying to fetch via bpgetfile? My /etc/bootparams files looks like so.

host1    root=3Dserver1:/export/install/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot
            install=3Dserver1:/export/install
            boottype=3D:in
            sysid_config=3Dserver1:/export/config
            install_config=3Dserver1:/export/config
            rootopts=3D:rsize=3D32768

I did review some docs online, and do I have to put the absolute path to =
the sysidcfg file?

Also, during the boot process, the system sends out an "Address mask =
request". I can reply to it using the "sing" tool, but when I use sing =
(sing -reply <ip_of_install_client>), tcpdump shows the client sending =
sun RPC packets with a netmask of 10.255.255.255. (host1.<src prt> -> =
10.255.255.255.sunrpc). Then, the above bpgetfile error message appears. =
Is there another tool I can use to reply to this request? Is there a way =
I can eliminate the "Address mask request"? I tried putting the netmask =
in /etc/netmasks and /netmasks, but that didn't work.

Thanks alot!

Mike

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hey everyone, it's me again :) I am =
still trying to=20
get solaris 8 installed on an enterprise server, and so far it's going =
good.=20
It's more difficult to do the configuration manually than to use the=20
installation scripts packed on the CD (add_to_install_server,=20
setup_install_server, etc.). The boot server is of a FreeBSD=20
architecture.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I get 95% of the way through the boot =
process=20
before this comes up. It may not be worded exactly, as I am writing this =
from=20
memory.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>... using RPC bootparams for =
configuration=20
information</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>... ERROR: bpgetfile unable to access =
network=20
install information</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Then I get a hash prompt with a =
spinning pipe=20
symbol. What is the system trying to fetch via bpgetfile? My =
/etc/bootparams=20
files looks like so.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>host1   =20
root=3Dserver1:/export/install/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>       =20
    install=3Dserver1:/export/install</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>       =20
    boottype=3D:in</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>       =20
    sysid_config=3Dserver1:/export/config</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>       =20
    install_config=3Dserver1:/export/config</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>       =20
    rootopts=3D:rsize=3D32768</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I did review some docs online, and do I =
have to put=20
the absolute path to the sysidcfg file?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, during the boot process, the =
system sends out=20
an "Address mask request". I can reply to it using the "sing" tool, but =
when I=20
use sing (sing -reply <ip_of_install_client>), tcpdump shows the =
client=20
sending sun RPC packets with a netmask of 10.255.255.255. (host1.<src =
prt>=20
-> 10.255.255.255.sunrpc). Then, the above bpgetfile error message =
appears.=20
Is there another tool I can use to reply to this request? Is there a way =
I can=20
eliminate the "Address mask request"? I tried putting the netmask in=20
/etc/netmasks and /netmasks, but that didn't work.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks alot!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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