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List:       opensolaris-install-discuss
Subject:    Re: [install-discuss] System Hangs at Configuring Devices
From:       Juanita Heieck <Juanita.Heieck () Sun ! COM>
Date:       2008-12-15 22:28:49
Message-ID: 4946DA21.4050800 () Sun ! COM
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Evan,

Thanks so much for responding. I'll try the first fix and let you know 
if it works.

Thanks again!

Nita

On 12/15/08 15:22, Evan Layton wrote:
> It looks like what's in the web-cast is incorrect and needs to be 
> updated. It does not follow the updated instructions on 
> http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/relnotes/200805/image-update/ 
>
>
> The reason you have the extra entry at the end o the grub menu is 
> because you ran update-grub. It also looks like the boot archive 
> didn't get updated by pkg image update which is probably why you're 
> not able to boot the new 2008.11 BE.
>
> If you do the following from your old BE you'll probably be able to 
> boot your new BE.
> # beadm mount opensolaris-1 /mnt
> # /mnt/sbin/bootadm update-archive -R /mnt
> # beadm unmount opensolaris-1
> # beadm activate opensolaris-1
> # reboot
>
> You can also edit /rpool/boot/grub/menu.lst and remove the extra grub 
> entry at the end of the file to get rid of the extra grub entry.
>
> To skip all of this you may want to destroy opensolaris-1 and retry 
> using the correct instructions from:
> http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/relnotes/200805/image-update/ 
>
>
> -evan
>
>
> Juanita Heieck wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just followed the directions on the live demo for upgrading
>> from 2008.05 to the 2008.11 release on my Tecra M2.
>> I also have a Windows partition on the system.
>>
>> The install took awhile, but it went fine, all files installed,
>> etc. But reboot fails.
>>
>> But, now I have multiple problems.
>>
>> Problem #1: When I reboot the system, I see two menu entries for the 
>> 2008.11 release.
>> One shows the actual 2008.11 release, the other is the opensolaris-1 BE
>> I created, mounted, then installed, and unmounted and activated, per
>> the example in the Osol demo, here:
>>
>> http://webcast-west.sun.com/interactive/09B12442/index.html
>>
>> When I reboot, the order of the GRUB menu is:
>>
>> Opensolaris 2008.05 x86
>> Windows
>> Opensolaris-1 (the one I created and activated using beadm)
>> Solaris 2008.11 snv_101b_rc2 x86
>>
>> So, I'm assuming there's a problem right there, but not sure
>> what I can do to fix, since I can only boot 2008.05 and Windows.
>>
>> Problem 2: When I attempt to boot either of the 2008.11 versions,
>> the system hangs right after the message "Use is subject to license 
>> terms".
>>
>> This message appears:
>>
>> WARNING: pcplusmp: mod_remove_by_name failed 16
>>
>> Then, the machine hostname is displayed, and then the message:
>>
>> Configuring devices
>>
>> And, this is where the system hangs forever, so not sure
>> what isn't configured correctly and how to fix it?
>>
>> I need to figure why I have two 2008.11 instances and how I
>> can remove one, or both. And, what I need to do to reinstall or
>> reformat the disk to start over? I don't know if the
>> problem can be fixed w/o starting over.
>>
>> Not sure what the best course of action is at this point,
>> but I can't risk anything happening with the 2008.05 OS.
>>
>> Anyone have any suggestions.
>>
>> Desperate in WFH land.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Nita
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