Re: Problem upgrading from Solaris 9 to 10 on Ultra 60

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From: peter
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:03

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Craig Ian Dewick wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm trying to do a Solaris 10 upgrade on an Ultra 60 system with 9 
> currently installed.
> 
> The process goes fine during the intitial phase entering system config 
> data but as soon as the install process tries to move on, it's giving an 
> error and refusing to continue.
> 
> The error message printed in the install console window is:
> 
> ---- start ----
> 
> runCmd error in /usr/sbin/sysidput with output:
> Unable to run cmd: /usr/sbin/sysidput
> No sysidcfg found
> 
> ---- stop ----
> 
> Any ideas what causes this and how to work around it? Looks like a 
> utility application is missing, but is it missing in the existing 
> Solaris 9 installation or the Solaris 10 installation being run off the 
> Solaris 10 1-of-4 CD?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Craig.
> 
open a shell during the install or break out of the install and
cd /usr/sbin
run
df -k .
where is /usr/sbin mounted
if its on a local disk then its solaris 9
if its on a CD partition then its solaris 10
regards peter

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