SUMMARY: 551 jumpstart

Unfortunately, I ran out of time on this and had to do an install with the
CDs, ignoring the corporate standards and installation tweaks.  I can't
dedicate any more time to this issue, but I suspect it's a difference
between how the newer and the older jumpstart systems reference paths,
etc. I received advice to check my path specifications carefully from
dana@dtn.com.

thanks to those who replied.

--jake

> Hi,
>            A debug fello here wants an Ultra with SunOS 5.5.1 to do cda.  I
> was going to install via jumpstart, but my 5.5.1 jumpstart has failed.
> It used to work.  Does anyone know how to troubleshoot the scenario where
> Solaris 5.5.1 jumpstart hangs (with the spinner spinning overnight) after
> printing
>
> domainname: eng.fore.com
> root server: pit-bldg2-fl2-jumpstart
> root directory:
> /jumpstart/Solaris_2.5.1_SPARC/export/exec/kvm/sparc.Solaris_2.5.1
> SunOS Release 5.5.1 Version Generic [UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0]
> Copyright (c) 1983-1996, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> Configuring the /devices directory
> Configuring the /dev directory
>
>
>
> Also, if I rerun the ./add_install_client and spec a server in
> /etc/bootparams (-s), the jumpstart dies thusly, despite reinstalling:
>
> [...]
> domainname: eng.fore.com
> root server: pit-bldg2-fl2-jumpstart
> root directory:
> /jumpstart/Solaris_2.5.1_SPARC/export/exec/kvm/sparc.Solaris_2.5.1
> SunOS Release 5.5.1 Version Generic [UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0]
> Copyright (c) 1983-1996, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> Configuring the /devices directory
> Configuring the /dev directory
> Error: The boot server and install server images are not the same version.
>
> Reinstall the boot server using setup_install_server.
>
> Unable to continue, shutting down...
> syncing file systems... done
> Program terminated
> ok
>
> Specifically, what is this seccond mode of failure trying to say?
> Perhaps that I've given it a bogus root pointer and should quit trying to
> specify it?  Where can I find the source code (I assume it's bourne or
> ksh, right?) of this without digging for days?  I'd like to trace it out,
> but can't find the code..
>
> tia.
>
> --jake
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