Sébastien Stormacq wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I installed OpenSolaris 2008.11 on a Sun v40z machine.
> Unfortunately the build I use, although being 101b was not the latest  
> one, i.e. it was a couple of hours before GA :
> Sun Microsystems Inc.   SunOS 5.11      snv_101b        November 2008
> 
> I tried to update to GA with image-update
> 
> r...@yajug:~# pkg list -u
> NAME (AUTHORITY)                              VERSION          
> STATE      UFIX
> entire                                        0.5.11-0.101     
> installed  u---
> 
> r...@yajug:~# pkg image-update
> PHASE                                        ACTIONS
> Update Phase                                     1/1
> PHASE                                          ITEMS
> Reading Existing Index                           9/9
> Indexing Packages                                1/1
> pkg: unable to activate opensolaris-1
> 
> r...@yajug:~# beadm activate opensolaris-1
> Unable to activate opensolaris-1.
> Unknown external error.
> 
> 
> How can I further diagnose / solve this ??

Can you set "export BE_PRINT_ERR=true" before running beadm activate and send 
the debug output? That should help narrow down where the problem is.

Thanks,
-evan

> 
> I followed the same procedure with the same image on a couple of VMs  
> and it was always OK
> 
> Thanks for your help
> 
> 
> ---
> Sébastien Stormacq
> Senior Software Architect
> GSS Software Practice,
> Sun Microsystems Luxembourg
> 
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