Evan - this systems was build by had using the basics of http://blogs.sun.com/edp/ with some mods.
here are the additional bits ask for... > # pkg info SUNWinstall > pkg: no packages matching the following patterns you specified are > installed on the system. Try specifying -r to query remotely: > > SUNWinstall > # pkg info SUNWinstall-libs > Name: SUNWinstall-libs > Summary: System install libraries > State: Installed > Authority: opensolaris.org (preferred) > Version: 0.5.11 > Build Release: 5.11 > Branch: 0.95 > Packaging Date: Thu Aug 7 16:03:13 2008 > Size: 442 kB > FMRI: pkg:/SUNWinstall-libs at 0.5.11,5.11-0.95:20080807T160313Z > # zfs list > NAME USED AVAIL REFER > MOUNTPOINT > home 53.9G 306G 53.9G > /export/home/odd1 > rpool 17.1G 131G 26.5K > /rpool > rpool/ROOT 17.1G 131G 18K > /rpool/ROOT > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris 7.43G 131G 6.25G > legacy > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris at static:-:2008-09-04-23:59:41 361M - > 6.22G - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris at static:-:2008-09-07-03:13:03 53.5M - > 6.25G - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris at static:-:2008-09-07-15:01:38 22.3M - > 6.25G - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris at static:-:2008-09-07-15:24:45 22.3M - > 6.25G - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris at static:-:2008-09-07-17:07:36 22.2M - > 6.25G - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris at static:-:2008-09-08-15:23:36 20.8M - > 6.25G - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-1 714M 131G 6.07G > /tmp/tmp5OYd-y > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-1/opt 470K 131G 636M > legacy > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-2 811M 131G 6.33G > /tmp/tmpdfskpZ > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-2/opt 466K 131G 636M > legacy > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-3 811M 131G 6.33G > /tmp/tmptHjDF8 > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-3/opt 470K 131G 636M > legacy > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-4 811M 131G 6.33G > /tmp/tmpDOyKvG > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-4/opt 473K 131G 636M > legacy > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-5 818M 131G 6.33G > /tmp/tmpKklcc1 > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-5/opt 470K 131G 636M > legacy > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-6 818M 131G 6.33G > /tmp/tmpXWNo1D > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-6/opt 470K 131G 636M > legacy > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt 636M 131G 636M > legacy > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt at static:-:2008-09-04-23:59:41 442K - > 636M - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt at static:-:2008-09-07-03:13:03 0 - > 636M - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt at static:-:2008-09-07-15:01:38 0 - > 636M - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt at static:-:2008-09-07-15:24:45 0 - > 636M - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt at static:-:2008-09-07-17:07:36 0 - > 636M - > rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt at static:-:2008-09-08-15:23:36 0 - > 636M - > rpool/ROOT/swap 5G 136G 1.33M > - > # more /rpool/boot/grub/men* > default 0 > #---------- ADDED BY BOOTADM - DO NOT EDIT ---------- > title Solaris 2008.11 snv_95 X86 > findroot (pool_rpool,2,a) > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #---------------------END BOOTADM-------------------- > #---------- ADDED BY BOOTADM - DO NOT EDIT ---------- > title Solaris xVM > findroot (pool_rpool,2,a) > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris > kernel$ /boot/$ISADIR/xen.gz > module$ /platform/i86xpv/kernel/$ISADIR/unix > /platform/i86xpv/kernel/$ISADIR/uni > x -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #---------------------END BOOTADM-------------------- > title Windows > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > chainloader +1 > title opensolaris-1 > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-1 > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #============ End of LIBBE entry ============= > title opensolaris-2 > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-2 > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #============ End of LIBBE entry ============= > title opensolaris-3 > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-3 > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #============ End of LIBBE entry ============= > title opensolaris-4 > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-4 > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #============ End of LIBBE entry ============= > title opensolaris-5 > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-5 > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #============ End of LIBBE entry ============= > title opensolaris-6 > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris-6 > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #============ End of LIBBE entry ============= Im more that a tad bit surprised that SUNWinstall wasn't a dependancy for 'pkg install redistributable' hth, rich Evan Layton wrote: > Rich Reynolds wrote: >> Hi all - >> >> i have a very customized install and have been running into tons of >> issues as I try to image-update from b95 to b96... > > In what way do you mean customized? Are the same versions of SUNWinstall > and SUNWinstall-libs installed on the system? > > What does the output of zfs list give and what does the menu,lst file show? > >> >> latest is no successful image-updates but a number of GRUB entries and >> this.. >> >> # beadm list >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/sbin/beadm", line 1351, in ? >> ret = main() >> File "/usr/sbin/beadm", line 582, in main >> return(parseCLI(sys.argv[1:])) >> File "/usr/sbin/beadm", line 561, in parseCLI >> rc = list(optsArgs) >> File "/usr/sbin/beadm", line 379, in list >> if displayBEs(beList, dontDisplayHeaders, listOptions, beName) != 0: >> File "/usr/sbin/beadm", line 644, in displayBEs >> setMaxColumnWidths(beMW, dsMW, ssMW, beList) >> File "/usr/sbin/beadm", line 1318, in setMaxColumnWidths >> determineMaxBEColWidth(beList[idx], beMW) >> File "/usr/sbin/beadm", line 770, in determineMaxBEColWidth >> columnLen = len(column) >> TypeError: len() of unsized object >> >> >> # more /etc/rel* >> OpenSolaris 2008.11 snv_95 X86 >> Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. >> Use is subject to license terms. >> Assembled 05 August 2008 >> # uname -a >> SunOS chomolungma 5.11 snv_95 i86pc i386 i86pc >> >> >> thoughts??? > > It kind of looks like a mismatch between the libbe python module and the > libbe library. > > File a bug and see what other information you can collect and we'll dig > into the issue. > > Thanks! > -evan > >> >> rich >> _______________________________________________ >> install-discuss mailing list >> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >