JET 4.4.5 already has the workaround enabled, so if you use JET, you 
shouldn't see this bug. (it also manually adds the netmask for you as well)



mary ding wrote:
> Gilles:
>
> This had been a known issue since snv_78
>
> 6633017 - b78 doesn't jumpstart on x86, AND b81 sparc has the same problem
>
>
> Workaround:
>
> Get rid of the netmask= entry in your sysidcfg file.  E.g., change this:
>
> network_interface=primary { protocol_ipv6=no netmask=255.255.255.0 }
>
> to this:
>
> network_interface=primary { protocol_ipv6=no }
>
> Beware that you made need to add an entry to /etc/inet/netmasks manually 
> after installation.
>
>
> The above mentioned workaround succeeds in making the installation 
> non-interactive again, but has the following side-effects:
>
> The interface becomes a dhcp configured interface rather than a 
> statically assigned one. In short, the workaround does not end up with 
> the desired configuration. There will need to be several additional 
> steps to revert the machine to the static address.
>
> Gilles Dauphin wrote:
>   
>> The workaround:
>> --------------
>> network_interface=primary { protocol_ipv6=no netmask=255.255.255.0 }
>>
>> Changing this to ...
>>
>> network_interface=primary { protocol_ipv6=no }
>>
>> ------------------
>> I have this bug on B98 too.
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