You can just pkg image-update, as 125 is the latest.
Kostas Oikonomou wrote: > Thank you Mary. > > I didn't know 125 was available. Can I upgrade from 118 to 25 using > the same instructions you sent me yesterday? > > > beadm create <be-name> > beadm mount <be-name> /mnt > pkg -R /mnt install entire at 0.5.11-0.122 <------------- 0.5.11-0.125 > bootadm update-archive -R /mnt > beadm umount <be-name> > beadm activate <be-name> > > > mary ding wrote: >> Kostas: >> >> If I ran into this, I will do the following: >> >> In the grub menu, disable happy boot as follow: >> >> The workaround is to remove the the following line: >> splashimage /boot/solaris.xpm - need to use d >> foreground d25f00 - need to use d >> background 115d93" lines - need to use d >> and ",console=graphics" in kernel$ line from the GRUB menu - need to >> use e >> >> If it still hangs, then you need to boot kmdb and see which module >> cause the hang: >> >> On x86, in the GRUB item, type "e" (for edit) and >> then another "e" and then add "-k -d " to the end of the kernel line >> or before the -B options. Finally, press return to boot this entry. >> >> This will cause the kernel debugger to load >> >> Loading kmdb... >> >> Welcome to kmdb >> kmdb: unable to determine terminal type: assuming `vt100' >> Loaded modules: [ unix krtld genunix ] >> [0]> >> >> At the prompt, enter "moddebug/W 0x80000000", <return> and then ":c", >> <return> which will then print out each module as it's being loaded. >> >> >> Instead of spending time on osol_122 which is out of date, I will >> also pkg image-update to the latest available osol build and see >> whether the issue still exist. I had been using osol_125 on a couple >> of x86 laptops and they work fine. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Kostas Oikonomou wrote: >>> Well, I chose snv122 from the GRUB menu and the machine started >>> booting, but it is stuck in the blue screen with the orange slider, >>> and it doesn't matter how many times I hit ESC. >>> It's frozen. Ideas welcome. >>> >>> Juanita Heieck wrote: >>>> This happened to me when I did image-update recently. >>>> I hit esc and I had to enable /network/physical:nwam and >>>> reboot. Then I was able to get to the login prompt. >>>> Your issue might be different though. >>>> >>>> Nita >>>> >>>> Alan Coopersmith wrote: >>>>> Yes - the bar will continue until either an X server starts or the >>>>> user >>>>> hits a key to drop to the text console. If the text console has >>>>> an error >>>>> message telling you what's wrong, it will sit there hidden behind >>>>> the slider >>>>> bar until you hit a key to see it. >>>>> >>>>> -Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com >>>>> Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kostas Oikonomou wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What I mean is that the machine sits there with the orange slider >>>>>> going >>>>>> back and forth for more than 15 minutes. That is not normal. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are you saying to hist ESC, even so? >>>>>> >>>>>> Kostas >>>>>> >>>>>> mary ding wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Kostas: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It is not hang, osol using happy face boot. You can hit Esc to >>>>>>> disable >>>>>>> happy face boot and you should see normal boot messages. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kostas Oikonomou wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I finished the upgrade, but when the machine tries to boot >>>>>>>> snv122, it >>>>>>>> hangs on the splash screen (where the slider moves across the >>>>>>>> blue >>>>>>>> screen). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This is strange, as I have an identical machine at home running >>>>>>>> snv122. The only difference is that the machine that's hanging >>>>>>>> has >>>>>>>> 4GB of memory and a 500GB disk, whereas the home machine that >>>>>>>> works >>>>>>>> fine has 2GB memory and 320GB disk. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any ideas? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kostas >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> mary ding wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kostas: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> According to the notes that I have, you can do this: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> beadm create <be-name> >>>>>>>>> beadm mount <be-name> /mnt >>>>>>>>> pkg -R /mnt install entire at 0.5.11-0.122 >>>>>>>>> bootadm update-archive -R /mnt >>>>>>>>> beadm umount <be-name> >>>>>>>>> beadm activate <be-name> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> but it only upgrades the bits from your opensolaris.org >>>>>>>>> publisher, and >>>>>>>>> nothing from /extra, /contrib, etc. You'll have to do those >>>>>>>>> by hand. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kostas Oikonomou wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I just received a new HP machine and replaced its Windows Vista >>>>>>>>>> with snv 118 from a DVD I had. >>>>>>>>>> Now I'd like to upgrade to a later release, but I know that >>>>>>>>>> snv 124 >>>>>>>>>> has some problems that to me are critical. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> So I would like to install snv 122. But how do I do this? >>>>>>>>>> Can it >>>>>>>>>> be done with package manager? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your help. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Kostas >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> install-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>>>> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>>>>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> install-discuss mailing list >>>>>> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> install-discuss mailing list >>>>> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >>>>> >>>> >> > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss
