On 1/16/08, Aubrey Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2008 7:07 AM, Jack Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Robin.
> >
> > Not sure if this is a bug, or if your flar archive is corrupt.  A few
> > questions:
> >
> > How soon after you start the install do you get the error?  Is it
> > immediate, or does it run for a while first?
> >
> > Have you checked that the archive is not corrupt?  Does "flar info -l" work?
> >
> > Were there any errors when the archive was created?
> >
> > Are these systems SPARC or X86?
> >
> >     Thanks,
> >     Jack
> >
> >
> > Robin du wrote:
> > > Hi list,
> > >
> > > I'm using flar to clone my current system.(machineA)
> > >
> > > #flar create -n robin-system -c robin-system.flar
> > >
> > > And I copy robin-system.flar to another
> > > system(machineB:/export/home/robin/robin-system.flar).
> > >
> > > Now I want to reinstall my current system.
> > > NFS and ftp are verified to work well on machineB.
> > >
> > > When I choose NFS to install flar.
> > > machineB(IP):/export/home/robin/robin-system.flar,
> > >
> > > or I choose FTP to install flar.
> > > host: machineB(IP).   Dir: /robin-system.flar
> > > user: robin  password: ******
> > >
> > > I got the same error,
> > > "Unexpected error found with media or archive selected"
> > >
> > > Does nevada support flar installation? I'm using B77
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Robin
>
> Yes, this is a known bug if you are using x86 and GUI installation.
> See below:
> ========================================================
> x86: Solaris Installation GUI Might Fail When You Install Solaris
> Flash Archive (6208656)
>
> If you use the Solaris installation graphical user interface (GUI) to
> install a Solaris FlashTM archive on an x86 based system, the
> installation might fail. This failure occurs on systems that are not
> running the Solaris OS or the Linux operating system before you begin
> the installation.
>
> The following error message is displayed.
>
> Unexpected error found with media or archive selected
>
> Workaround: When the Solaris installation program prompts you to
> select an installation type, do not select the Solaris Interactive
> option. Select either option 3 or 4 and perform a Solaris Interactive
> Text installation. When prompted to specify the media to use during
> the installation, type the path to the Solaris Flash archive.
> ===================================================================
>
> Hope this be helpful.
>
> Thanks,
> -Aubrey
> Intel OpenSolaris Team
>

Thank you, Aubrey!
That really fixed my problem.

Thanks,
-Robin
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