Is the Solaris 10 update 6 SPARC DVD any good?

[Database Administrator]

I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. The x86
DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. `vold'
dumps core on Solaris 10. I burned on a burner that I trust and that
I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. The SPARC ISO file
works fine for Live Upgrade. Has anyone else found a way to make the
DVD work?


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-Gary Mills- -Unix Support- -U of M Academic Computing and Networking-

[Database Administrator]

On 6 Nov, 21:58, Gary Mills wrote:
> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. *The x86
> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. *`vold'
> dumps core on Solaris 10. *I burned on a burner that I trust and that
> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. *The SPARC ISO file
> works fine for Live Upgrade. *Has anyone else found a way to make the
> DVD work?
>
> --
> -Gary Mills- * *-Unix Support- * *-U of M Academic Computing and Networking-

Think vold is broke - seen some one else with this as well.
What boxes you trying this on?

[Database Administrator]

Gary Mills wrote:
> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. The x86
> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. `vold'
> dumps core on Solaris 10. I burned on a burner that I trust and that
> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. The SPARC ISO file
> works fine for Live Upgrade. Has anyone else found a way to make the
> DVD work?
>
>

Have you considered replacing the DVD drive on your SPARC?

[Database Administrator]

In <5130a67b-70fc-4ab9-99ca-aa26856f4e95@1g2000prd.googlegroups.com> kangcool writes:

>On 6 Nov, 21:58, Gary Mills wrote:
>> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. =A0The x86
>> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
>> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. =A0`vold'
>> dumps core on Solaris 10. =A0I burned on a burner that I trust and that
>> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. =A0The SPARC ISO file
>> works fine for Live Upgrade. =A0Has anyone else found a way to make the
>> DVD work?

>Think vold is broke - seen some one else with this as well.
>What boxes you trying this on?

An Ultra 60 running Solaris 10 5/08 and a V240 running Solaris 9.

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-Gary Mills- -Unix Support- -U of M Academic Computing and Networking-

[Database Administrator]

In "Richard B. Gilbert" writes:

>Gary Mills wrote:
>> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. The x86
>> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
>> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. `vold'
>> dumps core on Solaris 10. I burned on a burner that I trust and that
>> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. The SPARC ISO file
>> works fine for Live Upgrade. Has anyone else found a way to make the
>> DVD work?

>Have you considered replacing the DVD drive on your SPARC?

On both of them? They are able to mount other DVDs.

Did it work for you?

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-Gary Mills- -Unix Support- -U of M Academic Computing and Networking-

[Database Administrator]

Gary Mills wrote:
> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. The x86
> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. `vold'
> dumps core on Solaris 10. I burned on a burner that I trust and that
> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. The SPARC ISO file
> works fine for Live Upgrade. Has anyone else found a way to make the
> DVD work?
>
>

I've got the same problem.
I downloaded the iso images an burned it with cdrw on my Sun Blade 2000
with an LG DVD on USB.
Checksums where OK.
I can read the DVD on my Windows Notebook but not with my Sun.
Vold dumps a core and restarts immediately after that again and again.

[Database Administrator]

On Nov 6, 3:58*pm, Gary Mills wrote:
> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. *The x86
> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. *`vold'
> dumps core on Solaris 10. *I burned on a burner that I trust and that
> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. *The SPARC ISO file
> works fine for Live Upgrade. *Has anyone else found a way to make the
> DVD work?
>
> --
> -Gary Mills- * *-Unix Support- * *-U of M Academic Computing and Networking-

I've seen the same problems. I downloaded the sparc DVD and the
checksum is OK; then burned multiple copies on a good burner, but no
sparc can mount it. I was able to mount it on an x86 system, spool up
a Jumpstart server, and install sparc systems that way. Sparc systems
that couldn't mount the DVD included Ultra25/Ultra45/T5220/Blade1500/
Blade2500/V490/V240/Blade2000. There's clearly an issue with the DVD.

[Database Administrator]

ITguy wrote:
> On Nov 6, 3:58 pm, Gary Mills wrote:
>> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. The x86
>> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
>> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. `vold'
>> dumps core on Solaris 10. I burned on a burner that I trust and that
>> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. The SPARC ISO file
>> works fine for Live Upgrade. Has anyone else found a way to make the
>> DVD work?
>>
>> --
>> -Gary Mills- -Unix Support- -U of M Academic Computing and Networking-
>
> I've seen the same problems. I downloaded the sparc DVD and the
> checksum is OK; then burned multiple copies on a good burner, but no
> sparc can mount it. I was able to mount it on an x86 system, spool up
> a Jumpstart server, and install sparc systems that way. Sparc systems
> that couldn't mount the DVD included Ultra25/Ultra45/T5220/Blade1500/
> Blade2500/V490/V240/Blade2000. There's clearly an issue with the DVD.

Since you were able to mount and read the DVD on an X86 system, it seems
very clear that your issue is with the DVD drives on the SPARC boxes.

[Database Administrator]

On 7 Nov., 03:05, "Richard B. Gilbert" wrote:
> ITguy wrote:
> > On Nov 6, 3:58 pm, Gary Mills wrote:
> >> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. *The x86
> >> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
> >> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. *`vold'
> >> dumps core on Solaris 10. *I burned on a burner that I trust and that
> >> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. *The SPARC ISO file
> >> works fine for Live Upgrade. *Has anyone else found a way to make the
> >> DVD work?
>
> >> --
> >> -Gary Mills- * *-Unix Support- * *-U of M Academic Computing and Networking-
>
> > I've seen the same problems. *I downloaded the sparc DVD and the
> > checksum is OK; then burned multiple copies on a good burner, but no
> > sparc can mount it. *I was able to mount it on an x86 system, spool up
> > a Jumpstart server, and install sparc systems that way. *Sparc systems
> > that couldn't mount the DVD included Ultra25/Ultra45/T5220/Blade1500/
> > Blade2500/V490/V240/Blade2000. *There's clearly an issue with the DVD..
>
> Since you were able to mount and read the DVD on an X86 system, it seems
> very clear that your issue is with the DVD drives on the SPARC boxes.

I have tested the Sol. 10 10/08 DVD on different SAPRC systems.
This DVD is definitly not mountable via vold but manual mounting
works.
I found also out that the structure (VTOC) of this DVD has changed.
It seems that this DVD has only one "slice" on it. The previous
versions
had 7 slices which were separately readable via dd.

--
BR
Roland

[Database Administrator]

Gary Mills wrote:
> I've burned both the SPARC and x86 DVD for Solaris 10 10/08. The x86
> DVD works fine, but I've had nothing but trouble with the SPARC DVD.
> It won't mount on either Solaris 10 SPARC or Solaris 9 SPARC. `vold'
> dumps core on Solaris 10. I burned on a burner that I trust and that
> I've used for other Solaris 10 SPARC releases. The SPARC ISO file
> works fine for Live Upgrade. Has anyone else found a way to make the
> DVD work?
>
>
I have run into the same problem. I have a Ultra45. I have even started
a support case. I can manually mount the DVD or use lofiadm to mount the
ISO image. I find 2 things very interesting about SUN providing an ISO
image that when burned to a DVD:

1) the DVD can't be auto mounted.
2) the DVD is supposed to be an OS install image, but I can't do a 'boot
cdrom' to install the new OS.

Makes you wonder what is going on at SUN.