[indiana-discuss] Install opensolaris snv_91 instead of snv_93?

[sanjay nadkarni (Laptop)]

Rob wrote:
>> Hello! thanks for the reply :)
>> The inclusion of the new meta package "entire"
>> definiately makes the process easier, but i'm still
>> not able to boot into the newly created BE. Here are
>> my steps:
>>
>> # pkg refresh
>> # pkg install SUNWipkg at 0.5.11-0.86
>> # pkg install entire at 0.5.11-0.86
>> # beadm create opensolaris-1
>> # beadm mount opensolaris-1 /mnt/91
>> # pkg -R /mnt/91 install pkg:/entire at 0.5.11-0.91
>> # /mnt/91/boot/solaris/bin/update_grub -R /mnt/91
>> # beadm unmount opensolaris-1
>> # beadm activate opensolaris-1
>> # reboot
>>
>> when grub loads, there are three entries in the grub
>> menu: snv_86, opensolaris-1 (the default), and snv_91
>> (2008.11)
>>
>> When opensolaris-1 loads, i get this error message:
>>
>>
>> Krtld: bind_primary(): no relocation information
>> found for module /platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix
>> Krtld: error during inital load/link phase
>>
>> Krtld could not locate nor resolve symbols for:
>> /platform/i36pc/kernel/amd64/unix
>> In the boot archive.
>>
>>
>> not sure how to troubleshoot from here? any ideas?
>>     
>
> Does anyone have any advice on how to troubleshoot this problem further? I'm not sure why the updated system refuses to boot...
>   
If it's happening this early, it is possible that your root_archive is 
corrupted.  If you could boot off the other BE you could try and update 
the root_archive.   To do  this mount (beadm mount) opensolaris-1 and 
then run /sbin/bootadm update-archive -R <mount point>  and see if that 
helps. 


-Sanjay

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