Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!rice!sun-spots-request From: mitel!sce!cognos!todds@uunet.uu.net (Todd Sandor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun Subject: Re: Help with 4.0 upgrade on Sun 3/260 Keywords: SunOS Message-ID: <6008@cognos.UUCP> Date: 6 May 89 17:03:34 GMT References: Sender: usenet@rice.edu Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada Lines: 34 Approved: Sun-Spots@rice.edu Original-Date: 1 May 89 11:39:56 GMT X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 7, Issue 273, message 4 of 23 gwl@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Gerry Lawrence) writes: >X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 7, Issue 254, message 3 of 12 >I've just been (conned) into upgrading to 4.0 on our 3/260. We've got two >way through the suninstall forms up until the "Installation" menu item, >which immediately gives: > Bus error: core dumped You don't mension which terminal type your using for the install, but if its a '4.) Other', before running suninstall you must # set noglob # eval `tset -s vt100` # unset noglob # suninstall Then continue on (go slow, as the typeahead feature doesn't work to good), this assumes a vt100, if its not, enter the terminal type in vt100 spot. This is done right after boot the mini-unix (or whatever its called) from the swap partition. Don't forget the post install fixes, the 4.0.1 fixes, their post install fixes, then the itrunc patches, then the security patches, the yapt5.4 fixes, etc....(the story continues....). Its a very good idea to talk to you local Sun support to get them to help you out on which 4.0.1 patches you should install, the README for it describes some patches you may not think you need but really do (ie.winlibs,ldcore), and hopefully they know what they are talking about. We just upgrades our environment (12 Servers, with 80+ workstations), and are till having a few problems that have to be worked out. My recommendation is that unless your forced into it (ie. SMD controllers require it,or for software reasons) don't upgrade to 4.0.1, wait for 4.1. Todd Sandor Voice: (613) 738-1338 ext 2704 P.O. Box 9707 Cognos Incorporated FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Dr. uucp: todds@cognos || uunet!mitel!scs!cognos!todds Ottawa, Ontario Steady as she goes! CANADA K1G 3Z4