Patch install problems

2007-12-25 10:09:00

Thanks to:

Matt Santimore

Russ Poffenberger

David H. Brierley

In order to install these patches, what was required was the following:

I backed out the install of 105568-14. I needed to use patchrm as the

backoutpatch script returned

an error saying that the patch wasn't applied. Once I was able to get that

backed out, I reinstalled the

patch 105568-14. Once that completed successfully, the install of the 2

new patches went smoothly.

Thanks,

Mark Gosselin

UNIX Administrator

Netscout Systems, Inc.

4 Technology Park Drive

Westford, MA 01886

mgosselin@netscout.com

phone: 978-614-4219

Orginal post:

> Hi,

>

> I'm trying to install two seperate patches, 105210-27 and 105568-17

>

> Each give a message that the other is required for installation. For

> example

>

> When running installpatch for 105568-17 this is what I get:

>

> # ./installpathc .

>

> Warning: /usr/bin/patchadd is being used to install this patch.

> Installpatch will be removed from Solaris in

> the next release of Solaris.

>

> New versioins of /usr/sbin/patchadd and /usr/abin/patchrm exist

> that provide essential bug fixes and a speed enhancement.

> PLease install patch 106125 for significant patch

> installation improvements.

>

> Checking installed packages and patches

> ERROR: This patch requires patch 105210-27

> which has not been applied to the system.

>

> PAtch add is terminating.

>

>

> For 105210-27:

>

> # ./installpathc .

>

> Warning: /usr/bin/patchadd is being used to install this patch.

> Installpatch will be removed from Solaris in

> the next release of Solaris.

>

> New versioins of /usr/sbin/patchadd and /usr/abin/patchrm exist

> that provide essential bug fixes and a speed enhancement.

> PLease install patch 106125 for significant patch

> installation improvements.

>

> Checking installed packages and patches

> ERROR: This patch requires patch 105568-14

> which has not been applied to the system.

>

>

> The output from showrev -p is:

>

> Patch: 105181-15 Obsoletes: 105214-01, 105636-01, 105776-01, 106031-02,

> 106308-01 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvm, SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr,

> SUNWcar, SUNWhea

> Patch: 105181-17 Obsoletes: 105214-01, 105636-01, 105776-01, 106031-02,

> 106308-01 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWkvm, SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr,

> SUNWcar, SUNWhea

> Patch: 105210-22 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages:

SUNWcsu,

> SUNWarc

> Patch: 105490-07 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages:

SUNWcsu,

> SUNWcsr, SUNWarc, SUNWbtool, SUNWhea, SUNWtoo, SUNWosdem, SUNWxcu4

> Patch: 105568-13 Obsoletes: Requires: 105210-11 Incompatibles:

Packages:

> SUNWcsu, SUNWhea

> Patch: 105568-14 Obsoletes: Requires: 105210-11 Incompatibles:

Packages:

> SUNWcsu, SUNWhea

> Patch: 105633-23 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages:

> SUNWxwfnt, SUNWxwplt, SUNWxwcft, SUNWxwslb

> Patch: 105633-30 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages:

> SUNWxwfnt, SUNWxwplt, SUNWxwcft, SUNWxwslb

> Patch: 105284-31 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages:

> SUNWmfrun

> Patch: 105669-08 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages:

> SUNWdtbas

> Patch: 105669-09 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages:

> SUNWdtbas

> Patch: 106040-13 Obsoletes: 105189-03 Requires: Incompatibles:

Packages:

> SUNWxi18n, SUNWxim

>

> Any ideas how to work around this?

>

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