CDE reinstall Problem

[yuzy]

I can't enter the dtlogin, so I want reinstall the CDE runtime, while use command swinstall and select the HPUXEngCR700, but reinstall to 6%, the install suspend,and follow error in the file swgant.log:

.....
Loading the kernel...
/usr/ccs/bin/ld: Invalid fixup: 0x3e in file /usr/conf/lib/../../../etc/opt/sicl/libsicldrvr.a(pil.o)
*** Error exit code 1

Stop.
config: make did an exit(1)
config failure.
ERROR: The command "/usr/sbin/mk_kernel", which is used to rebuild
the kernel, has failed. Because kernel-related filesets were
installed, this command must be executed by "swinstall",
without failures, before the load can continue. Check the
above output for details about the failure.
NOTE: The Install Phase has suspended. Check the above output for
reasons.

how to do it ?

thank you

[Edward Sedgemore]

1. The first thing you need to do is cancel your reinstall of CDE.

2. Then use SAM to build a new kernel - this is to check that your system is correctly setup so that you can successfully build a new kernel. If you cant then you need to fix this first before attempting to reinstall CDE.

3. Once your kernel build is working then install CDE by selecting HPUXEngCR700 and go down a level to select the CDE component of it ONLY. If you select all of HPUXEngCR700 thats the entire system your trying to reinstall - no wonder it wont work. For example, from the command line the install command would be;
swinstall -s /SD_CDROM HPUXEngCR700.CDE
(You will probably have to add the -x autoreboot=true and -x reinstall=true options if you use the command line).

This should work ok.

[Pedro Sousa]

1. The first thing you need to do is cancel your reinstall of CDE.

2. Then use SAM to build a new kernel - this is to check that your system is correctly setup so that you can successfully build a new kernel. If you cant then you need to fix this first before attempting to reinstall CDE.

3. Once your kernel build is working then install CDE by selecting HPUXEngCR700 and go down a level to select the CDE component of it ONLY. If you select all of HPUXEngCR700 thats the entire system your trying to reinstall - no wonder it wont work. For example, from the command line the install command would be;
swinstall -s /SD_CDROM HPUXEngCR700.CDE
(You will probably have to add the -x autoreboot=true and -x reinstall=true options if you use the command line).

This should work ok.

You need to check over /stand if the files system and vmunix were changed, if yes, then you can start by restoring the last ones or creating a new kernel.

As Edward said, you should install HPUXEngCR700.CDE instead of HPUXEngCR700.
If the installation suspends again, try another CD.

[Pedro Sousa]

Sorry, I copied the part from Edward just to follow the idea, but forgot to erase it.

[Manuel Plaza]

Hi Yuzi,

You can try with the document that I annex. This procedure has been OK for me.

Regards,

Manuel

[Kenneth Platz]

Yuzy,

Unfortunately, this is a problem I've seen happen all too often when people try to reinstall CDE. The difficulty stems from the fact that CDE has dependencies on most of the operating system, including a number of kernel filesets and the like. If you are reinstalling CDE, then you will need to use the following procedure:

1) Bring up the Core OS & Install CD in "swinstall"

2) Go to "Options"->"Change Options"

3) Enable both "Reinstall Files if Same One Already There" and "Reinstall Filesets even if Same Revision Exists"

4) DISABLE both "Autoselect dependencies when marking software" and "Enforce Dependency Analysis Errors in Agent" -- This is very important

5) Select "OK" to accept these options

6) Go to "View"->"Change Software View"->"Start With products"

7) Select the "CDE", mark it for install, and then perform the installation.

Unfortunately, from what you have described, it is very possible that your system may be in an unstable state -- it is possible that you have overwritten kernel patches on your system with the original revisions that were shipped with the OS. It may be in your best interest to restore from your last known good backup.