create_depot_hp-ux_11 fails

[Darius Shafie]

I'd like to update my HPUX with the required patches, so I completed the assesment and download a zip file with all the required depot and patches. I extracted all the files and use ftp (binary) to place the files on to /tmp/patches directory. I then ran ./tmp/patches/create_depot_hp-ux_11 but it fails and returns with the following error:
Error 7901: No patches specified in patch_manifest file.

I more the patch_manifest file and it does contain a list of patches.

Any help on how to resolve this issue is appreciated.

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Did you compare the checksum of the downloaded file (to ensure it is not corrupt)?

[Darius Shafie]

I just downloaded the tar file and places in the /tmp/patches directory and again ran the create_depot-hp-ux_11 script. It failed with the same error.

I performed a cksum on the tar file and it gave me a number much larger than 0 so I guess I have a corrupt download.

[Pete Randall]

I believe you need to compare the checksum you get with the checksum given on the HP patch site.


Pete

[Dennis Handly]

>I performed a cksum on the tar file and it gave me a number much larger than 0

So? You need to compare that number with the number on the web page.

[Darius Shafie]

The website does not give a checksum for the one tar file. There are checksums for each individual package and bundle inside the tar file. Do I need to restore the files in the tar file and compare each file individually or is there a way to do a checksum on sum of all the checksums so I can do it in one go?

[Dennis Handly]

>I then ran ./tmp/patches/create_depot_hp-ux_11 but it fails

You need to be in the same directory as patch_manifest and create_depot_hp-ux_11.

>Do I need to restore the files in the tar file and compare each file individually

While each patch is a shar file, you don't need to unshar them further. You compare each PH* file in your zip with the web page.