Patch

[navin]

Hi,
Can't we read or install patch from CD using swinstall?If we can't what is the procedure to read and add patch from CD.
Thanks

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Generally, CD patches are included in the 'General Release' CD's which can be installed via swinstall. Individual patches are usually downloaded from the ITRC Patch Database and then installed using swinstall. Complete instructions are included with the download.

[Helen French]

Hi,

Yes ! You can install patch form the CD. Normally HP sends it's patch bundle with the support plus CD ! For installing:

1) Mount the CD ( mount /dev/dsk/cxtydz /cdrom)
2) swinstall
3) Select target "local CD drive" and enter the path of the depot file.

HTH,
Shiju

[harry d brown jr]

Navin,

What I do, which I think is very easy is to mount the cd like any other cd, then using swinstall interactively, I change the source to local directory (/cdrom - my mount point) and have at it.

live free or die
harry

[navin]

Yes.I'm using the right CD which is nothing but HPUX support PLUS.But when using swinstall
it says nothing in it.

[navin]

I have done as follow

mount /dev/dsk/c0t3d0 /cdrom
swreg -l depot /cdrom
swinstall

Usually if i run like the menu will be displayed with software in the CD.

[Darrell Allen · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You don't have to register the depot but it doesn't hurt anything.

/cdrom is not the depot. There are several depots on the Support Plus CD but they are in sub-directories of /cdrom. For instance, the Quality Pack depot is /cdrom/QPK1100 and the depot for diagnostics is /cdrom/ONLINEDIAGS/B.11.00. I believe onlinediags is capitalized. Do ll /cdrom to verify.

Darrell

[Helen French]

Navin,

Problem is that you are not giving the full path in the target window. Do this

1) mount cdrom
2) Go to cdrom directory and make sure that the mount works fine and you can read all files.
3) start swinstall
4) In the target window, select 'local cd drive' and in the path give full path of the file name.

for eg: for installing QPK bundle,

/cdrom/QPK1100/B.11.00

HTH,
Shiju

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

The correct paths for the December 2001
support CD are:

/cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.00 (diagnostics)
/cdrom/QPK1100 (patches)
/cdrom/HWE1100 (hardware patches)

The paths have been changed since the
previous CD was available.

-Michael

[Darrell Allen]

Michael is correct. Diags are at /cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.0

I should have looked myself instead of relying on memory.

Darrell