*.SD file install

[Jeff Hagstrom]

I'm trying to install the hp jet admin software:HP11e134.SD file name. swinstall doesn't recognize it, how do I install it.

[Pete Randall]

Jeff,

Here's the instructions according to the download site:

1) Log into the system as root.
2) Copy the software file HP11e134.SD to the /tmp directory.
3) To check to see if there is a previous version of HP's JetDirect Printer Installer for UNIX utility, enter "/usr/sbin/swlist" at the console. This will display a list of software that has been installed on the system. If there is a previous version or older version of JetDirect Printer Installer for UNIX, enter "/usr/sbin/swremove HPNPL" at the console. This wlll remove the previous instance of the JetDirect Printer Installer for UNIX.
4) Type /usr/sbin/swinstall.
5) In the "Specify Source" window, set the Source Depot Path to the /tmp/HP11e134.SD.
6) Under the "View" menu in the "Software Selection" window, choose "Change Software View" and select "Start with Products".
7) In the "Software Selection" window, highlight the "HPNPL -> E.10.34 Hewlett-Packard JetDirect Printer Installer" line and click on the right mouse button to mark this item for installation.
8) Under the "Actions" menu, in the Software Selection" window select "Install (analysis) ...".
9) After the analysis has completed successfully, hit the "OK" button to start the installation.10) After the installation is complete, check the log file, which pops up in the "Install" window, for rrors and exit swinstall by clicking on the "File" menu and then "Exit". The last entry in the log file should read "The Execution Phase succeeded".
11) Verify that the software was installed properly:
a) Run JetDirect Printer Installer for Unix by typing /opt/hpnpl/bin/hppi at the command line.
b) Select Diagnostics (option 3) on the JetDirect Printer Installer for UNIX main menu.
c) Select option 1 and make sure version E.10.34 is displayed.

Try following those steps and see what you get.


Pete

[Patrick Wallek]

It should install via swinstall as SD means Software Depot.

What happens when you use swinstall to install this? What errors do you get?

Are you sure the file downloaded successfully? Did you download and copy to your HP-UX server? How did you do the copy? If FTP, make sure you do a 'binary' FTP.

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

>swinstall doesn't recognize it,

What commands did you use? What was the error message?

>Pete: Here's the instructions according to the download site:

Hmm, these are awfully complicated and too detailed. You can replace 3) by:
3) Remove any old versions:
/usr/sbin/swremove HPNPL

And 4) through 10 by:
/usr/sbin/swinstall -s /tmp/HP11e134.SD HPNPL

Check the last entries on the screen should read "The Execution Phase succeeded".

[Avinash20]

Hi,

Do the following:

# mkdir /tmp/cdrom
# mount HP11e134.SD /tmp/cdrom
# cd /tmp/cdrom/catalog
# touch swlock
# swinstall -s /tmp/cdrom/

[Patrick Wallek]

>># mount HP11e134.SD /tmp/cdrom

Have you actually tried that? Do you really expect it to work? I'm really not sure how you think you are going to mount a regular file.

[Pete Randall]

>Dennis: Hmm, these are awfully complicated and too detailed.

I didn't write them. I'm just passing them along. Since they're the "official" version, I would not feel comfortable editing my interpretations into them.


Pete

[Avinash20]

>> I missed one step..
>> This worked for me in my lab server

# swinstall -s /opt/jet/JetDirect.SD

Error:
â Could not contact host "JetDirect.SD". Make sure the hostname is â â
â â â â â correct and an absolute pathname is specified (beginning with "/"). â â â â â

Follow this procedure to install.

>> Ftp the file, in binary/Integer mode, to a directory, e.g. /tmp/jet

# cd /tmp/jet
# chmod 777 JetDirect.SD
# ls -l
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root sys 52285440 Dec 29 10:28 JetDirect.SD

# file JetDirect.SD
JetDirect.SD: tar file

>> This is a Tar file

>> Extract it with tar, for example:

# tar xvf JetDirect.SD

>> Arrange to be able to swinstall this software:

# mkdir /cdrom1
# mount /tmp/jet /cdrom1
# cd /cdrom1
# cd catalog
# touch swlock
# swinstall -s /cdrom1

or

After you untar it,
# swinstall -s /tmp/jet/JetDirect.SD

>> After installing the sofware, umount it

# umount /cdrom1

[Avinash20]

The above installation procedure by Pete worked.

/usr/sbin/swinstall -s /opt/jet/JetDirect.SD

>> I did is changing the permission for JetDirect.SD

This is the easiest method as suggested by Pete.

Jeff: Let us know the error message you are getting !!

[Dennis Handly]

>Pete: I didn't write them.

Exactly, that's why I quoted that first part, so you wouldn't be blamed.

[Jeff Hagstrom]

I've always just ran swinstall and typed in the path and name. I ftp from my computer binary, but I didn't change the characteristics of the file. Figured I was root and wouldn't have any problem. I opened it up to 777 and ran swinstall and worked fine