Installation guide

Additional Procedures RequiredWhen Installing
GNOME Display Manager Patches for Solaris 10 10/09
Release
The following patches are applied to resolve problems that were reported in CR 6277164 and
CR 6214222:
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Patch ID 119366-05 for SPARC based systems
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Patch ID 119367-05 for x86 based systems
The sections that follow provide further steps that you must perform to completely resolve the
reported problems. For more information, read the Special Install Instructions section of the
patch README for these patches.
x86: Systems With elx or pcelx NICs Fail Network
Conguration
Systems with an elx or a pcelx network interface card (NIC) fail to install. During the
conguration of the NIC, the following error message might be displayed:
WARNING: elx: transmit or jabber underrun: d0<UNDER, INTR, CPLT>
See the elxl(7D) or pcelx(7D) man page for more information.
Workaround: Install and run on systems that do not have elx or pcelx NICs.
Default Size of /var File System Inadequate
The default size of the /var le system might be insucient if the /var le system is located on a
separate slice.
You must manually specify a larger slice size for the /var le system.
Note – If the /var le system is not on a separate slice or partition, this problem does not occur.
Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.
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If you are using the Solaris installation program GUI, follow these steps.
1. Begin the installation.
2. From Select Type of Install, select Custom Install.
The Solaris installation program displays several screens that enable you to customize
the software localizations, products, and disk layout that you want to install.
BeforeYou Begin
Chapter 1 • Installation Issues 23