Technical data
Patching Miniroot on x86 Machines
The procedures for using patchadd with the -C destination specier to patch a miniroot on an
x86 machine have changed. You must now unpack the miniroot, apply patches, then repack the
miniroot.
See the following for the detailed steps:
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Chapter 5, “Installing From the Network With DVD Media (Tasks),” in Solaris 10 5/08
Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations
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Chapter 6, “Installing From the Network With CD Media (Tasks),” in Solaris 10 5/08
Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations
Solaris Data Encryption Supplement on Solaris 10
Updates
Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, the Solaris Data Encryption Supplement packages are
included by default with the Solaris 10 OS software. You no longer need to install and download
these packages.
Additional Procedures Required When Installing
Patches for Solaris 10 5/08 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.
x86: Systems With elx or pcelx NICs Fail Network
Conguration
Systems with an elx or a pcelx network interface card (NIC) fail to install. During the
conguration 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.
BeforeYou Begin
Chapter 1 • Installation Issues 21