Solaris Patching problem

[fireant]

Hi,

I've recently downloaded the patch cluster for Solaris 2.6 for Sparc then ran ./install-cluster.

Most patches failed to install, with a return code 8. I don't know what this means. Running install-cluster for all the patches OR patching it individually bears the same error below.
---snip----
One or more patch packages included in
105755-08 are not installed on this system.

Patchadd is terminating.
----snip----

Then I saw the error below. I tried installing the patch indicated, patch no. 106125, but I got the same error above.
----snip----
106301-01
pkgparam: ERROR: unable to locate parameter information for "/var/sadm/pkg/SUNWs
New versions of /usr/sbin/patchadd and /usr/sbin/patchrm exist
that provide essential bug fixes and a speed enhancement.
Please install patch 106125 for significant patch
installation improvements.
----snip----

Please help. Thanks. Louie C.

 

[Kegnut]

I've never seen the second error before so I can't offer much help on that one. As for the first error...The first error you are receiving is generated when you try to install a patch for a specific software within the OS (i.e. SUNWatm, SUNWxxx, etc) but that software is not installed on your machine. Basically, you don't need that patch, so it skips over it.

Hope this helps somewhat.

Josh

 

[fireant]

Hi Josh,

Reason I'm asking is one support personnel for an application we're using is asking me to download patch 105284-46 w/c he says will fix a bug in the application, w/c was working before. And the patch available at sunsolve is 105284-47 w/c sort of obsoletes that other patch. Seems that that person is giving me the wrong solution.

Might you be able to help me with that problem?

Thanks Louie C.

 

[marrow]

I copied this from an earlier thread, might be useful: -

Very common errors are code 2 (already applied), and code 8 (attempting to patch a package that is not installed)

0 No error
1 Usage error
2 Attempt to apply a patch that's already been applied
3 Effective UID is not root
4 Attempt to save original files failed
5 pkgadd failed
6 Patch is obsoleted
7 Invalid package directory
8 Attempting to patch a package that is not installed
9 Cannot access /usr/sbin/pkgadd (client problem)
10 Package validation errors
11 Error adding patch to root template
12 Patch script terminated due to signal
13 Symbolic link included in patch
14 NOT USED
15 The prepatch script had a return code other than 0.
16 The postpatch script had a return code other than 0.
17 Mismatch of the -d option between a previous patch install and the current one.
18 Not enough space in the file systems that are targets
of the patch.
19 $SOFTINFO/INST_RELEASE file not found
20 A direct instance patch was required but not found
21 The required patches have not been installed on the manager
22 A progressive instance patch was required but not found
23 A restricted patch is already applied to the package
24 An incompatible patch is applied
25 A required patch is not applied
26 The user specified backout data can't be found
27 The relative directory supplied can't be found
28 A pkginfo file is corrupt or missing
29 Bad patch ID format
30 Dryrun failure(s)
31 Path given for -C option is invalid
32 Must be running Solaris 2.6 or greater
33 Bad formatted patch file or patch file not found
34 Incorrect patch spool directory
35 Later revision already installed
36 Cannot create safe temporary directory
37 Illegal backout directory specified