Conference csc32::consolemanager

187.0. "AXP OSF install problems" by ZENDIA::DBIGELOW (Innovate, Integrate, Evaporate) Tue Feb 15 1994 17:11

    Platform: Alpha OSF T2.0
    
    There are problems installing FT2 on this platform:
    
    First, is it possible to have the release notes made available
    prior to installation so that these may be read prior to doing
    any installation work.
    
    Secondly, during the installation, before completing all the list of
    possible choices of subsets to be installed, it asks for a subset
    selection as shown below.
    
    
    >>>     There may be more optional subsets than can be presented on a single
    >     screen. If this is the case, you can choose subsets screen by screen
    >     or all at once on the last screen. All of the choices you make will
    >     be collected for your confirmation before any subsets are installed.
    >
    >     1) Console Mgr Base
    >     2) Console Mgr Event Notification
    >     3) Console Mgr Man Pages
    >     4) Console Mgr OSF/1 AXP
    >     5) Console Mgr Rel Notes
    >
    >--- MORE TO FOLLOW ---
    >Enter your choices or press RETURN to display the next screen.
    >
    >Choices (for example, 1 2 4-6):
    >
    >
    >>Or you may choose one of the following options:
    >
    >     6) ALL of the above
    >     7) CANCEL selections and redisplay menus
    >     8) EXIT without installing any subsets
    >
    >
    >
    
    Finally, we are getting the following message during the installation,
    complaining about some missing subsets
    
    
    >        The required OSF base system is not installed on this system.
    >        Update the OSF base system to the correct level and retry the
    >        installation.
    >
    >
    >
    > DCROSFBASE110 subset installation exiting...
    >
    >setld: Installation declined by subset control program (PRE_L).
    >"Console Mgr Base" (DCROSFBASE110) will not be loaded.
    >
    >
    >        Subset DCROSFBASE110 has not been installed on system.
    >        This subset required DCROSFBASE110 subset for correct installation
    >
    >        DCROSFBIN110 subset installation exiting....
    >
    >
    .
    .
    .
    
    What exactly is missing in the base system??? 
    
    Dave

I shall put a copy of the release notes in the kit area. I gather a hard copy
did go to the FT sites.

The choices bit we have no control over that is the function of setld and how it
presents the available subsets. Yes I get caught by it and put the numbers in
rather than hitting return for the menu to complete sometimes.

I think you must be on an OSF version 2 system or an OSF version 1.2 system as I
check for V1.3 of OSF being installed. This is a bug and I need to change it. It
is really just a check that someone is not trying to install on an incorrect 
operating system.

Cheers SImon...

    Simon,
    
        A hardcopy version of the release notes was sent to the sites with
    the first kit. I don't think (and can almost guarantee) that Norma
    sent it out with the second tape.
    
    Any idea when the install for OSF V2 will be ready. There is another 
    group here that is trying to get this integrated with Netview.
    
    Dave

Dave,
     I have a kit that should now instal with V2,but I have not yet tested the
code under V2.

Who is doing the integration, as I have some files alredy to do basic
integration. Is this Mr Lyons mob??

Cheers SImon... 

    Yes, it's that mob, although it's not with Dave directly.
    
    Dave