Trying to boot a new Netra[TM] X1 system from the pre-installed Solaris
image can cause it to hang or drop to the ok prompt after giving
the ip address during the system identification process.
                        

Workaround:

1. Boot the system in single user mode. 

   OK boot -s

2. Put the entry for the host (ipaddress and hostname) in /etc/hosts file.

e.g: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  hostname  loghost

    xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --> ipaddress of the machine
    hostname        --> Host name of the machine
    
    
3. Make sure that the network cable is plugged into the NET 0 (dmfe0 
interface) port.

4. Create a file  /etc/hostname.dmfe0 with the hostname of the machine in it.

5. Put the hostname entry in the /etc/nodename file.

6. Edit the /etc/.sysIDtool.state file to make all the flags set to 1.

e.g: the file should read as follows.

/etc/.sysIDtool.state

1       # System previously configured?
1       # Bootparams succeeded?
1       # System is on a network?
1       # Extended network information gathered?
1       # Autobinder succeeded?
1       # Network has subnets?
1       # root password prompted for?
1       # locale and term prompted for?
1       # security policy in place
sun  -- (depends on the terminal type that you feed in during the system 
configuration)


7. init 0

8. Boot the system.
The system should prompt you for security policy and the root password.

9. Configure the system for nameservice (NIS,NIS+ etc) manually, if necessary.  
                     

Please add customers with this issue to bug id 4484985 .

Authors: Duraikannu Karunakaran & Karthikeyan Karuppiah.