A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
During mksysb restore and in the BOS Install menus - program abends: signal 11. BOS Install menu is "Change Disk(s) Where You Want to Install" During disk selection, the following error message is encountered: Unexpected signal: 11 The BOS Install menus program (BosMenus) encountered an unrecoverable error such as a buffer overflow or a malloc error. ID# OPTION 1 Continue 2 Perform System Maintenance and Then Continue Enter ID number:
Local fix
Problem summary
During installation, if a system has many disks, when scrolling through the list of disks in BosMenus, the program may exit because of a malloc error.
Problem conclusion
Properly free memory when scrolling the list of disks.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IZ79156
Reported component name
AIX 610 STD EDI
Reported component ID
5765G6200
Reported release
610
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Submitted date
2010-07-05
Closed date
2010-07-05
Last modified date
2013-03-29
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
AIX 610 STD EDI
Fixed component ID
5765G6200
Applicable component levels
R610 PSY U834688
UP10/08/20 I 1000
PTF to Fileset Mapping
U834688 bos.sysmgt.sysbr 6.1.5.1
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 March 2013