Unable to install OS into new LDOM

I've recently received two T3 servers, which are our first T3s. I've created multiple LDOMs on each one of them, but when I try to install Solaris 10u10 on to them, I get the following error.
Preparing system for Solaris install
Configuring disk (c0d0)
- Creating Solaris disk label (VTOC)
ERROR: Could not create Solaris disk label (VTOC)
ERROR: Could not label disks
ERROR: Could not update disks with new configuration
mkdir: "/a/var/sadm/launcher": Read-only file system
Could not update disks with new configuration
Fatal Error
Solaris installation program exited.
From the prompt, I can mount the drives, write to them, partition them, perform fmthard, etc.. all without issue.
This is the first instance of using Oracle VM for SPARC v2.2 as all of our other systems, T51x0 are all running LDOM 1.3. Since I'm having the issue across both servers, I'd assume either I'm doing something wrong, but I've not been able to determine where the issue is. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Below is our LDOM config.
bash-3.2# ldm list-bindings
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
primary active -n-cv- UART 4 3G 0.8% 22h 45m
UUID
584a9407-ae85-4c5b-c9d3-cb510fe5e573
MAC
00:10:e0:0c:bf:98
HOSTID
0x860cbf98
CONTROL
failure-policy=ignore
extended-mapin-space=off
cpu-arch=native
DEPENDENCY
master=
CORE
CID CPUSET
0 (0, 1, 2)
9 (74)
VCPU
VID PID CID UTIL STRAND
0 0 0 1.3% 100%
1 1 0 0.6% 100%
2 2 0 0.7% 100%
74 74 9 0.4% 100%
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0xf40000000 0xf40000000 3G
CONSTRAINT
threading=max-throughput
VARIABLES
boot-device=/pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@4/scsi@0/disk@w318c9c3f9965e083,0:a disk net
keyboard-layout=US-English
nvramrc=devalias mydisk /pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@4/scsi@0/disk
." ChassisSerialNumber 1226BDR021 " cr
use-nvramrc?=true
IO
DEVICE PSEUDONYM OPTIONS
pci@400 pci_0
niu@480 niu_0
pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@8 /SYS/MB/RISER0/PCIE0
pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@8 /SYS/MB/RISER1/PCIE1
pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@6 /SYS/MB/RISER2/PCIE2
pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@c /SYS/MB/RISER0/PCIE3
pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0 /SYS/MB/RISER1/PCIE4
pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@a /SYS/MB/RISER2/PCIE5
pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@4 /SYS/MB/SASHBA0
pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@4 /SYS/MB/SASHBA1
pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@6 /SYS/MB/NET0
pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@7 /SYS/MB/NET2
VCC
NAME PORT-RANGE
primary-vcc0 5000-5010
CLIENT PORT
intg3@primary-vcc0 5000
intg4@primary-vcc0 5001
qualt@primary-vcc0 5002
ldom4@primary-vcc0 5003
VSW
NAME MAC NET-DEV ID DEVICE LINKPROP DEFAULT-VLAN-ID PVID VID MTU MODE INTER-VNET-LINK
primary-vsw0 00:14:4f:f9:f2:8a aggr1 0 switch@0 1 1 1500 on
PEER MAC PVID VID MTU LINKPROP INTERVNETLINK
vnet0@intg3 00:14:4f:fb:2e:5b 1 1500
vnet0@intg4 00:14:4f:fa:cc:65 1 1500
vnet0@qualt 00:14:4f:fa:ad:49 1 1500
vnet0@ldom4 00:14:4f:fb:c5:c0 1 1500
NAME MAC NET-DEV ID DEVICE LINKPROP DEFAULT-VLAN-ID PVID VID MTU MODE INTER-VNET-LINK
primary-vsw1 00:14:4f:f8:a3:2f aggr2 1 switch@1 1 1 1500 on
PEER MAC PVID VID MTU LINKPROP INTERVNETLINK
vnet1@intg3 00:14:4f:f8:d4:95 1 224 1500
vnet1@intg4 00:14:4f:fb:7f:6b 1 224 1500
vnet1@qualt 00:14:4f:f9:43:fe 1 224 1500
vnet1@ldom4 00:14:4f:fb:97:29 1 224 1500
VDS
NAME VOLUME OPTIONS MPGROUP DEVICE
primary-vds0 intg3_root /dev/dsk/c8t60060160F260300020A75F4CD2D1E111d0s6
intg4_root /dev/dsk/c8t60060160F260300022A75F4CD2D1E111d0s6
qualt_root /dev/dsk/c8t60060160F260300024A75F4CD2D1E111d0s6
ldom4_root /dev/dsk/c8t60060160F260300026A75F4CD2D1E111d0s6
intg3_swap /ldoms/swap/intg3
intg4_swap /ldoms/swap/intg4
ldom4_swap /ldoms/swap/ldom4
qualt_swap /ldoms/swap/qualt
cdrom /iso/sol-10-u10-ga2-sparc-dvd.iso
CLIENT VOLUME
intg3_root@intg3 intg3_root
intg3_swap@intg3 intg3_swap
intg4_root@intg4 intg4_root
intg4_swap@intg4 intg4_swap
qualt_root@qualt qualt_root
qualt_swap@qualt qualt_swap
ldom4_root@ldom4 ldom4_root
ldom4_swap@ldom4 ldom4_swap
cdrom@intg3 cdrom
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
UART
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
intg3 active -n---- 5000 31 15G 0.1% 20h 32m
UUID
62740e55-f38b-ca17-8f93-de3b7a66a315
MAC
00:14:4f:fb:65:64
HOSTID
0x84fb6564
CONTROL
failure-policy=ignore
extended-mapin-space=off
cpu-arch=native
DEPENDENCY
master=
CORE
CID CPUSET
1 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
2 (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
3 (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
4 (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
VCPU
VID PID CID UTIL STRAND
0 8 1 0.3% 100%
1 9 1 0.3% 100%
2 10 1 0.1% 100%
3 11 1 0.0% 100%
4 12 1 0.0% 100%
5 13 1 0.0% 100%
6 14 1 0.0% 100%
7 15 1 0.3% 100%
8 16 2 0.0% 100%
9 17 2 0.0% 100%
10 18 2 0.0% 100%
11 19 2 0.0% 100%
12 20 2 0.0% 100%
13 21 2 0.1% 100%
14 22 2 0.0% 100%
15 23 2 0.0% 100%
16 24 3 0.1% 100%
17 25 3 0.0% 100%
18 26 3 0.0% 100%
19 27 3 0.0% 100%
20 28 3 0.0% 100%
21 29 3 0.0% 100%
22 30 3 0.0% 100%
23 31 3 0.0% 100%
24 32 4 0.0% 100%
25 33 4 0.0% 100%
26 34 4 0.0% 100%
27 35 4 0.0% 100%
28 36 4 0.0% 100%
29 37 4 0.0% 100%
30 38 4 0.0% 100%
MAU
ID CPUSET
1 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x10000000 0x20000000 15G
CONSTRAINT
threading=max-throughput
VARIABLES
auto-boot?=false
NETWORK
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet0 primary-vsw0@primary 0 network@0 00:14:4f:fb:2e:5b 1 1500
PEER MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
primary-vsw0@primary 00:14:4f:f9:f2:8a 1 1500
vnet0@intg4 00:14:4f:fa:cc:65 1 1500
vnet0@qualt 00:14:4f:fa:ad:49 1 1500
vnet0@ldom4 00:14:4f:fb:c5:c0 1 1500
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet1 primary-vsw1@primary 1 network@1 00:14:4f:f8:d4:95 1 224 1500
PEER MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
primary-vsw1@primary 00:14:4f:f8:a3:2f 1 1500
vnet1@intg4 00:14:4f:fb:7f:6b 1 224 1500
vnet1@qualt 00:14:4f:f9:43:fe 1 224 1500
vnet1@ldom4 00:14:4f:fb:97:29 1 224 1500
DISK
NAME VOLUME TOUT ID DEVICE SERVER MPGROUP
intg3_root intg3_root@primary-vds0 0 disk@0 primary
intg3_swap intg3_swap@primary-vds0 1 disk@1 primary
cdrom cdrom@primary-vds0 2 disk@2 primary
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
intg3 primary-vcc0@primary 5000
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
intg4 bound ------ 5001 31 15G
UUID
38f810dc-0b36-4a0f-a9cb-bb9f2890e2b8
MAC
00:14:4f:fb:8a:8d
HOSTID
0x84fb8a8d
CONTROL
failure-policy=ignore
extended-mapin-space=off
cpu-arch=native
DEPENDENCY
master=
CORE
CID CPUSET
5 (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
6 (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
7 (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
8 (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
VCPU
VID PID CID UTIL STRAND
0 40 5 100%
1 41 5 100%
2 42 5 100%
3 43 5 100%
4 44 5 100%
5 45 5 100%
6 46 5 100%
7 47 5 100%
8 48 6 100%
9 49 6 100%
10 50 6 100%
11 51 6 100%
12 52 6 100%
13 53 6 100%
14 54 6 100%
15 55 6 100%
16 56 7 100%
17 57 7 100%
18 58 7 100%
19 59 7 100%
20 60 7 100%
21 61 7 100%
22 62 7 100%
23 63 7 100%
24 64 8 100%
25 65 8 100%
26 66 8 100%
27 67 8 100%
28 68 8 100%
29 69 8 100%
30 70 8 100%
MAU
ID CPUSET
5 (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x10000000 0x3e0000000 15G
CONSTRAINT
threading=max-throughput
VARIABLES
auto-boot?=false
NETWORK
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet0 primary-vsw0@primary 0 network@0 00:14:4f:fa:cc:65 1 1500
PEER MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
primary-vsw0@primary 00:14:4f:f9:f2:8a 1 1500
vnet0@intg3 00:14:4f:fb:2e:5b 1 1500
vnet0@qualt 00:14:4f:fa:ad:49 1 1500
vnet0@ldom4 00:14:4f:fb:c5:c0 1 1500
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet1 primary-vsw1@primary 1 network@1 00:14:4f:fb:7f:6b 1 224 1500
PEER MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
primary-vsw1@primary 00:14:4f:f8:a3:2f 1 1500
vnet1@intg3 00:14:4f:f8:d4:95 1 224 1500
vnet1@qualt 00:14:4f:f9:43:fe 1 224 1500
vnet1@ldom4 00:14:4f:fb:97:29 1 224 1500
DISK
NAME VOLUME TOUT ID DEVICE SERVER MPGROUP
intg4_root intg4_root@primary-vds0 0 disk@0 primary
intg4_swap intg4_swap@primary-vds0 1 disk@1 primary
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
intg4 primary-vcc0@primary 5001
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
ldom4 bound ------ 5003 31 15G
UUID
f01e1450-7e89-cf40-b7cd-90494714c509
MAC
00:14:4f:fb:1f:44
HOSTID
0x84fb1f44
CONTROL
failure-policy=ignore
extended-mapin-space=off
cpu-arch=native
DEPENDENCY
master=
CORE
CID CPUSET
0 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
4 (39)
8 (71)
9 (72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
13 (111)
14 (112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
15 (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127)
VCPU
VID PID CID UTIL STRAND
0 3 0 100%
1 4 0 100%
2 5 0 100%
3 6 0 100%
4 7 0 100%
5 39 4 100%
6 71 8 100%
7 72 9 100%
8 73 9 100%
9 75 9 100%
10 76 9 100%
11 77 9 100%
12 78 9 100%
13 79 9 100%
14 111 13 100%
15 112 14 100%
16 113 14 100%
17 114 14 100%
18 115 14 100%
19 116 14 100%
20 117 14 100%
21 118 14 100%
22 119 14 100%
23 120 15 100%
24 121 15 100%
25 122 15 100%
26 123 15 100%
27 124 15 100%
28 125 15 100%
29 126 15 100%
30 127 15 100%
MAU
ID CPUSET
0 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x10000000 0xb60000000 15G
CONSTRAINT
threading=max-throughput
VARIABLES
auto-boot?=false
NETWORK
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet0 primary-vsw0@primary 0 network@0 00:14:4f:fb:c5:c0 1 1500
PEER MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
primary-vsw0@primary 00:14:4f:f9:f2:8a 1 1500
vnet0@intg3 00:14:4f:fb:2e:5b 1 1500
vnet0@intg4 00:14:4f:fa:cc:65 1 1500
vnet0@qualt 00:14:4f:fa:ad:49 1 1500
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet1 primary-vsw1@primary 1 network@1 00:14:4f:fb:97:29 1 224 1500
PEER MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
primary-vsw1@primary 00:14:4f:f8:a3:2f 1 1500
vnet1@intg3 00:14:4f:f8:d4:95 1 224 1500
vnet1@intg4 00:14:4f:fb:7f:6b 1 224 1500
vnet1@qualt 00:14:4f:f9:43:fe 1 224 1500
DISK
NAME VOLUME TOUT ID DEVICE SERVER MPGROUP
ldom4_root ldom4_root@primary-vds0 0 disk@0 primary
ldom4_swap ldom4_swap@primary-vds0 1 disk@1 primary
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
ldom4 primary-vcc0@primary 5003
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
qualt bound ------ 5002 31 15G
UUID
b2ca331d-9885-6d58-c52b-e6684800c88d
MAC
00:14:4f:f9:dc:0d
HOSTID
0x84f9dc0d
CONTROL
failure-policy=ignore
extended-mapin-space=off
cpu-arch=native
DEPENDENCY
master=
CORE
CID CPUSET
10 (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
11 (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
12 (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
13 (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
VCPU
VID PID CID UTIL STRAND
0 80 10 100%
1 81 10 100%
2 82 10 100%
3 83 10 100%
4 84 10 100%
5 85 10 100%
6 86 10 100%
7 87 10 100%
8 88 11 100%
9 89 11 100%
10 90 11 100%
11 91 11 100%
12 92 11 100%
13 93 11 100%
14 94 11 100%
15 95 11 100%
16 96 12 100%
17 97 12 100%
18 98 12 100%
19 99 12 100%
20 100 12 100%
21 101 12 100%
22 102 12 100%
23 103 12 100%
24 104 13 100%
25 105 13 100%
26 106 13 100%
27 107 13 100%
28 108 13 100%
29 109 13 100%
30 110 13 100%
MAU
ID CPUSET
10 (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x10000000 0x7a0000000 15G
CONSTRAINT
threading=max-throughput
VARIABLES
auto-boot?=false
NETWORK
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet0 primary-vsw0@primary 0 network@0 00:14:4f:fa:ad:49 1 1500
PEER MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
primary-vsw0@primary 00:14:4f:f9:f2:8a 1 1500
vnet0@intg3 00:14:4f:fb:2e:5b 1 1500
vnet0@intg4 00:14:4f:fa:cc:65 1 1500
vnet0@ldom4 00:14:4f:fb:c5:c0 1 1500
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet1 primary-vsw1@primary 1 network@1 00:14:4f:f9:43:fe 1 224 1500
PEER MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
primary-vsw1@primary 00:14:4f:f8:a3:2f 1 1500
vnet1@intg3 00:14:4f:f8:d4:95 1 224 1500
vnet1@intg4 00:14:4f:fb:7f:6b 1 224 1500
vnet1@ldom4 00:14:4f:fb:97:29 1 224 1500
DISK
NAME VOLUME TOUT ID DEVICE SERVER MPGROUP
qualt_root qualt_root@primary-vds0 0 disk@0 primary
qualt_swap qualt_swap@primary-vds0 1 disk@1 primary
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
qualt primary-vcc0@primary 5002
Edited by: user13014014 on Aug 1, 2012 7:32 AM

Answering my own question, I set my partitions up as below and it worked.
Customize Disk: c0d0
Boot Device: c0d0s0
Entry: / Recommended: 6458 MB Minimum: 5489 MB
================================================================================
Slice Mount Point Size (MB)
0 / 50941
1 0
2 overlap 50941
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
================================================================================
Capacity: 50941 MB
Allocated: 50941 MB
Free: 0 MB
Customize Disk: c0d1
Boot Device: c0d0s0
Entry: swap Recommended: 0 MB Minimum: 0 MB
================================================================================
Slice Mount Point Size (MB)
0 swap 20376
1 0
2 overlap 20376
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
================================================================================
Capacity: 20376 MB
Allocated: 20376 MB
Free: 0 MB

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Colin R.

Unable to install Snow Leopard to a brand new Macbook Pro

I have a new MB Pro that I'm unable to install 10.6.3 onto. This is a machine I got for work, and it has a corporate image on it. I thought I'd be able to create an additional partition on the hard drive and do a fresh install of 10.6.3 on it.
If I just put the disc in and boot, holding down <option>, then I can choose the Mac OS Install Disc. However, after a few minutes, the DVD spins down and the machine just sits there.
If I boot into the existing partition, and run the installer from there, I can point it to the new partition and it starts installing. However, with around 36 minutes left, the machine reboots, and ends up sitting on the grey screen with the Apple logo. Again, I can hear the DVD drive spin down.
I tried this with 10.6.0 discs as well, but since this is a brand new machine I realized that it would probably need 10.6.3. Unfortunately, even that isn't working.
Is it possible that our IT department has done something that would prevent me from booting off of install media?
Thanks for any help...

It sounds like your computer is trying to use the install disk and is having some issues reading it.
Your IT department may have put a firmware password on the computer (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1352) but I don't think this is the case as you are able to use the option key to enter the start up manager and select an install disk an start the boot process.
It might be time saving to just ask your IT department if there is something about the computer's setup that prevents you from booting to an Install disk. A basic task that many users want to accomplish requires that ability, repairing the disk with the install disk: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1782
Make sure you are using the original install disk that came with the computer. If you are using the original Mac OS Install disk then check the disk in good lighting for scratches or smudges. A dirty or damaged disk may not respond like it should.
Do you have an original Mac OS X 10.6 Retail Install disk? If so, try using the C key or option key with that disk. It should at least start up using that disk and eventually (1-5 minutes) bring you to the Language Selection screen. If it does then you have dirty or damaged install disk. Try cleaning the disk with a soft, clean, lint-free cotton cloth.
Hope that helps.

I have iWork 09 with a family license. I am unable to install the software on my new Macbook Pro (the message is simply "Installation failed"). I wonder if I need to remove an old computer from the family license, and if so, how?

I have iWork 09 with a family license. I am unable to install the software on my new Macbook Pro (the message is simply "Installation failed"). I wonder if I need to remove an old computer from the family license, and if so, how?

Yes, gladly. I am trying to install on a 13" MacBook Pro with OS X 10.8.3. I insert the disk into the SuperDrive. The I work '09 window pops up with two icons: one Tim install and one that says "Read before you install iWork." I double-click on the "Install iWork '09" icon, and a window appears that says, "This package will run a program to determine if the software can be installed." I click "continue" and see "Welcome to the iWork '09 installer." I click on "Continue." The "read me" bullet on the left lights up, and I see "Read before you install. . . ." I click "Continue," then see the software license agreement. When I click on "Continue" again, I am asked to agree, and I do. The window then says, "Standard Install on 'Mackintosh HD" and indicates how much space the program will take.
I click "Install," enter my password, and the installation begins. It goes through a validating phase and begins "writing files." It indicates that installation will take about 30 minutes (although that number fluctuates). After about four minutes it goes to "cleaning up." Then after just a few seconds, the "Summary" bullet on the left lights up and this message appears: "There were errors with the installation. You may want to try installing again." There is a large yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it, and a bold "The installation failed." Below that appears "The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance."
At that point, a "Close" button is pulsating blue at the bottom of the window.
Sorry for the tedious detail. Anything revealing there?
Thanks!

Unable to install new version of itunes

I am unable to install the new version of itunes. When I download the new version w/ QuickTime, part of the way through the installation I get an error, the installation was interrupted, please reinstall later, click finish to exit. When I look into my programs, QuickTime has been installed, but no itunes. This problem is new today as a couple days ago I was able to install it, but every time I did, my DVD/CD Drive would disappear. I have had to run several system restores. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Download windows cleanup utility from microsoft website and uninstall itunes + quicktime. Then go to apple.com/quicktime/download and download quicktime with itunes save it on your desktop then run it. It should help

Unable to install new gnome icons.

For some reason I'm unable to install new icon themes in gnome. I download the tar file and extract it to the .icons folder, but when I go to the "customize theme" settings it doesn't have the new icons... This is the same way that I've installed new icons with every other distro, but for some reason it's not working here... Have I missed something?

sHyLoCk wrote:
SemiBz wrote:
sHyLoCk wrote:Create PKGBUILD Not necessary but it's fun and clean way.
Maybe check out AUR for some icon themes?
Umm .. Creating PKGBUILD could fix a *broken* theme ?
No, but if you use PKGBUILD you wouldn't end up with a broken package.
@OP
Can you please post a link to the icon theme you are trying to use?
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show. … ent=101422
sj87 wrote:
You might want to rather just drag 'n' drop the tarball into the Customize Theme window and let it do all the work for you.
Some lazy people do ignore the packaging rules and provide broken icon packages, so just extracting the contents to .icons might not be enough. The real icons folder might be a sub-folder in the tar archive's root or something like that, and you need to cp that folder into .icons.
I've tried the drag 'n drop method as well, but when I drag my tarball in to the customize theme window, it doesn't stick, it just goes right back into the downloads folder.

I am new to Final Cut Express and don't understand why I am unable to drag transitions into Canvas? Something wrong in my setup? It's not the overlays they are "on" so can anyone advise me please?

I am new to Final Cut Express and don't understand why I am unable to drag transitions into Canvas? Something wrong in my setup? It's not the overlays they are "on" so can anyone advise me please, by the way the "L" doesn't appear in the bottom left hand corner either? and by the way how can I get rid of that irritating Blue badge saying "AutoFill your contact details" all mine are in "address book" already!

You can't drag a transition into the canvas. If you're dragginmg a transition from the effects tab you drag it between the edit point of two clips in the timeline.
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