zhongyuan sun - Sun Microsystems - Beijing China wrote: > Hi Frank, > > Thanks, This is more clear to me! > > One think I want to clarify is the *possibility* of the "Driver" Column, > So far we have IPS/SVR4/DUimage, what about third-party driver which > only release source code? can we put "Source Code" in the "Driver" > Column and set the website URL in the "Info" column? I think not source, at least in the "missing drivers" view. The booted system wouldn't be able to download and build. Maybe in the regular DDU panel. > Also what about > other exceptions? when neither of the IPS/SVR4/DUimage/Source code type > were found, can we put "Missing driver" in the driver column? > Please don't put "Missing driver" in the driver column. Ideally the column would be empty when first opened and driver names would appear when the driver has been loaded - makes it easy to distinguish which drivers are missing/loaded. I decided to put the third-party links there because it seemed reasonable even though it makes missing drivers harder to find - the column isn't blank - but didn't want to add another column.
Frank > Thanks, > Zhongyuan > > ?2009?08?27??09:20?Frank Ludolph??? > >> zhongyuan sun - Sun Microsystems - Beijing China wrote: >> >>> Hi Frank,Jack >>> >>> Thanks for the information of p5i. Yes we need a XML representation of >>> the information in the .p5i file. >>> >>> I used to think p5i file is a little different with a regular package >>> format. I mean a IPS/SVR4/DUimage driver package can physically deploy >>> directories/files to a system and then attach a driver for a specific >>> hardware. While a p5i file is just a pointer to a web location and It >>> depend on a IPS package. So far I have not fount a p5i file been >>> released independently. >>> >>> Can we just put p5i information in the Info column? For example, when a >>> IPS driver was found for a missing driver hardware, then the Driver >>> column display "IPS" and the "Info" column was available and show the >>> p5i file information in it. Of course the information can be clicked and >>> then invoke system installation routine. >>> >>> Also please clarify more about "Info" column, I think most of the time >>> it's not available except for displaying the third-party driver >>> information? >>> >>> Thanks a lot Frank,Jack. >>> >>> Zhongyuan >>> >>> >>> >> Zhongyuan, >> >> Here is an updated screenshot of the "missing driver" panel. >> >> Note that the Driver column contains two strings, "SVR4" and "Info". The >> SVR4 tells the user that there is a URL or pathname that can be used to >> download a file that contains the driver (or perhaps a p5i file that can >> be used to get the driver from a repository). When the device is >> selected the path/URL is displayed in the File/URL field. >> >> The second string, "Info" is a web link (note the underline). If the >> user clicks on this link, a web browser should open and the driver >> information web page displayed. >> >> This assumes that this information exists in the DDU catalog. >> >> Hope this helps clear things up. >> >> Frank >> > >
