Install Gang, Can you review Jeff's comments below and advise me whether or not to apply his edits to the Getting Started installation instructions? Barbara
On 10/19/08 15:02, Barbara Lundquist wrote: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [caiman-discuss] REVIEW installation docs 1st batch for 2008.11 > From: > jeffrey huang <Jeffrey.Huang at Sun.COM> > Date: > Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:55:50 +0800 > To: > Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM > > To: > Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM > CC: > caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > > > Hi, Barbara > > I have few feedbacks on the Getting Started doc. > > Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM ??: >> Install gang, >> >> Please review the 1st batch of installation documentation for >> the 2008.11 release ASAP this week. >> >> 1) Getting Started With OpenSolaris 2008.11 at >> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/files/getstart.pdf >> > Some comments for above docs: > > Page 5: Installation Options > Option 4 can not apply to LiveCD. (Dave also pointed out). > > Page 14: > Table 1-2 > Linux, or Windows and Linux > Note... > "the Solaris partition must precede the Linux swap partition." > > I think this request is not practical, unless delete Linux swap > partition, seems > can't create a partition precede it. Maybe we need some other workaround. > > Page 14: Partitioning a Multiboot System > > "Prior to installing, you need to create a partition for installing > the OpenSolaris software." > > Slim GUI installer can also create Solaris partition, so create partition > before install is not mandatory. > > P16: Howto Install OpenSolaris 2008.11 > > "The installation uses a previously created Solaris fdisk partition..." > > Maybe the better is: > The installation uses an existing partition or new created Solaris > fdisk partition > > Page 36: > Blank page > >> Changes in Getting Started With OpenSolaris 2008.11: >> - Please check blog links to see if any are outdated. >> - I added a New Features section with Auto Install and Distro >> Constructor descriptions. >> - I moved the Upgrade section into this book. >> - The IPS sections are moved to a separate book that will be reviewed >> next week. >> - The Snap Upgrade section was moved to a separate book per below. >> - Rearranged some sections and rewrote for clarity. >> - Basic installation procedures are largely unchanged. >> - Some of the doc cross-references still point to 2008.05 docs. >> >> 2) Managing Multiple Boot Environments in OpenSolaris 2008.11 at >> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/files/snapupgrade.pdf >> >> Changes in Managing Multiple Boot Environments in OpenSolaris 2008.11: >> - This is the former Snap Upgrade chapter with new section >> added for zones support. >> - Upgrade section was moved out of here and into the >> Getting Started Guide. >> - Minimal changes except for new zones support section. >> >> >> Review docs for Auto Installer and Distro Constructor >> will be routed for review later this week. >> >> Barbara >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caiman-discuss mailing list >> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss >> > > -- > Great Thanks & Best Regards > > --- > Jeffrey Huang SWAN: x51683, Ext: 0086-10-62673683 > Solaris QE Group Email: jeffrey.huang at sun.com > China Engineering & Research Institute, Sun Microsystems > 7/F Chuang Xin Plaza, Tsinghua Science Park, Beijing China > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > caiman-discuss mailing list > caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/caiman-discuss/attachments/20081023/ff3a48f1/attachment.html>
