Barbara: > Install gang, > Should I add this information below from Brian to the Getting Started > Guide? > Or, is there a blog site where this troubleshooting info can be posted > and I can point to it? > > Brian, Do you have an existing blog about this topic that I could point to?
I don't have a blog about this, but here is a good blog entry that discusses the issue: http://salmanjamali.blogspot.com/2008/04/recovering-opensolarissolairslinux.html I could also create a blog entry on my blogs.sun.com page if that would be better for you. Brian > On 10/19/08 16:22, Barbara Lundquist wrote: >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: >> [indiana-discuss] [Fwd: Re: REVIEW installation docs 1st batch for >> 2008.11] >> From: >> Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM >> Date: >> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:45:45 -0700 >> To: >> Brian Cameron <Brian.Cameron at Sun.COM> >> >> To: >> Brian Cameron <Brian.Cameron at Sun.COM> >> CC: >> "indiana- >> \"indiana-eng at sun.com\"" <indiana-eng at sun.com>, Barbara >> Lundquist <Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM>, Indiana Discuss >> <indiana-discuss at opensolaris.org> >> >> >> >> Brian, >> I'm going to rename this subsection to "new installation features". >> I'm not covering all new features in >> this document. Marketing will cover that info on the Live CD. >> >> I'll look into your GRUB comments soon. >> >> Thank you! >> Barbara >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [indiana-discuss] REVIEW installation docs 1st batch >> for 2008.11 >> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:38:09 -0500 >> From: Brian Cameron <Brian.Cameron at Sun.COM> >> To: Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM >> CC: indiana-eng at sun.com <indiana-eng at sun.com>, Indiana Discuss >> <indiana-discuss at opensolaris.org> >> References: <48F3C306.5090107 at Sun.COM> >> >> >> >> Barbara: >> >> Wouldn't it be good to reference the GNOME Accessibility setup guide >> for users who need to further setup their system to enable >> accessibility? You can find it by running "yelp" and it is on the >> main page as "GNOME Desktop Accessibility Guide". The "GNOME >> Desktop System Administration Guide" and "Desktop User Guide" are >> also good initial references to point a user to read for further >> information. >> >> The "New Features in OpenSolaris 2008.11" seems a little light. >> >> One problem that I have had is that I partition my system to have >> both Windows and OpenSolaris. I needed to reinstall Windows and >> this made my GRUB bootloader get lost and my machine would just >> boot into Windows. To fix this, I needed to recover Grub with >> the following commands: >> >> 1. Boot the installation CD again, and when it gets to the GRUB >> menu, type "c" to enter command mode. >> 2. Run the GRUB command "rootnoverify (hd0,#)" where # is the drive >> partition number of OpenSolaris (0 for the 1st partition, etc.) >> 3. Run the GRUB command "makeactive" >> 4. Run the GRUB command "chainloader +1" >> 5. Run the GRUB command "boot" >> >> That might be handy to mention as troubleshooting information. >> Especially since the GRUB commands to restore on Linux are a bit >> different. >> >> Brian >> >> >> > 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 >> > > 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 >> > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > indiana-discuss mailing list >> > indiana-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss >> >> _______________________________________________ >> indiana-discuss mailing list >> indiana-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> indiana-discuss mailing list >> indiana-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss >> >
