Barbara: I'm sorry, but I'm working in Beijing for 2 weeks, so we are in very different time zones. It's 1am Friday night, and I won't be able to create a blog entry for you so quickly.
Brian > If you could create a blog entry on your blogs page, that would be great. > I'm running real low on time, and this would be the faster than my > trying to get > approval from another contact to point to his blog. > > Just email the URL for your blog and the title of the entry that I > should reference. > If you can do that sometime today, that'll be great. > > Barbara > > > On 10/23/08 19:27, Brian Cameron wrote: >> 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 >>>> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caiman-discuss mailing list >> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss >>
