Sundar Yamunachari wrote: > Jean McCormack wrote: >> Sundar Yamunachari wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> The system configuration redesign team (Ethan Quach, Joe V and >>> Sundar Yamunachari) met with David Powell (Visual Panels team) to >>> understand how visual panels can help installer to setup system >>> configuration during the first boot. The meeting minutes are posted >>> at >>> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/auto_install/ai_design/visual_panels_meeting_minutes.txt >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Sundar >>> _______________________________________________ >>> caiman-discuss mailing list >>> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss >> With respect to : >> >> What are the issues with changing time zone and locale during the >> first boot after install? >> Since the changes touch /etc/default/init, it requires reboot to get >> the changes. Rebooting twice after installation is >> not a good user experience. >> >> >> >> I'm wondering if we could get the VP gui to pop up and take input >> during the shutdown when you type reboot instead of during the bring up? > This may not be possible if the installer is different from the actual > user (example factory installed image). If the installation is > "hands-free" install, popping up a GUI at the end of the installation is > not possible. >> I'm thinking before the system actually starts doing the normal >> shutdown process. This would avoid the 2nd reboot. > I think what ever we do during the install is a workaround. This should > be solved during the first boot. >
No, it should be solved outside the context of "boot". The timezone (especially) and default locale need to become dynamically settable at any time, because the average computer is no longer an immobile 500 pound beast. Liane notes one RFE filed to suggest a solution, there are others used on some other platforms as well. Dave
