Hi Andrew.
On 07/15/09 14:59, andrew wrote:
> (Doing a manual quote due to HTML not correctly handled by Jive forums -
> apologies if the text below is slightly garbled):
>
>
>>> How does this new project relate to the existing driver update facility in
>>> x86/x64 Solaris? Will this new project be targetting both SPARC and x86/x64?
>>>
>>
>> The existing is a standalone tool used post-install. My project will add
>> functionality to installers to add missing drivers during installation time.
>> My
>> project will leverage the existing facility where it can.
>>
>> My project will target both SPARC and X86.
>>
>
> I was not aware of an existing tool used post-install - which tool are you
> referring to?
I should have said post-boot. I was talking about the Device Driver
Utility, available on the Live CD. This will allow for additional
drivers to be added to a booted live CD environment before that
environment is installed to a hard drive.
> I'm talking about the Install Time Updates (ITU) feature - also known an
> Driver Update (DU) - which is present on the installation menu of Solaris 10
> and Nevada (but not OpenSolaris). Here is the Solaris 10 install menu with
> the driver update option at 5 (the boot menu for recent Nevada builds is
> similar and contains additional text after option 4 with a hint for doing a
> ZFS-based install):
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Select the type of installation you want to perform:
>
> 1 Solaris Interactive
> 2 Custom JumpStart
> 3 Solaris Interactive Text (Desktop session)
> 4 Solaris Interactive Text (Console session)
> 5 Apply driver updates <--- *****this one here*****
> 6 Single user shell
>
> Enter the number of your choice followed by the <ENTER> key.
> Alternatively, enter custom boot arguments directly.
>
> If you wait 30 seconds without typing anything,
> an interactive installation will be started.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
The Driver Updates Project will have similar functionality to ITU.
Thanks,
Jack
> Cheers
>
> Andrew.
>
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