Karl Gaffney wrote: > > Is the concern with Internal Sun Users or Opensolaris? This is OpenSolaris so I am thinking of external users. > > For internal Sun users, from vermillion_52b (built on snv_51) due today, > they'll be required to use snv_51. We'll also need to strip out the HAL > stuff from these install scripts. > > For Opensolaris, we may need to make packages available, or wait till SX > based on nevada_53, as I expect snv_51 and snv_52 will be NoGO's for SX > due to Desktop issues with HAL/Vold and gnome2.14. So we may have > difficulty > here. Isn't that neveda 51 + vermillion 52B development is what we want to OpenSolaris community to see, test and use? The install-jds scripts should work. > > What are the kernel issues? we didn't see these making earlier HAL > packages > available? I am 100% certain on this. With the earlier build vermillion-devel with regard to HAL not only we install HAL packages, we also do bfu on the nightly. That is the only reason I suspect we also require some kernel changes. I could be wrong, and that is why I like Artem's definitive comment on this.
-Ghee > > -Karl. > > Ghee Teo wrote: >> Damien Carbery wrote: >>> I assume you are talking about the lack of HAL installation steps. >>> Unfortunately we're at a 'border case' type place - HAL is now in >>> Nevada (snv_51) and this JDS build will be installed on top of it. >>> Including HAL packages would overwrite those official packages and >>> that would not be good. >>> >>> I am open to suggestions from people about how to accommodate those >>> who do not have access to snv_51. Maybe I could upload the >>> (official) HAL packages from snv_51. >>> >> My concern is that that may not be sufficient if there are also >> kernel changes. CC Artem >> >> -Ghee >>> >>> >>> This message posted from opensolaris.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> desktop-discuss mailing list >>> desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> desktop-discuss mailing list >> desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
