Although I am not Artem, I think I can pass along the official perspective on the HAL packages (since I've heard Artem repeat them so many times).
HAL is *only* supported using Nevada build 51. For best GNOME desktop integration use with vermillion-devel build 52 or later. You, if you want, can try other solutions, but if you have any problems or issues then don't be surprised or file bugs. The best "other option" would be to BFU your system to nevada build 51 or later. You can also try installing the SUNWhal* packages from the nevada 51 build, though some features of HAL do not work if you go this route since there were some changes made in the core kernel packages (that you cannot uninstall and reinstall without BFU'ing) that HAL depends upon. Brian W. Wayne Liauh wrote: >> Installation Instructions >> ========================= >> 1) As root, disable the postrun and dbus services to >> avoid install-time >> error messages: >> # svcadm disable svc:/system/postrun:default >> # svcadm disable svc:/system/dbus:default >> >> The HAL packages have been *not* been incorporated >> into the installer for this build. snv_51, with >> integrated HAL packages, is due to be available >> (internally) tomorrow (GMT) so it is less complicated >> to omit the packages. > > I guess I know what you're talking about (I "guess"), but many readers > probably will see this for the very first time. It appears some of the key > steps are missing from the previous write-up. Thanks. > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
