Shawn Walker wrote:
> 2008/6/23 Harry Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> I wonder if these commands are still needed:
>>
>> $ pfexec mount -F zfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris_boot_name /mnt
>> $ pfexec /mnt/boot/solaris/bin/update_grub -R /mnt
>>
>> I updated (image-update) without executing the above commands and I am
>> running normal.
>>
>>
>> They're needed the first time you upgrade from 2008.05 (build 86) to a
>> later build (build 89 or beyond) but after that, plain old "pkg
>> image-update" should work fine.  It's recommended though that you
>> manually update your SUNWipkg for now before doing any image-updating
>> so you have the latest fixes with the packaging system.
>>
>>
>> Is it possible to also provide live CD images for each build? Thus user
>> could choose to install a recent image for a new install instead of
>> installing 2008.05 first, then upgrade.
> 
> There's actually quite a bit of effort involved in creating CD images
> for each build. I imagine once the process is streamlined, that might
> become a reality.
> 

Actually, most of the work is in the package import, most of the time.

The ISO images are being built, but there were some issues with the 89 
and 90 versions.  We plan to make them available for each build via 
torrent, but haven't done so yet.

Dave
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