The OpenSolaris development package repository
http://pkg.opensolaris.org/
has been updated to reflect the changes in snv_98 including major fixes
to the Caiman "Slim Install" and the Image Packaging System (IPS).
Users who wish to update their system to the development build can do
so using the "image-update" facility provided by the pkg(1) command.
For important information about "image-update", see the instructions at
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/rn3/image-update/
IMPORTANT NOTE: The development builds have undergone limited testing
and users should expect to uncover issues as the next release is
developed. Bug reports and requests for enhancement are welcome
through http://defect.opensolaris.org/
ISO images are being made available for this build via BitTorrent.
Torrent files are provided as follows
Primary Languages, gzip compression, 746MB
http://dlc.sun.com/torrents/info/osol-0811-98.iso.torrent
(if burned to media, image should be burned to a DVD)
All Languages, LZMA compression, 661MB
http://dlc.sun.com/torrents/info/osol-0811-98-global.iso.torrent
(if burned to media, image can be burned to a CD)
MD5 checksums for these images
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/files/md5sums_98.txt
The ISO images are also available for HTTP download from
http://www.genunix.org/
New packages in this repository update
======================================
SUNWdesktop-search Desktop search tool
SUNWdesktop-search-firefox Desktop search tool - firefox extension files
SUNWdesktop-search-thunderbird Desktop search tool - thunderbird extension
SUNWipkg-brand ipkg brand
SUNWmtx Media Changer Tools
SUNWxdt xVM Hypervisor Dynamic Tracing (DTrace)
SUNWxvmipa xVM PV IP address agent
Known issues in this repository update
======================================
3262 pkg image-update symbolic link error
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3262
Updating an image using "pkg image-update" may fail with the
following error
OSError: [Errno 90] Number of symbolic links encountered during
path name traversal exceeds MAXSYMLINKS:
'/tmp/<some path>/var/svc/profile/inetd_generic.xml'
Work-around:
Remove /var/svc/profile/inetd_generic.xml and rerun the
"pkg image-update".
2900 FireFox 3.0.1 core dump on exit of gmail. snv 95
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=2900
Using versions of the Adobe Flash Player plugin prior to
version 9.0.125.0 may cause Firefox to exit prematurely.
Work-around:
Install version 9.0.125.0 or greater of the plugin and
then restart Firefox.
6733880 6677411/6677801/PSARC/2008/342 broke VirtualBox by polluting its
http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6733880
When starting up, VirtualBox 1.6.6 or earlier terminates
prematurely with the following message reported
ERROR: 0 bytes read from child process
Work-around:
Install VirtualBox 2.0.0
Alternatively, set the environment variable LD_NODIRECT
to 1 prior to executing VirtualBox
$ LD_NODIRECT=1 VirtualBox
Image Packaging System (IPS) specific bugs addressed in this repository update
==============================================================================
681 root as a role and "jack" user scheme doesn't work with IPS zones
822 Depot traceback on "pkgsend -s <server> open foo"
1534 Cannot see highlight line in grub menu
1538 traceback when pkg fmri is cut after the T (time) section of the full fmri
1617 My hard drive isn't a CD, so why is slim_cd on there?
1689 Something zapped my /var/sadm/install/contents
2120 imports should always clobber the proto directory
2190 pkg list: Getting Traceback when last character in package name contains
2200 pkg list: getting traceback when with partial version information given.
2298 pkgsend bundle-only approach needs to change to multi include (or kill
2423 pkg tracebacks on invalid fmris
2426 Do we need an IllegalFMRIException?
2427 'pkg info pkg://' generates traceback
2584 pkg needs to handle proxy error
2626 various illegal fmris/versions still allowed
2676 Versions should only hash on time stamps if available
2754 incorrect paths and source snippets in development stack traces
2813 SUNWipkg-gui-l10n needs a valid copyright file
2847 "make clobber" in src/util/distro-import should remove SUNWfixes
2915 dead symlinks in SUNWTiff package
2964 better error handling may be needed when working directory does not exist
3039 Install and Image-update should check index consistency with installed
3046 pkg.depotd crashes when user publishes package containing directory ending
3059 Search should check index consistency with installed packags
3060 api tests are missing "import unittest"
3140 SUNWvirtinst lacks proper dependencies
3166 feed generation needs performance improvement
3177 user specified be names in bootenv.py
3192 indexer should timeout when versions in existing index are permanently
3193 IPS GUI throws exceptions when installing/upgrading a package
3194 The rebuild of the index at the end of imageplan must force the image to
3200 Imageconfig needs to cope with mirrors being None
3243 get_file_from_pkg.py should set PYTHONPATH
3247 gui reinstalls components even when not necessary
3272 info and manifest links generated incorrectly by face.py
3293 SUNWkdc missing package dependency
3306 feed returns invalid last-modified header
3320 missing ssl_cert authority attribute leads to backtrace
3330 smf manifest file in wrong location
3333 cope with invalid depend fmris which have leached into the water supply
3379 Test for bug 2958 should be removed from CLI suite
3387 pkg refresh --full gives a syntax error
3412 back-published build 97 SUNWipkg has dependency on pyopenssl that drags
3431 Need to break apart ipkg brand from SUNWipkg
3439 driver action unable to remove device policy
3445 resync repository to snv_98
3461 fmri strictness checks broke sunfreeware.com
Caiman installer specific bugs addressed in this repository update
==================================================================
537 Logging messages about completed TI process should be consolidated
681 root as a role and "jack" user scheme doesn't work with IPS zones
743 /etc/X11/gdm/custom.conf retains livecd customizations after install.
1008 Installer should completely unmount target/BE before it quits
1534 Cannot see highlight line in grub menu
2725 libbe: be_init() should create non-legacy mounted roots for BEs
2901 install-finish is in the wrong package
2914 install-finish script creates a link pointing to itself
2953 Slim install bits are being built debug
2987 libbe: IDs for boot environments
3151 Distro Constructor package
3152 Convert part of old DC into finalizer scripts for new DC
3188 DC_verify_resume_step prints confusing message if there are no checkpoints
3189 DC_verify_resume_state calls cmp which isn't filecmp
3208 beadm manpage needs updates
3236 DC doesn't checkpoint if the user gives it a zfs mountpoint
3248 libbe: be_activate can fail to run installgrub
3249 rewrite bootroot constructor and integrate with new DC
3282 beadm shows wrong message when destroying the current BE
3352 beadm list -aH ourpur can have lines that are too long
3406 'beadm list' with no BEs causes a traceback
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