Links? I tried but couldn't find any (??) that were about creating an empty boot environment manually and populating it with something from a live CD or from a particular entire incorporation.
Hans J. Albertsson From my Nexus 5 Den 3 okt. 2016 18:29 skrev "Jim Klimov" <[email protected]>: > 3 октября 2016 г. 16:00:31 CEST, Hans J Albertsson < > [email protected]> пишет: > >Lucreate in solaris 9 had the ability to create än emty BE where you > >could > >then install a flash archive of a different version of the same > >general os > >variety. > >This was most useful for getting to a more recent version of an old os > >that > >for some complex reason failed to upgrade. > > > >I suppose you could just create a new file system under /rpool and then > >zfs > >send/recv the version you want into that and make that file system > >bootable. And if you do all that from a live install image it should be > >manageable w/o too much work. > > > >What say you, could it be done? > > > >I am a bit weak in "manually making a file system bootable" so if you > >could > >say something about that I'd be most grateful. > > > >I have a situation where I'd like to put hipster in a new boot > >environment > >in a machine that runs oi 151a7 with major sw issues that prevent any > >and > >all attempts at upgrading. > > > >And it needs to stay up... > > > >Hans J. Albertsson > >From my Nexus 5 > >_______________________________________________ > >openindiana-discuss mailing list > >[email protected] > >https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > Yes, it is a sound plan, see my articles on Advanced installation on the > OI and/or illumos wikis. > -- > Typos courtesy of K-9 Mail on my Samsung Android > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
