The OpenSolaris development package repository
http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev/
has been updated to reflect the changes in snv_109 for both x86/x64 and
SPARC platforms. This update also includes 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 by setting their preferred authority to the above URL and using the
"image-update" facility provided by the pkg(1) command or by the
"Update All" facility of the Package Manager GUI.
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/
IMPORTANT NOTE: As changes have been integrated to support "variants"
within IPS[1], newly published packages in the development repository
will require the latest version of the pkg(1) command to install. In
general, users of the development repository should ensure the latest
version of IPS is installed by either using "image-update" facility or
manually installing SUNWipkg.
ISO images for the Automated Installer, CD-R/CD-RW and USB are being
made available for this build via BitTorrent. Starting with build 109,
Live CD images are expected to be the LZMA-based "All Languages"
variety. Torrent files are provided as follows
SPARC Automated Installer image, 256MB
http://dlc.sun.com/torrents/info/osol-0906-109-ai-sparc.iso.torrent
x86/x64 Automated Installer image, 158MB
http://dlc.sun.com/torrents/info/osol-0906-109-ai-x86.iso.torrent
x86/x64 All Languages CD, LZMA compression, 655MB
http://dlc.sun.com/torrents/info/osol-0906-109-x86.iso.torrent
x86/x64 All Languages USB, LZMA compression, 786MB
http://dlc.sun.com/torrents/info/osol-0906-109-x86.usb.torrent
MD5 checksums for these images
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/files/md5sums_109.txt
The ISO images are also available for HTTP download from
http://www.genunix.org/
More information on using the Automated Installer can be found here
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/auto_install/AI_install_server_setup.html
The SPARC Automated Installer ISO for this development build is
expected to work on all sun4v-based platforms and on sun4u-based
platforms with an OBP level of 4.17 or greater. This capability can be
determined on an existing system by executing the command
# eeprom | grep network-boot-arguments
If the network-boot-arguments parameter is set or if the following
output is displayed
network-boot-arguments: data not available.
then the OBP can be used with the Automated Installer.
USB images can be copied to a USB device using the "usbcopy" program
that is part of the SUNWdistro-const package or by downloading the
script
http://src.opensolaris.org/source/raw/caiman/slim_source/usr/src/cmd/install-tools/usbcopy
Known issues in this repository update
======================================
4215 AI doesn't set 'root' role and 'Primary Administrator' profile
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=4215
After performing an installation using the Automated Installer,
the default user is not able to use pfexec(1) to perform
operations as a privileged user.
Work-around: Become the superuser using su(1) and then execute
the command in question.
6804 AI fails due to solaris.zlib becoming corrupt during install
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=6804
In certain circumstances, the installation process will not
succeed or will appear to succeed but the installed system will
not boot. In addition, the following messages may be reported
on the system console log
lofi: NOTICE: LzmaDecode failed
Work-around: None at this time. This issue is being actively
investigated and updated information will be reported when
available at the above URL.
7269 beadm rename can fail.
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=7269
Renaming a newly created boot environment (BE) using beadm(1M)
may fail.
Work-around: None at this time.
6811922 PCIE init err info failed BDF 0x0 on snv_109 (Ultra 20 M2)
Ultra 20 M2 systems may not boot after being upgraded or
installed with build 109.
Work-around: Upgrade the system's firmware to at least revision
1.52. Updated firmware can be obtained from
http://www.sun.com/desktop/workstation/ultra20/downloads.jsp
Known issues for users running OpenSolaris as a VirtualBox guest
================================================================
The Xorg driver included with the VirtualBox Guest Additions is
incompatible with the 1.5.3 version of the Xorg server included in this
build. VirtualBox users should remove the VirtualBox guest additions
prior to updating to this build.
New packages in this repository update
======================================
SUNWPython26 The Python interpreter, libraries and utilities
SUNWPython26-extra Supplemental Python libraries and utilities
SUNWastfb AST Graphics System Software Device Driver
SUNWastfbcf AST Graphics Configuration and Diagnostics
SUNWefbcf Sun XVR-300/XVR-100, XVR-50 Graphics
SUNWgnome-python26-libs Python 2.6 support libraries for GNOME
SUNWkonkretcmpi KonkretCMPI
SUNWlang-be Belarus language support
SUNWlang-ka Georgian language support
SUNWonbld OS-Net Build Tools
SUNWpostgr-83-l10n-ja Japanese localization for PostgreSQL 8.3
SUNWpython26-setuptools Download, build, install, upgrade, and
SUNWsg3utils sg3_utils - a package of utilities for sending
SUNWsimplewbem SimpleWBEM (Cimple)
SUNWtree tree - recursive directory listing program
Image Packaging System (IPS) specific bugs addressed in this repository update
==============================================================================
1164 "installed" metadata files don't end in newlines
2747 make per-package progress output work on Windows
2883 image-update should have option to choose new BE name
3562 pkg image-update doesn't update /lib/libc.so.1
3718 plan_update_all needs to have an optional argument for the new BE name
3748 beCopy should be called with no arguments, then the clone renamed
4503 Modify New Boot Environment dialog to allow BE name to be specified
5539 SUNWpython-mako should deliver egg info
5947 File in use not detected during delete of a package on Windows
6020 pkg.depotd fails to deliver incremental catalog updates (Windows Vista)
6021 incremental catalog update size calculated incorrectly on Windows
6132 Message from Updatemanager is confusing
6155 Text "left over" in terminal window after pkg fix
6549 Defunct subprocess of packagemanager
6602 Package Manager hangs when invalid repository information is supplied
6634 License information not displayed
6653 we should elide alternate architectures from in-memory manifests
6664 SUNWcodeina missing dependencies
6665 SUNWpython-twisted has missing dependencies
6671 rpcgen and cpp
6681 Exception without args during install should be handled
6688 .../distro-import/00/common/SUNWsmf_repo should be removed.
6697 Windows rename/remove tests fail due to unwanted catalog refresh
6700 TestCatalog.test_bug_5603 test fails on Windows (stat problem)
6712 search shouldn't index actions for other variants of an image
6715 packagemanager >= rev 871 hangs if Orca is running prior to launch
6716 Attempting to rename a BE via BE Management dialog hangs packagemanager if
6725 Add caching support for lists/categories
6729 usage for image-update documents unimplemented --variant option
6747 packagemanager hangs on Reload if orca is running
6771 Need a way to remove preserve=true from actions
6821 missing dependancy in SUNWcups-manager
6822 Dependencies missing for SUNWcups-administration and
6848 Reload does not work properly when initial_toplevel is specified
6853 svr4 package prototype files shouldn't be auto-generated
6862 Update All not enabled after load from cache.
6873 importer license logic subtly broken by changes for 2691
6875 null publishing scheme should work for file paths
6902 api.info needs a "fast" flag or a way to pass a set of the information
6905 pkg.depotd --refresh-index can't fork
6931 .SUNW_dof section should be dropped from ELF hash
6949 fix to 6712 broke low_mem conditions and degraded local search
6958 null scheme tests in TestPkgSendBasics.test_2_invalid_url are wrong
6973 Initial Category
6974 Behavior of Clear Search (Brush Icon)
6978 Details Panels should be cleared if package is no longer displayed
6980 Behavior of Selected Packages filter
6982 Addition of Repository Dropdown
6988 Fix Error Message after Install/Update of incorporated package
7010 Remove Blank Column together with data model.
7019 The first package in the category is not shown
7020 Gray out empty top level categories.
7031 Install/Update and Remove buttons should act only on visible repository.
7054 Reload does not update the list
7106 The pkg details and license should be shown after the catalogs are loaded.
7109 Handle the EOFError when the cache is broken
7113 resync repository to snv_109
7127 elf hash verification problems with new elf hashing
7132 Visual Panels should be made available on SPARC
7176 Help files are not delivered with the SUNWipkg-gui
7188 reboot after install fails in GRUB due to splashimage filename
Caiman installer specific bugs addressed in this repository update
==================================================================
4377 DC post_bootroot_pkg_image_mod script solaris.zlib error messages are
4862 non-standard umask renders generated images unusable
5220 file exclusion for the bootroot doesn't work
5910 PKG is trying install packages from mirror, which was used for building
6584 Automated Installer should allow creating non-Solaris partitions
6622 cannot login to system after default AI install in b107
6840 post_bootroot_pkg_image_mod prints a debugging message to stderr
[1] http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/pkg-discuss/2008-December/009092.html
