Tim, Thanks - that helps for the no-upgrade note. I tweaked it as follows: <para>The Slim installer prototype cannot upgrade any existing operating-system installation. The installer performs an initial installation which overwrites all software and data on the target disk.</para>
Barbara Tim Bray wrote: >On Oct 16, 2007, at 1:25 PM, Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM wrote: > > > >>Tim, >>The current OpenSolaris installation will overwrite the existing >>Solaris installation. It's not an upgrade, in that it won't save >>any parts of the >>existing OS, it's a fresh installation. >> >> > >On Oct 16, 2007, at 1:28 PM, Shawn Walker wrote: > > > >>>So does "install the current OpenSolaris" not count as an upgrade, >>>and why isn't it mentioned in the Slim Install section? -T >>> >>> >>No, it doesn't count as an upgrade. >> >>The Live CD boots to a desktop environment from the CD, from where you >>can run the installer. >> >>When you run the installer, the upgrade option is disabled for the >>initial prototype that is being delivered. >> >> > >OK, if I understand you correctly, the only confusing part (well, it >confused me, anyhow) is the Note on the live CD; I mis-parsed >"initial installation only" as "You can't do anything after you >install" rather than "this nukes what's there". How about something >like? > >Note: The Slim installer currently cannot upgrade any existing >operating-system installation; it will perform an initial install, >replacing any software and data on the target disk. -T > > >_______________________________________________ >indiana-discuss mailing list >indiana-discuss at opensolaris.org >http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss > >
