> >>> what is the reason why there is no osol-1002-XXX-sparc.iso so far? > >>> > >> Because the text mode installer isn't done yet, and most SPARC > >> systems supported by opensolaris wouldn't be able to use the > >> graphical installer. > >> > > hmm -- is this of no priority for osol-1002 (final)? as there will be > > no SXCE releases (sparc bootable media) anymore > > (http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-August/001220.html) > > i thought osol is going to be its replacement... > > > > i feel an unstable/unfinished osol-1002-XXX-sparc.iso would be > > better then just no bootable media for sparc. > > > Text mode installer is a priority. There are a number of engineers > actively working on it, we can only get there so fast. This is an open > project and you are welcome to contribute in anyway you can. The > details are here: > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/TextInstallerProject/
thanks for the link and explanations! you mean to say text mode is a must for a sparc bootable image -- without it, there will be no osol-1002-XXX-sparc.iso? [Cc'ing caiman] is this (textmode installer) planned to be finished for osol-1002 final? is it further planned to have a osol-1002-sparc.iso? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
