Hi Sanjay.
On 07/09/09 23:36, sanjay nadkarni (Laptop) wrote:
> Jack Schwartz wrote:
>> Hi everyone.
>>
>> An installer may require a special driver (that is, a driver not
>> delivered by default) to reach an unusual installation disk or storage
>> medium, if that installer is to be able to install on truly any system.
>> Likewise, there may be other special devices for which a driver is
>> normally not installed, but for which a driver is required.
>>
>> Installers will need to support the use and installation of drivers not
>> delivered by default, both to the system they are installing, and to
>> their own installation environment (booted while the installer is
>> running). The latter may be required to reach the installation
>> medium to complete the installation.
>>
>> The effort to make this happen will be known as the Driver Updates
>> Project.
>>
>> A proposed problem statement:
>> "All OpenSolaris installers must be able to install on any system,
>> regardless of any unusual devices a system has (storage devices, in
>> particular) and the drivers required to operate those unusual devices,
>> as long as those drivers are available. All OpenSolaris installers
>> should make it as easy as possible to locate trusted and reliable
>> drivers for all devices."
> The use of the word "unusual" is rather awkward. I suggest rewording
> the problem statement to capture the key issues explicitly. As I see
> it, the key issue is that device drivers needed to instantiate a
> device may not be on the install media. This could occur for various
> reasons, such as closed drivers, third party drivers or support for
> the new devices was added after the media was published. To enable
> support for these cases, the ability to asynchronously deliver drivers
> needed for install critical. This is why DU is required.
Thanks for your input. Eloquently put. Here's a revision:
All OpenSolaris installers must be able to install on any system. Yet
there could be a device driver which is not part of the installation
media, which is needed to operate a system device. This could occur for
various reasons: the driver could be closed or third party, or could be
support for a new device which was added after the media was published.
To enable support for these cases, the ability to deliver drivers from
locations other than the installation media for install is critical.
OpenSolaris installers should make it as easy as possible to locate
trusted and reliable drivers for all devices, including drivers which do
not exist on the installation media."
Please let me know any additional feedback sometime today.
Thanks,
Jack
> -Sanjay
