I think install can have multiple predefined profiles so first set of questions can be reduced for a non-expert user. An initial set of questions made of:
- hostname - IP addr - netmask - default router - root password can be enough for a quick install. Of course that there is another question (first) about the install type (like "expert", etc.) in which user can choose what degree of customization is wanted. Adrian. --- Chris <cpj1 at visi.com> wrote: > On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Dave Miner wrote: > > > Ultimately, this part of the discussion is trying > to solve the wrong > > problem up front: note your assumption, "given the > number of questions > > we have". The primary problem in the graphical > install is the amount > > and complexity of input required to achieve a > working install; reducing > > that will change the set of problems that the UI > design needs to solve > > and probably send this discussion into very > different (and far more > > interesting) territory. Mike's mail, and Frank's > response, are pretty > > reflective of the kind of basic understanding of > the tasks and users > > that we have to arrive at in order to generate a > design that will stand > > up in the market vs. the competition. > > One thing that stands out, especially from Mike's > collection of > screenshots is how many screens are devoted to the > initial system > identification compared to the install itself. And > I would guess that a > few first time users will probably wonder why they > are entering the same > information twice. > > I know it's important to have the identification > process, but maybe it > would be nice to give users the option of taking the > sysid settings of the > install host, and pass them onto the installed > image. > > Is it still possible to read a sysidcfg file from > floppy? This sounds > strange, but it's been awhile since I've used > hosts/servers with floppy > disks. > > -------------------- > Christopher Josephes > cpj1 at visi.com > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
