Hi Georg, * Georg-W. Koltermann (Georg.Koltermann at mscsoftware.com) wrote: > Hi, > > I installed the fall SXDE lately, curious about the new and much improved > installer. > > I learned that it does look nicer, but actually gives me much less control. > There is no knob > to tweak for the filesystem layout, all you can do is specify the partition > size!! There goes > my long standing desire to have /, /usr, /var, /opt. > > Also I was hoping for support for a ZFS boot FS install, but found nothing > there. > > Why this regression? Will there be an expert mode install sometime, maybe?
Yes. This is phase 0 (let's say) of a multi-phase plan. ZFS root support is coming. As is more control, though how much is probably still up for discussion. One of the goals of the new installer is to simplify installation. Developers in particular shouldn't have to figure out how to parition/slice a disk for example. In the meantime, you can always use the Solaris Express grub option to get the old installers that have the usual knobs and such :-) Cheers, Glenn
