Dave, On 5/4/06, Dave Miner <Dave.Miner at sun.com> wrote: > Tao Chen wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I noticed something new during a network (upgrade) install from b37 to b38. > > The install showed "wait for Java environment initialization" (don't > > remember the exact words), then waited for (felt like) 2 minutes > > before moved on. > > [...] > This delay has been there for a > quite a while, it's just that as of build 38 we're printing a message > that something's happening - many people thought that it was just hung > after configuring devices.
Wow, now I remember the mysterious "delay" I've seen before. I thought it was some kind of device configuration timeout. Without this Java message, it definitely felt like the install was dead. Can you take one step further and add "it may take several minutes" to the Java message? A first time user might feel the Java initialization is dead. > Why do we do it this way? It has to do with space issues on the first > CD; storing the compressed package and adding it was a convenient way to > free up space when the CD becomes too full. We'll need to do more > extensive redesign to eliminate it, but for now this keeps the train on > the track. Thanks for the explanation, and keep up the excellent work on "Solaris Installation strategy" :) Tao
