Tao Chen wrote: > 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. >
Yeah, that seems like a good idea. I just asked for a change to one of the other messages, too, so we'll load that on since it's in the same area. >> 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" :) > Thanks! Dave
