The install team has been working on a text-based installer for OpenSolaris. While this installer is not quite complete, given the timing of the SXCE to OpenSolaris transition, we are making available a preliminary version of the text installer, based on OpenSolaris build 131:
o supports SPARC/x86 o 512 MB minimum memory requirement o cpio based install o installs basic headless server environment (no Gnome Desktop) o tip/serial line install recommended for SPARC These are pre-integration bits from the project gate. Updates will be provided with each successive build of OpenSolaris until such time as a formal delivery is complete (after 2010.03) and RE assumes the building and distribution of images. The CD images are located at: SPARC: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/install/downloads/text_install/131/textinstall-131-sparc.iso Size: 674 MB x86: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/install/downloads/text_install/131/textinstall-131-x86.iso Size: 680 MB http://dlc.sun.com/osol/install/downloads/text_install/131/textinstall-131-x86.usb Size: 816 MB MD5 sums are located at: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/install/downloads/text_install/131/md5sum.txt Please read the release notes page at: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+caiman/Text+Install+b131+Notes for known limitations, a FAQ, and a link to open bugs. Bugs can be filed on bugzilla at http://defect.opensolaris.org Classification: Development Product: installer Component: textui For more information on the text installer, see: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+caiman/TextInstallerProject Please refer any questions to: caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org Thanks, Sue
