[OpenIndiana-discuss] Eager to make the move...

[Ian Collins]

On 09/21/10 10:00 AM, Lou Picciano wrote:
> Alasdair and crew,
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> First off, thanks for taking the reins and making this happen - we're looking forward to working with OpenIndiana. Feels like home...!
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> As a first challenge, we're wondering if it's possible to install OI on an unbootable install of 134. In a frenzy of 'overenthusiastic experimentation', one of our guys may have deleted (?) some parts (?) of the filesystem. The one sure thing is that is that the BEs will not boot, though we do get to the point of the grub screen to select them.
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> Is there a way to mount a BE, then update to OI from there?
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You need a running system to upgrade.  You are better off starting from 
scratch with the live image.  I wouldn't trust something broken to 
upgrade, even if the upgrade appeared to work!

-- 
Ian.