[OpenIndiana-discuss] We have install images which work!

[epektasis]

On Tue, May 04, 2021 at 02:52:01PM +0000, Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss wrote:
> I'm going to try one more time.
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> The 2021.04.30  GUI Live Image has major problems.
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> gparted(1m) dumps core 
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> the documentation mentioned on the first GUI installer screen is missing
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> the release notes are missing
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> the GUI installer fails to install the boot loader
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> the text installer incorrectly states EFI installs are limited to 2 TB
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> All of these issues are also present in 2020.10.31 and possibly older releases.  This is a huge deterrent to new users.  None of them is a major task to fix.
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> Simply throwing something over the fence doesn't do anyone a service.  Spending an hour once  or twice a year to test a distribution image hardly seems a major burden.  
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> We simply need a review process such that broken installation images are not posted for general distribution.  While I only have one or two systems I can test,  I am quite happy to do it.  Even a single tester is better than none.  But my testing is of no use if the issues are not addressed before the install images are released.
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> Without a reliable initial image from which to install, "pkg update" is of no use.  Without new users there will not be new maintainers/developers. 
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> Reg
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FWIW, I downloaded the 2021.04.30 gui install and installed it into Vbox
(6.1.22 on Artix Linux) with 4.25 Gb RAM allotted.  It installed fine.  True,
gparted did not work, but the graphical installer selected the entire
available partition, though it only used 7.3Gb.  Rebooted fine (apparently the
boot loader was installed), except system/xvm/ipagent:default failed
repeatedly and was transitioned to maintenance; but the gui interface loaded
and I logged in.  I believe I had that same error when I installed that
2021.04.05 test release; in that former case, pkg update cleared up that
problem and perhaps it will this time also.  I did not find these matters to
be "major" problems; the newly installed system is running.
	e.