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

[Judah Richardson]

On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 5:16 PM Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss <
openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org> wrote:

>
> I did just that. I hit "install" took the defaults, did a reboot and got
> "non-system disk or disk error". Z840 and 4 TB disk.

1) Try a disk under 2 TB
2) Set the BIOS to legacy boot after installation

I got that result with both 2020.10.31 and 2021.04.30. What I did is
> *exactly* what most new users would do. I just checked the other stuff to
> see if the image was consistent with the instructions.
>
> My first step in building a new system is to do the most basic default
> install, see what it does and then go from there.
>
> Reg
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 02:59:38 PM CDT, Peter Tribble via
> openindiana-discuss <openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> Assuming new users hit them. Most users simply take the obvious direct
> route. If there's
> a button that says "Install" they'll hit that and completely ignore
> anything and everything
> else that might be present.
>
> Based on that simple workflow, the current OI gui installer (which I
> haven't used for ages,
> but still looks like the original OpenSolaris installer) is good enough.
> It's pretty much on a par with
> other distro installers (and I've run dozens of them this year already). It
> could be a lot quicker,
> it could be more responsive, but it's not noticeably worse in terms of
> useability or functionality
> or reliability than many of the current crop of Linux installers - worse
> than some, better than some.
> That's not necessarily a ringing endorsement, but the point is that for
> most of the target audience
> the sky isn't falling and I think it echos what someone (Judah?) said -
> stick to the straight and
> narrow and life will be easier.
>
> --
> -Peter Tribble
> http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/
>
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