[indiana-discuss] Build 107 in VirtualBox: Boot Failed

[Glynn Foster]

Hey,

On 25/02/2009, at 12:16 PM, David.Comay at Sun.COM wrote:

>> Bug reporting is important, but personally I think it is equally
>> important that some of us be forewarned about certain build(s)--and
>> share the info--so we can make optimized choice of our time as to
>> whether we should save our efforts for subsequent builds.
>
> We try to document the known issues with each build via the release
> notes.  In many cases, some of the issues won't be seen from internal
> testing for whatever reason (lack of certain hardware, limited testing
> in other locales, different set of packages installed).  As each set  
> of
> release notes document:
>
> 	IMPORTANT NOTE: The development builds have undergone limited
> 	testing and users should expect to uncover issues as the next
> 	release is developed.  Bug reports and requests for enhancement
> 	are welcome through http://defect.opensolaris.org/
>
>> On this particular build, I believe the cause that stopped me from
>> completing the booting process in VirtualBox is related to X.   
>> Since X
>> is undergoing through major revamping, I think it will be better  
>> for me
>> to wait until this matter is somewhat settled, especially when the
>> issue involves booting problems.  Of course, things will be different
>> if we have infinite amount of time.

Removing the guest additions package (using pkgrm SUNWvboxguest) gets  
to a working X easily enough once you remove the Rgbpath line from  
xorg.conf. I'm a little stunned at the lack of co-ordination on this  
one though - it's a pretty crappy experience for anyone upgrading.


Glynn