[install-discuss] Re: devfsadm message during miniroot boot

[Angela Byrne - Solaris Sustaining]

Channing also has a concern here:-

119081-28 SunOS 5.10: CD-ROM Install Boot Image Patch

119081-28 cannot install until 118855-28 is installed.

    119081-28 REQUIRES 122539-06 and the only way to satisfy this
    is for a customer to install 118855-28.

    This is due to 118855-28 obsoleting 122539-06 and 122539-06
    itself cannot be released and is marked as BAD.

I will let Channing comment further.

Angela



Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
>> I was wondering if there are any other reasons customers patch the 
>> miniroot besides driver updates. Obviously they get other updates with 
>> the patches they are using, but I believe in general it is used for 
>> device updates, correct? If so, does the ITU process that we offer 
>> during install not suffice for this? In particular if this feature was 
>> enhanced to be more usable and more automated and could find drivers 
>> without user intervention?
> 
> It's not that simple; with all the new PCI/PCI-express support and
> bugs fixes in that area (Such as the HP hang, etc), customers generally
> need to install the main kernel patches in the miniroot.
> 
> And if the kernel jumbo patch needs to go in, well, that pretty much
> settles it and arguing over whether all or some patches are needed is
> then purely acedemic.
> 
> Casper
>