On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 5:16 PM Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss < [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
