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eComStation 2.2 Beta First Impressions
Roderick Klein:
Well we had slight hick up :-(
We put the ISO online at 16:00 hours Amsterdam. But at 22:30 we withdrawn the ISO.
As I type this a new one is being uploaded. We discovered what I would call a critical defect.
The defect was in the fact that when installed to hard disc the two files \os2\boot\ usbohcd.sys and usbehcd.sys where still the IBM version.
We missed ONE pack file in which the files are. \os2image\disk_5\usb was correct.
Os2image\bundle0 missed an update.
The joys of IBM installer framework. Its pretty complex stuff.
Sorry for the inconvience. The new ISO just finished uploading and will be accessible within 10 minutes again.
Roderick Klein
Mensys B.V.
guzzi:
I tried to install it today. It came as far as the disk test in phase 1. Reported incomplete LVM info on disk 1 and 2 and told me this is normal on a non-eCS system. This computer runs eCS though. It offered to fix the problems, I clicked ok (have a backup). After that I started the install again and it said drive 1 was ok, but 2 still had errors. Didn't show any partitios to install to. I broke the installation off and rebooted from harddisk. Bootmanger showed the wrong drive letters, but the system booted. Used DFSEE to fix the LVW info and reinstall bootmanager. Next try when I have more time and have figured out what's wrong with the lvm setup.
Roderick Klein:
PLEASE PLEASE open a bug report. Otherwhise forum postings can not manage this!!
Sitting between the developers and forums make it just about impossible to make proper bug resolving possible.
In this case do an LVM /startlog:driveletter:\directory\log.txt. And put that in a ticket!
In combination with that disc layout we can find out whats wrong possibly and put the exact error message in the ticket
that the disc checker reports.
Roderick Klein
Mensys B.V.
Pete:
Hi All
I would love to give my first impressions but install failed to continue when I refused to complete a "Base path..." (UNIXROOT) entryfield.
I do not want the software and therefore do not need a UNIXROOT value.
I have reported this as a bug and hope that it will be fixed for the GA.
I do realise that I could have completed that field and then taken care to make sure that none of the software relying on UNIXROOT got selected for installation but I do not think install should stop there simply because the install routine is programmed to expect an entry.
I think the installer should recognise the empty path and *not* offer for installation any software relying on that path.
Regards
Pete
Roderick Klein:
Well that's not how the installer works. The page previous (the page before you specify the UNIXROOT path), thats where you need to make the selection. Click on the + for "System extensions"
"Then software compatibility extensions" and under "unix ports framework" You can switch the between the two options.
Because the option is select by default to install RPM (which is needed for ODIN and QT 4 and Java) on the next page that option is displayed
"the unixroot path".
So you can disable that option BUT you will not get Java 6, QT 4 and ODIN and Flash.
Roderick Klein
Mensys B.V.
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