[Bug 362518] New: software managment: when kernel is altered offer starting boot loader editor (major)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=362518 Summary: software managment: when kernel is altered offer starting boot loader editor (major) Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: bluedzins@wp.pl QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- I know that in theory every alteration of kernel should also automatically refresh boot loader. Correctly of course. But in practice bugs happen -- today, after correctly refreshing kernel I restarted computer it appeared that the system is 100% ok but there is "slight" problem -- the boot loader malfunctions. So I wasted a lot of time trying to fix it. Please add dialog box "do you want to run boot loader editor to revise your boot loader configuration -> [yes] [no]" -- it costs almost nothing, yet it is a great precaution and reminder that is is better to spend 5 minutes just checking at config (when system is fully operational), than spending an hour later struggling with fixing problem. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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Klara Cihlarova
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Stefan Hundhammer
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--- Comment #2 from Maciej Pilichowski
"It costs almost nothing" is just not true. On the implementation level, it would require some information to be stored that a kernel just got installed or updated.
It is already implemented, thus cost = zero.
On the user interface level, it's yet another pop-up dialog
Nope. It is yet another button. So cost here = 1 extra button (+ changing the text accordingly of the rest of the current dialog).
that a percentage of our users (I guess a large percentage) will find very annoying.
I really doubt that one person exists who thinks [ ok ] is ok, but [ yes ] [ no ] is annoying. No irony here, just math -- how much more users will find this extra button (not dialog) annoying in comparison to number of users, that will be surprised by finding out that: a) update corrupted their system b) system repair does not work Considering the damage opensuse 10.3 can cause, this extra effort is really minuscule. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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Stanislav Visnovsky
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