On 07/04/2012 03:56 PM, Roman Bysh wrote:
On Wed 04 Jul 2012 03:08:36 AM EDT, Per Jessen wrote:
Claudio Freire wrote:
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 3:03 AM, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Is there a chance that this can be brought back?
What is the benefit? When I install, the reboot into the 2nd half still happens automagically.
From my pov, it once saved me from significant work since the install process wouldn't properly install grub on a sw-raid setup. Instead of having to fix that from a rescue CD, I could fix it before rebooting right after install.
Not sure it's a whoppingly significant advantage, but I did appreciate it.
I guess the issue is that the boot-up (boot loader etc.) isn't properly exercised when the 2nd phase is started with kexec. I think I remember situations where a machine is installed+booted over PXE - when the 2nd phase happens via kexec and no local boot-loader is installed, it doesn't quite work. Definitely a corner-case though. Anyway, I was just wondering what Roman saw as a significant benefit of using kexec.
I found the installation ran in a more expeditious manner rather than shutting down, waiting for the DVD to boot up. And, selecting "Boot from hard drive" or selecting "Installation".
Roman
All that just to run "Automatic Configuration"! Isn't running "kexec" part of the automatic configuration process? Doing the manual booting and pressing a key to boot from the hard drive doesn't feel like like a 'modern way' of installing an operating system. I don't remember doing this with Ubuntu do you? -- Cheers! Roman -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org