Sandeep_K_Shandilya@xxxxxxxx (Sandeep_K_Shandilya@xxxxxxxx) said: > 2) Automatic mounting of partitions with no way to opt-out can lead to > problems > over time > <sandeep> Do you have any specific areas in the anaconda loader that you > are referrring to? > we will anyway unmount the partition after copying the driver updates to > ramfs. Imagine trying to search 500 SAN partitions for driver updates. > 4) What's better about doing this automatically as opposed to actually > having > the user specify that "yes, I have a driver disk" > <Sandeep> Think about it this way, Suppose the drivers with new hardware > support are placed in a utility partition (OEM will prepare this on the > system) on an embedded USB storage device, or thinking a little bit more > into the future the driver may reside on the internet > Dell is already pursuing this and Dell servers to be released in future > may have embedded usb-storage with drivers, diagnostics etc... Right, but what good does embedded usb-storage with drivers do you for the next OS release a few months later? Bill _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
