[ofw] WinOF RC5 available for testing.

[Smith, Stan]

Erez Cohen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have tested the new RC5 on 6 nodes, a pair of W2K3 32 bit, a pair of
> W2K3 64 bit and a pair of XP 32 bit.
> Few minor issues I found:
> 1. Major - On one of the W2K3 32 bit I got the enclosed error message
> during the uninstall.  A second uninstall did not help. After reboot I
> notice the drivers where removed but not the start menu, directory or
> the add/remove program entry. I run uninstall again and it complete
> the uninstall process.

Bottom-line: an install or uninstall should never fail!
Because of the failure the rest of the uninstall did not execute hence
the lingering FS garbage.

The failure was a file deletion protection error? Seems there was a
missing 'On Error Resume Next' which will recover from the error and not
fail the uninstall. Once an uninstall fails, you're screwed. Catch-22:
installed with no way to uninstall other than by hand. 
To cleanup the Windows installer database in your system see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301  Download and run the installer
cleanup tool.
I've added the missing 'On Error Resume Next' in the file delete/rename
routines to bullet-proof the {un}/install. Still a mystery as to why a
privileged user can not delete a file?
Since the Win2K3 32-bit tests appear to reveal errors while Win2K3
64-bit and XP(32b)work fine, I'll find and build a Win2K3 32bit system
for testing prior to releasing RC7.

> 2. Minor - On some machines (all types) uninstall did not remove WinOF
> dir

Curious? I've yet to see this in any of my testing. Possibly the
Win2K3(32bit) will demonstrate the error.

> 
> I think we can live with both errors (as long as they are documented
> and we can release this version as the first WinOF package.

I disagree, install or uninstall should _never_ fail! Until such a time,
the WinOF install package is not ready for prime-time.

Later today I'll push an RC7 for you to test on Win2K3 (32bit).

Thanks,

Stan.

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org
> [mailto:ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Smith, Stan
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 2:24 AM
> To: Erez Cohen
> Cc: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
> Subject: [ofw] WinOF RC5 available for testing.
> 
> 
>  http://www.openfabrics.org/~woody/WinOF_1.0/WinOF_1-0_RC5.zip
> 
> 
> Changes since WinOF RC3 [RC4 was a flash in the pan]
> -----------------------
> 
> 1) Folder \Program Files\WinOF is, once again, correctly removed
> during uninstall.
> 
> 2) Mysterious file delete/Installer error resolved.
> 
> 3) OpenSM is installed as a disabled Windows service. A Custom install
> selecting
>    the 'OpenSM_service_enabled' will enable automatic OpenSM service
> start.
> 
> 4) WinOF.x86 will not install on x64, WinOF.x64 will not install on
> x86. 
> 
> 5) Uninstall WinOF now uses contents of Add/Remove Programs uninstall
> registry entry,
>    instead of calling ARP.
> 
> 6) Local Area Connections created by IPoIB are correctly uninstalled
> for both XP and Win2K3.
> 
> 7) Updated Release Notes.
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