Re: 7.0 BETA1.5 initial findings...

Hi Thomas,

Thomas David Rivers wrote:
> Just wanted to report some of my results with installing
> the BETA1.5 CDs.... with a CD-ONLY install.
>
> This is on an Intel quad-core with 2G of memory, and 300G SATA
> drive and older ATAPI DVD drive (Intel DG33BU motherboard.)
>
> First; after you partition & label and choose your distributions;
> it's time to remove the "BOOTONLY" CD and place DISC1 in the
> drive.  There's nothing that tells you this.. if you don't
> do this, then the process merrily fails at trying to install
> everything.. twice over.   After that, you have an opportunity
>   
Only twice ? I thought this is forever cycle :)
> to try and install again, putting DISC1 in the drive.  I'd
> suggest a little box saying "remove the BOOTONLY CD, insert DISC1 
> and press OK" when it's time to start installing the distributions.
>   
If you have disk1 you do not need boot only CD.
You can boot from disk1 and make normal installation.
> Second - if you choose the X11 packages in the distributions;
> they don't work.  The install process complains that it
> can't find packages/INDEX on either DISC1 or DISK2.  I'm not
> sure how to get the X11 packages installed from a CD-only install.
>   
Sorry can't help you here - I never use binary packages (long live ports!)
May be next big step after SMP will be fixing sysinstall ;)
As sysinstall from unfriendly (for new users) on freebsd 3.X moves more 
and more to not-working at all.
The problem is that sysinstall is not very interesting for developers 
and even not so advanced sysadmins,
can leave almost without it, that's why I think sysinstall doesn't get 
enough attention.

Here is my install procedure:
boot disk1
when sysinstall starts go to Custom install
create partition,label, MBR.
from distribution - go to custom again,
select kernel(s?), src, ports & base.
commit, reboot, play with /etc/make.conf
and your kernel conf
csup src and ports, buildworld/kernel/installworld, install from ports
and viola :) you have everything you need :)

It's just little more complicated if you do this over serial console ;)
> 	- Dave Rivers -
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Best Wishes,
Stefan Lambrev
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