Re: 8.0-BETA 3 has problems

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Dan Allen wrote:

> I just downloaded the 8.0 Beta 3 CD, the regular Intel version.  I tried to
> install it on my Mac using the Q/Qemu emulator.  All previous versions of
> FreeBSD since 6.0 and later have worked just fine on this emulator.  FreeBSD
> 7.2 installs and works fine on it, for example.
> 
> FreeBSD 8.0 Beta 3 dies in the install.  The resulting installation does not
> boot and cannot find a kernel.  I do not know anything more than what I have
> said, and yes, I know that this is not very helpful.  I did a standard
> install, answered  the questions, said "yes I really want to do all of this",
> the install began, and the next thing I know everything was toasted - the
> emulator had shut down the process.  When I try and boot it up from the
> resulting hard disk image, it cannot find a kernel.
> 
> Is this really Beta software?  It feels incredibly fragile compared to
> previous releases of BSD.  I found major problems with 8.0 Beta 2 on a Dell
> laptop a few weeks ago as well.
> 
> I think 8.0 should be held up and not shipped like this.  It will give FreeBSD
> a bad image.  Just one guy's opinion... (who has shipped a lot of software at
> Apple and at Microsoft in years past...)
> 
> Dan Allen
> Independent SW Developer
> 

8.0 beta3 DVD does NOT boot up on my Compaq C301 TU laptop too !

On another identical Compaq C301 TU laptop, 8.0 beta2 DVD and CD
boots up fine. In fact thats how i'm writing this mail.

Boot loading is core to any system.
i'd rather have the CD/DVD boot load and crash.

But what is this, "no show" ?


thanks
Saifi.