From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 29 00:06:04 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4901616A41F for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:06:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from andrew@fubar.geek.nz) Received: from avmta4-rme.xtra.co.nz (avmta4-rme.xtra.co.nz [210.86.15.159]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8ED443D6A for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:05:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from andrew@fubar.geek.nz) Received: from mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz ([210.86.15.186]) by avmta4-rme.xtra.co.nz with ESMTP id <20050729000539.OQH9771.avmta4-rme.xtra.co.nz@mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz> for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:05:39 +1200 Received: from serv.int.fubar.geek.nz ([222.153.61.121]) by mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz with ESMTP id <20050729000539.GRYN5260.mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz@serv.int.fubar.geek.nz> for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:05:39 +1200 Received: from [192.168.1.160] (unknown [192.168.1.160]) by serv.int.fubar.geek.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id B33A66172 for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:05:37 +1200 (NZST) Message-ID: <42E972D2.3040405@fubar.geek.nz> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:05:38 +1200 From: Andrew Turner User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050404) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: BSD Installer release 1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:06:04 -0000 Announcing the first test release of a BSDInstaller-ified Install ISO for FreeBSD. I am pleased to announce the first beta release of BSD Installer powered FreeBSD Install CD's. It is both for wider testing and feedback on to gauge the progress I've been making for the Google Summer of Code. This is based on RELENG_6 and unfortunately only for i386. It is available from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/SOC2005/bsdinstaller/ and should be on mirrors soon. If you find any bugs not already listed in the Known Bugs section of this email or in http://wikitest.freebsd.org/moin.cgi/BSDInstaller please email me at soc-andrew@freebsd.org to help fix the bugs. Details: There are three virtual consoles running: * ttyv0: The frontend * ttyv1: The backend * ttyv2: A standard login screen to login as root with no password. To see the installation log change to console ttyv1. It is also written to /var/log/install.log on the installed disk. Minimum Memory: * 64M Known Bugs: * Can only install to one drive, can't have / on ad0 and /usr on ad1 * Cannot install source * Cannot install ports tree * Cannot install packages * The "Display system startup messages" window dosen't display anything * Sendmail complains about not being able to change dir to /var/spool/clientmqueue Workaround: run "chown smmsp /var/spool/clientmqueue" * "Exit to Live CD" dosn't work Workaround: change to ttyv2, login as root no password * dhclient fails as /var/db is missing as well as other errors. Testing * There has only been minimal testing of the "Configure an Installed System" menu. Most of the options should work. * The "Install extra software packages" option dosn't work * I havn't looked at "Setup NetBoot Install Services" menu, I have no idea if it will work or not