Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:30:49 -0500 From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Trying to install current from a memory stick and then a DVD and got a new and strange installer. Message-ID: <20110725123049.181470bkj1qfm1gc@econet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BtpaK0mQhWnSnOUxRqWEj0%2BbYuvWJkELC9fJPKsX_8QUN0ZrQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <20110724162937.33865zm0kn4ztdwk@econet.encontacto.net> <4E2C8FBE.7040003@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107242155160.9559@wonkity.com> <4E2D21DE.5070201@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107250725230.11918@wonkity.com> <20110725114612.15892pix5tua52io@econet.encontacto.net> <CA%2BtpaK0mQhWnSnOUxRqWEj0%2BbYuvWJkELC9fJPKsX_8QUN0ZrQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Quoting Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>: > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 11:46 AM, eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> wrote: > >> That makes two of us right now. I gave up, accepted the automatic >> partition and everything else went as expected, I suppose. The disk resu= lts >> are: >> >> # df >> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on >> /dev/ada0p2 941441086 2150880 863974920 0% / >> devfs 1 1 0 100% /dev >> >> In my world from the beginning of commercial unix, I have never had a one >> partition disk. I'm not sure if it is that bad with today's, controllers= , >> drives, drivers, etc. I hope someone chimes in with a "I see no major >> problems with gpt." >> >> My major problem was editing the automatic swap that was set at 4G and th= e >> menu would not let me change the 4G. The experienced option would not >> accept a blank value as swap even though there was message that said it >> would. >> >> I feel like a real idiot and am beginning to believe that it might be tru= e. >> The rest of the install was brain dead. It was possibly a bit simpler th= an >> the previous. Less decisions ;) >> >> I had the idea the following were available in the new installer. >> 1. Raid configuration >> 2. ZFS >> 3. Regular everyday simple disk partitioning as before. >> >> I wasn't able to find any functional option except the one mentioned abov= e. >> >> Now, I have to accept this single partition or upgrade sources to date, >> build a release and reinstall but I don't know if the problem has been >> fixed. I'll probably give it a try. It isn't that much of a deal. >> > > Hopefully I add something of value to this thread, but as a workaround you > can use a PCBSD image and installer to install/partion plain vanilla FreeB= SD > with the options you mentioned earlier in a graphical enviroment. Thanks Adam, I suppose that I could just pull it into this machine and execute it =20 as if it were sysinstall and reconfigure from the same box without =20 having to update, make release, etc. I'm going to give that a try. Have a great day. ed > > -- > Adam Vande More >
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