From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 31 09:16:46 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F6E016A41A for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:16:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com) Received: from blah.sun-fish.com (blah.sun-fish.com [217.18.249.150]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB11413C480 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:16:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com) Received: by blah.sun-fish.com (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 17E731B10EE6; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:58:22 +0100 (CET) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on blah.cmotd.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, J_CHICKENPOX_61 autolearn=no version=3.2.3 Received: from hater.haters.org (hater.cmotd.com [192.168.3.125]) by blah.sun-fish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 523E21B10EE0; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:58:19 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <472843AB.4080509@moneybookers.com> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:58:19 +0200 From: Stefan Lambrev User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070918) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Thomas David Rivers References: <200710301834.l9UIYeW55836@lakes.dignus.com> In-Reply-To: <200710301834.l9UIYeW55836@lakes.dignus.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/4645/Wed Oct 31 08:55:58 2007 on blah.cmotd.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.0 BETA1.5 initial findings... 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: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:16:46 -0000 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 - > > -- > Work: (919) 676-0847 > Get your mainframe programming tools at http://www.dignus.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Best Wishes, Stefan Lambrev ICQ# 24134177