Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:16:22 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> To: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 installs where FreeBSD 8 wont due to CD Message-ID: <4CFD6EC6.4040700@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <E1PPjuC-000FmZ-UW@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> References: <E1PPjuC-000FmZ-UW@dilbert.ticketswitch.com>
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on 07/12/2010 00:51 Pete French said the following: > Trying to re-install a set of HP servers over the iLO, and every time > I tried to install the 8.1 CD I ended up with an error message > telling me that the CD looked more like an audio CD than a FreeBSD > distibution. > > I ouzzled over it a bit, and then remembered that I originally installed > these machines using 7 not 8. So I download the 7.3 install CD > and I get an extra step in the process, listing two CD drived - cd0 > and acd0 - whuch allows me to select the correct one. > > I havent had a chance to see if this bug exists in the latest snapshot > of 8, but I thought it was worth pointing out, as its a situation > where 8 doesnt work but 7 did. It takes about 45 minuets to boot each > image over the internet, so I am reluctant to try a more recent 8 > snapshot in case I am back to square one again. > > Anyone know if this is fiex, or should I file a PR ? Basically if it feels like you are the first one to report the problem, then, unfortunately, the onus is on you... And, well, opening a PR doesn't do any magic. For non-ports problems the PR database is a burial ground. It's not very frequent to see an issue reported via a PR to get resolved unless the reporter also actively pursues it. And, on the other hand, it's quite often that the issues get resolved when those who report/experience them are actively engaging into communication with developers and fellow FreeBSD users via the mailing lists. In my opinion, opening a PR is the last resort when everything else has failed. That happens sometimes - people with related expertise may be busy or a problem may be sufficiently obscure or something of that nature... So, my concrete suggestion is - please first try the latest version of FreeBSD that you consider to possibly use in the near future. If there is a problem with it, then please get back and let's try to get it solved. To repeat myself - there is no magic, problems only get solved by those who try solve them. -- Andriy Gapon
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