Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:13:25 +0200 (CEST) From: jhs@berklix.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: jhs@berklix.com Subject: conf/86859: Installer should ask about Linux earlier Message-ID: <200510030813.j938DPqM002773@fire.jhs.private> Resent-Message-ID: <200510030820.j938KGS5048078@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 86859 >Category: conf >Synopsis: Installer should ask about Linux earlier >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Oct 03 08:20:15 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: jhs@berklix.com >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: berklix.com >Environment: >Description: Years back, a nice job was done of moving all the install config questions to occur at once, so one could answer them all, then walk off & leave the new box installing. (Unliker other installers, where one has to sit in front, nursing the install through). That is now spoilt a little bit, by having the install then later ask, ~Install Linux emulator?~ & then waiting some more at screen for it to happen. It's just one more toggle question that could be moved up to be asked at beginning, & then run while one is Not sitting in front waiting for it to complete. (Yes I know there's ports too, but this is a bit different. I also know one can run the installer later multi user etc, but even so ... :-) >How-To-Repeat: Install from [CD] >Fix: Needs coding. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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