Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:51:31 -0700 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can we put softupdates in GENERIC install kernel? Message-ID: <200007121451.e6CEpuA40177@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:22:07 EDT." <14700.32527.166082.897464@onceler.kcilink.com>
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In message <14700.32527.166082.897464@onceler.kcilink.com>, Vivek Khera writes: > >>>>> "GB" == Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au> writes: > > GB> Doing installs from CD is really slow, especially the ports > GB> collection (which creates thousands of tiny files). I've often > GB> thought that softupdates would make the install much faster, but > > I think it might make sense to mount the file systems async during > installs. If it crashes, well, you're just gonna have to re-run the > install anyhow. Filesystems are already mounted async during installs and have been since I first installed FreeBSD 2.0.5. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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