Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 00:40:04 +0100 From: "Ivan Voras" <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: "Ivan Voras" <ivoras@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: finstall alpha3 Message-ID: <9bbcef730802081540t5a9b8649we037bbcca2e8b53a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080208221941.GD1479@roadrunner.spoerlein.net> References: <foc37d$tck$1@ger.gmane.org> <20080208221941.GD1479@roadrunner.spoerlein.net>
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On 08/02/2008, Ulrich Spoerlein <uspoerlein@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 06.02.2008 at 11:48:22 +0100, Ivan Voras wrote: > > On the other hand, here's what it *can* do currently: > > > > - it's a "live" CD environment, completely like an already installed > > FreeBSD system, only running from a read-only media (e.g. it's usable as > > a "FixIt" system) > > This is great, and I think it's the way to go. Since I had to repair my > system the last days with a 'FixIt' CD, I think this mode could get even > more improvement. It would be nice, if there where some additional > system repair tools available on this CD (license permitting, of > course). You'd just have to make sure to still install a clean FreeBSD. > This could be accomplished by using unionfs for the 'enhanced fixit > overlay' or something like that. Feel welcome to suggest additional tools to include. I'm aiming at a 700 MB image and I'm currently only near 450 MB :) (I won't include multimedia software until hardware detection is implemented). Since I'm already installing a bunch of GPL software in the GUI/desktop environment, a few more won't make a difference.
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