From owner-freebsd-qa Sun Sep 23 23:19: 5 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mao.stokely.org (mao.stokely.org [65.84.64.228]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 004B437B434 for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:19:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mao.stokely.org (Postfix, from userid 2074) id A0E3C4B667; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:19:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:19:02 -0700 From: Murray Stokely To: freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Here come the PRs.. Message-ID: <20010923231902.J6784@windriver.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i X-GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/0E451F7D X-GPG-Key-Fingerprint: E2CA 411D DD44 53FD BB4B 3CB5 B4D7 10A2 0E45 1F7D Sender: owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline This list is normally completely dead but I really feel that sysinstall PRs should be sent here. The charter of this list says that its for "quality assurance, usually pending a release" and I feel that sysinstall PRs should be assigned to this list for several reasons. * Most of the "sysinstall PRs" are broad user reports about their experiences installing FreeBSD and so would be perfect for discussion on this list. * sysinstall PRs are notoriously not fun to fix/test. Assigning sysinstall PRs to Jordan, Eric, or myself is a guaranteed way to have the PR ignored for some long period of time. * Many proposed sysinstall additions change the existing user experience in unexpected ways, these changes should be discussed in an open forum, and not made by a single developer. With that said, I plan on spending some more time looking through some of the old sysinstall PRs this week. Hopefully the added visibility of all these sysinstall bugs will motivate others to join me. ;) Thanks, - Murray --LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (SunOS) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7rtBVtNcQog5FH30RAjP8AJ49Vouzyrs9frgYCGZRl7+xIAb+1ACgv/jJ U6iXj9NYzt0NXAis6IxmWgo= =6KEz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-qa Sun Sep 23 23:27:15 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@hub.freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C538F37B406; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:27:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from murray@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.4/8.11.4) id f8O6Jmc92131; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:19:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from murray) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:19:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Message-Id: <200109240619.f8O6Jmc92131@freefall.freebsd.org> To: murray@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/27729: the ls120 device "afd" does not show up under /stand/sysinstall Sender: owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Synopsis: the ls120 device "afd" does not show up under /stand/sysinstall Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-qa Responsible-Changed-By: murray Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Sep 23 23:19:21 PDT 2001 Responsible-Changed-Why: -qa is the best place for sysinstall bugs. http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27729 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-qa Sun Sep 23 23:27:15 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@hub.freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02C2F37B41E; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:27:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from murray@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.4/8.11.4) id f8O6Oa393938; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:24:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from murray) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:24:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Message-Id: <200109240624.f8O6Oa393938@freefall.freebsd.org> To: murray@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/29375: the disk editor used by /stand/sysinstall gets confused by slices that are not labelled in order and writes the partition table incorrectly. Sender: owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Synopsis: the disk editor used by /stand/sysinstall gets confused by slices that are not labelled in order and writes the partition table incorrectly. Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-qa Responsible-Changed-By: murray Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Sep 23 23:24:00 PDT 2001 Responsible-Changed-Why: The fine folks on freebsd-qa love to fix sysinstall bugs. http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=29375 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-qa Sun Sep 23 23:47:14 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@hub.freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AAFC37B40D; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:47:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from murray@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.4/8.11.4) id f8O6eGx97053; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:40:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from murray) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:40:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Message-Id: <200109240640.f8O6eGx97053@freefall.freebsd.org> To: jmallett@xMach.org, murray@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/28800: sysinstall provides no way to overwrite MBR without repartitioning. Sender: owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Synopsis: sysinstall provides no way to overwrite MBR without repartitioning. State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed State-Changed-By: murray State-Changed-When: Sun Sep 23 23:38:49 PDT 2001 State-Changed-Why: I agree that we should add this functionality to sysinstall. Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-qa Responsible-Changed-By: murray Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Sep 23 23:38:49 PDT 2001 Responsible-Changed-Why: ra ra freebsd-qa list! http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=28800 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-qa Mon Sep 24 3:32:11 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from spoon.beta.com (spoon.beta.com [199.165.180.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D696B37B40D; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 03:32:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from spoon.beta.com (localhost.beta.com [127.0.0.1]) by spoon.beta.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f8OAWCr01458; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 06:32:12 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mcgovern@spoon.beta.com) Message-Id: <200109241032.f8OAWCr01458@spoon.beta.com> To: murray@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: jmallett@xMach.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG, mcgovern@spoon.beta.com Subject: Re: misc/28800: sysinstall provides no way to overwrite MBR without repartitioning. In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:40:16 PDT." <200109240640.f8O6eGx97053@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 06:32:12 -0400 From: Brian McGovern Sender: owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Ummm... This one might be a closer with a note. If I remember correctly, selecting the 'hidden' 'W'rite option in the partition table prompts for the boot selection if it hasn't been set, then writes the information. It may be time to just unhide it. -Brian > Synopsis: sysinstall provides no way to overwrite MBR without repartitioning . > > State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed > State-Changed-By: murray > State-Changed-When: Sun Sep 23 23:38:49 PDT 2001 > State-Changed-Why: > I agree that we should add this functionality to sysinstall. > > > > Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-qa > Responsible-Changed-By: murray > Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Sep 23 23:38:49 PDT 2001 > Responsible-Changed-Why: > ra ra freebsd-qa list! > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=28800 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-qa Mon Sep 24 12:34:37 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-qa@freebsd.org Received: from mail.wrs.com (unknown-1-11.windriver.com [147.11.1.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A10B37B403; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:34:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from laptop.baldwin.cx ([147.11.46.209]) by mail.wrs.com (8.9.3/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA02064; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:33:54 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.4.0 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <200109241032.f8OAWCr01458@spoon.beta.com> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:33:36 -0700 (PDT) From: John Baldwin To: Brian McGovern Subject: Re: misc/28800: sysinstall provides no way to overwrite MBR with Cc: mcgovern@spoon.beta.com, freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, jmallett@xMach.org, murray@FreeBSD.org Sender: owner-freebsd-qa@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 24-Sep-01 Brian McGovern wrote: > Ummm... This one might be a closer with a note. If I remember correctly, > selecting the 'hidden' 'W'rite option in the partition table prompts for > the boot selection if it hasn't been set, then writes the information. Yes. Note that 'W' isn't hidden during config, just initial installation. I've always just booted a CD or install floppy, selected Configure -> Fdisk -> Disk blah, 'W' and then selected the boot loader and it was all done. > It may be time to just unhide it. > -Brian > > > Synopsis: sysinstall provides no way to overwrite MBR without > repartitioning > . > > > > State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed > > State-Changed-By: murray > > State-Changed-When: Sun Sep 23 23:38:49 PDT 2001 > > State-Changed-Why: > > I agree that we should add this functionality to sysinstall. > > > > > > > > Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-qa > > Responsible-Changed-By: murray > > Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Sep 23 23:38:49 PDT 2001 > > Responsible-Changed-Why: > > ra ra freebsd-qa list! > > > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=28800 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message -- John Baldwin -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message