Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:58:58 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash+freebsd@gmail.com> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.0 BETA1.5 initial findings... Message-ID: <200710310858.59011.fjwcash%2Bfreebsd@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <fg9t82$rl5$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <200710301834.l9UIYeW55836@lakes.dignus.com> <fg9t82$rl5$1@ger.gmane.org>
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On October 31, 2007 05:44 am Ivan Voras wrote: > Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > Just wanted to report some of my results with installing > > the BETA1.5 CDs.... with a CD-ONLY install. > > > > This is on an Intel quad-core with 2G of memory, and 300G SATA > > drive and older ATAPI DVD drive (Intel DG33BU motherboard.) > > > > First; after you partition & label and choose your distributions; > > it's time to remove the "BOOTONLY" CD and place DISC1 in the > > drive. There's nothing that tells you this.. if you don't > > do this, then the process merrily fails at trying to install > > everything.. twice over. After that, you have an opportunity > > to try and install again, putting DISC1 in the drive. I'd > > suggest a little box saying "remove the BOOTONLY CD, insert DISC1 > > and press OK" when it's time to start installing the distributions. > > > > Second - if you choose the X11 packages in the distributions; > > they don't work. The install process complains that it > > can't find packages/INDEX on either DISC1 or DISK2. I'm not > > sure how to get the X11 packages installed from a CD-only install. > > Yes, you are right. These things are "idiosyncratic" for FreeBSD and > sysinstall: > > - "bootonly" really means that you can't do anything with it except > boot the kernel (you need disc1 to install it, it has everything on it) And install via one of the network options. -- Freddie Cash, LPIC-2 CCNT CCLP Network Support Technician School District 73 (250) 377-HELP [377-4357] fjwcash+freebsd@gmail.com
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