Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2013 12:26:22 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: jb <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FB 9.1 boot loader problem in VirtualBox Message-ID: <50E96D6E.5050106@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <loom.20130106T130339-525@post.gmane.org> References: <loom.20130106T005723-617@post.gmane.org> <loom.20130106T121300-657@post.gmane.org> <50E96474.4060609@FreeBSD.org> <loom.20130106T130339-525@post.gmane.org>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig2E82D02CACFD8BA0454B1F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 06/01/2013 12:09, jb wrote: > A general question: to what extent is FB Install aware of installation = env (VB > here) ? > If so, would it make sense to sanitize it to avoid offering install opt= ions that > are irrelevant/inappropriate ? This is FreeBSD. It doesn't hold your hand and wipe the drool off your chin. You're assumed to know what you're doing, and to be able to configure your systems appropriately. And when you do know, and can configure things, then it doesn't get in your way. The installer doesn't know about all the various possible different execution environments it might get used in. To do so would add a lot of complexity for not very much gain to most users. Instead, it is targeted at the most common installation scenario: direct installation onto a PC with all the standard sort of capabilities. This should produce a working system for the vast majority of use cases, but you may need to go in and twiddle a few knobs and generally tune things up a bit to get the very best results. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey --------------enig2E82D02CACFD8BA0454B1F60 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlDpbW4ACgkQ8Mjk52CukIztSwCgk5AFlOrMy+h2Vf0YlGozExDx t7oAnjd7ns/zL7Klux5MajLT5OoVWgdD =hcWv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig2E82D02CACFD8BA0454B1F60--
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