Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:46:31 +0000 (UTC) From: mdinon@gmail.com To: Lars Tunkrans <drsnx60@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Release Engineering Team <re@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Colin Percival <cperciva@tarsnap.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 15.0-BETA2 Now Available Message-ID: <2056859605.2521072.1760921191968@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <01000199fedd985a-e0b91fe0-0b3d-48a8-ad47-62f823b2b073-000000@email.amazonses.com> References: <20251018212218.B3B58B199@freefall.freebsd.org> <81c24adc-0b1b-4a81-b063-f8349b17c799@gmail.com> <01000199fd6bee8d-4250bec4-6939-4998-855e-a17c0446d8c3-000000@email.amazonses.com> <7280c0c0-eaaf-4707-bb07-935dda1b4038@gmail.com> <01000199fedd985a-e0b91fe0-0b3d-48a8-ad47-62f823b2b073-000000@email.amazonses.com>
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hyyh
On Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 07:46:23 PM EDT, Colin Percival <cperci=
va@tarsnap.com> wrote: =20
=20
On 10/19/25 13:17, Lars Tunkrans wrote:
> Den 2025-10-19 kl. 19:02, skrev Colin Percival:
>> On 10/18/25 22:42, Lars Tunkrans wrote:
>>> =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I=C2=A0 downloaded=C2=A0 the =C2=A015.0-Beta=
2-amd64-DVD1.iso
>>> =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I attempted=C2=A0 to install the supplied X1=
1/KDE/GNOME =C2=A0packages=20
>>> supplied=C2=A0 on=C2=A0 the=C2=A0 DVD in the=C2=A0 DVD: ./packages =C2=
=A0directory.
>>> =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0But=C2=A0 =C2=A0the=C2=A0 DVD:./packag=
es/repos=C2=A0 =C2=A0 directory=C2=A0 and=C2=A0 the =C2=A0DVD:./=20
>>> packages/repos/FreeBSD_install_cdrom.conf=C2=A0 =C2=A0 file=C2=A0 is mi=
ssing .
>>>
>>> =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0PLS=C2=A0 advise=C2=A0 is=C2=A0 this=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0is=C2=A0 intentional=C2=A0 and=C2=A0 there is a new=20
>>> method=C2=A0 to=C2=A0 install=C2=A0 packages=C2=A0 off=C2=A0 =C2=A0the=
=C2=A0 DVD=C2=A0 .
>>
>> Not intentional.=C2=A0 We shipped the packages but forgot the config fil=
e.=C2=A0 It
>> should be fixed in BETA3.=C2=A0 (Patch is here: https://reviews.freebsd.=
org/D53199)
>>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Good,=C2=A0 thanks=C2=A0 for=C2=A0 fixiing=C2=A0 the=
=C2=A0 Issue.=C2=A0 this=C2=A0 is=C2=A0 what the BETA's are=C2=A0=20
> for.
Indeed, and thank you for reporting it!=C2=A0 (And in particular for report=
ing it
as "this file is missing" rather than "installing packages doesn't work",
which would have been much harder for me to track down!)
--=20
Colin Percival
FreeBSD Release Engineering Lead & EC2 platform maintainer
Founder, Tarsnap | www.tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid
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<div> hyyh<br> </div> <div class=3D"ya=
hoo_quoted" style=3D"margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;p=
adding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"font-family:'Helvet=
ica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"> =
<div> On Sunday, October=
19, 2025 at 07:46:23 PM EDT, Colin Percival <cperciva@tarsnap.com> w=
rote: </div> <div><br></div> =
<div><br></div> <=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">On 10/19/25 13:17, Lars Tunkrans wrote:<br clear=3D"no=
ne">> Den 2025-10-19 kl. 19:02, skrev Colin Percival:<br clear=3D"none">=
>> On 10/18/25 22:42, Lars Tunkrans wrote:<br clear=3D"none">>>=
> I downloaded the 15.0-Bet=
a2-amd64-DVD1.iso<br clear=3D"none">>>> =
I attempted to install the supplied X11/KDE/GNOME packages <br=
clear=3D"none">>>> supplied on the DVD in the&n=
bsp; DVD: ./packages directory.<br clear=3D"none">>>> =
But the DVD:./packages/repos&n=
bsp; directory and the DVD:./ <br clear=3D"none">&=
gt;>> packages/repos/FreeBSD_install_cdrom.conf file&nbs=
p; is missing .<br clear=3D"none">>>><br clear=3D"none">>>&g=
t; PLS advise is this&nb=
sp; is intentional and there is a new <br clear=3D"=
none">>>> method to install packages off&n=
bsp; the DVD .<br clear=3D"none">>><br clear=3D"non=
e">>> Not intentional. We shipped the packages but forgot the c=
onfig file. It<br clear=3D"none">>> should be fixed in BETA3.&n=
bsp; (Patch is here: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53199)<br clear=3D"none">=
>><br clear=3D"none">> Good, thanks =
; for fixiing the Issue. this is what t=
he BETA's are <br clear=3D"none">> for.<br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
r=3D"none">Indeed, and thank you for reporting it! (And in particular=
for reporting it<br clear=3D"none">as "this file is missing" rather than "=
installing packages doesn't work",<br clear=3D"none">which would have been =
much harder for me to track down!)<div class=3D"yqt7713843698" id=3D"yqtfd8=
8083"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">-- <br clear=3D"none">Colin Per=
cival</div><br clear=3D"none">FreeBSD Release Engineering Lead & EC2 pl=
atform maintainer<br clear=3D"none">Founder, Tarsnap | www.tarsnap.com | On=
line backups for the truly paranoid<div class=3D"yqt7713843698" id=3D"yqtfd=
38803"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div></div=
></div> </div> </div>
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