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Date:      Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:59:10 GMT
From:      Alfred Bartsch <bartsch@dssgmbh.de>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   misc/170821: unexpected directory name in 8,3-RELEASE DVD image(s)
Message-ID:  <201208211259.q7LCxAfx046185@red.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <201208211300.q7LD0Sb5098938@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         170821
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       unexpected directory name in 8,3-RELEASE DVD image(s)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Aug 21 13:00:28 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Alfred Bartsch
>Release:        FreeBSD 8.3-stable
>Organization:
Data-Service GmbH
>Environment:
FreeBSD dsssrvt4.incore 8.3-STABLE FreeBSD 8.3-STABLE #1: Fri Jul  6 14:41:11 CEST 2012     root@dsssrvt4.incore:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SERVER64  amd64
>Description:
sysinstall is not able to locate the distribution files on a nfs mounted DVD iso image (FreeBSD-8.3) with default settings.
The directory containing the distribution files on the dvd is named "8.3_release", the default setting of sysinstall (options screen) is "8.3-RELEASE".

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
rename the "Release Name" enty in the options screen of sysinstall to "8.3_RELEASE"

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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