From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 6 23:16:26 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2D01106566C for ; Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:16:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from avg@freebsd.org) Received: from citadel.icyb.net.ua (citadel.icyb.net.ua [212.40.38.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC60C8FC0A for ; Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:16:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from porto.topspin.kiev.ua (porto-e.starpoint.kiev.ua [212.40.38.100]) by citadel.icyb.net.ua (8.8.8p3/ICyb-2.3exp) with ESMTP id BAA17071; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:16:23 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from avg@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.topspin.kiev.ua ([127.0.0.1]) by porto.topspin.kiev.ua with esmtp (Exim 4.34 (FreeBSD)) id 1PPkIA-000DdO-Ux; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:16:22 +0200 Message-ID: <4CFD6EC6.4040700@freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:16:22 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD amd64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.12) Gecko/20101029 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Pete French References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.1.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 installs where FreeBSD 8 wont due to CD X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:16:26 -0000 on 07/12/2010 00:51 Pete French said the following: > Trying to re-install a set of HP servers over the iLO, and every time > I tried to install the 8.1 CD I ended up with an error message > telling me that the CD looked more like an audio CD than a FreeBSD > distibution. > > I ouzzled over it a bit, and then remembered that I originally installed > these machines using 7 not 8. So I download the 7.3 install CD > and I get an extra step in the process, listing two CD drived - cd0 > and acd0 - whuch allows me to select the correct one. > > I havent had a chance to see if this bug exists in the latest snapshot > of 8, but I thought it was worth pointing out, as its a situation > where 8 doesnt work but 7 did. It takes about 45 minuets to boot each > image over the internet, so I am reluctant to try a more recent 8 > snapshot in case I am back to square one again. > > Anyone know if this is fiex, or should I file a PR ? Basically if it feels like you are the first one to report the problem, then, unfortunately, the onus is on you... And, well, opening a PR doesn't do any magic. For non-ports problems the PR database is a burial ground. It's not very frequent to see an issue reported via a PR to get resolved unless the reporter also actively pursues it. And, on the other hand, it's quite often that the issues get resolved when those who report/experience them are actively engaging into communication with developers and fellow FreeBSD users via the mailing lists. In my opinion, opening a PR is the last resort when everything else has failed. That happens sometimes - people with related expertise may be busy or a problem may be sufficiently obscure or something of that nature... So, my concrete suggestion is - please first try the latest version of FreeBSD that you consider to possibly use in the near future. If there is a problem with it, then please get back and let's try to get it solved. To repeat myself - there is no magic, problems only get solved by those who try solve them. -- Andriy Gapon