From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 11 15:09:06 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAB211065670 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:09:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wy0-f182.google.com (mail-wy0-f182.google.com [74.125.82.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E9D38FC08 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:09:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wya21 with SMTP id 21so2236350wya.13 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:09:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=OBcsNBJ13VqFpsoLJoa1B4VbnMpe5UrHyX8GuQAIUzs=; b=Qy6W4SZiXntkROWB+Y4LI2Asr/gMROXLOn1kRs6GhoqZydmUZGKXMe9XBrA/3iqSaU vGuUoMY6rHceluaD3TVh2Y/L3gl3mLkJd7tPX/+CkF+2U92Qw+PQKs24gqaXbbWccxRh ny7bCfHLBqU5Cl/Znv9pfKDyJI1iQORq2Btn4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=IoMaeKg1JlL6qrZFsjFYDBgiOHF6Vse2AN4cLBiEM+DVmbnTbtiDaxN/vrgk24qf6o SVLQYMLd1ikgAHLi5i0jkz3iomIW6DrcXnqnrmww/baufTAyDP5w3M8xWKWzsM2bhWXS j7tX2EezlSVcQTH1L8mWqtNTHKlK1rnrsbSGc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.71.206 with SMTP id r56mr2481215wed.29.1289488144124; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:09:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.72.148 with HTTP; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:09:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <90e6ba53b42e9e45100494c5e454@google.com> References: <90e6ba53b42e9e45100494c5e454@google.com> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:09:04 +0000 Message-ID: From: krad To: vrwmiller@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall install.cfg X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:09:06 -0000 On 11 November 2010 12:12, wrote: > Hi all, > > Hoping that someone might be able to help me here. I dynamically generate > much of the install.cfg by running scripts that send output to files that > are, in turn, loaded into install.cfg utilizing loadConfig. The scripts that > are run are placed into the mfsroot in /stand and /. They send the output to > /a. > > I do this twice before the installCommit and both scripts run and load the > resulting configs successfully. I also run another script after the > InstallComit...it fails citing the script could not be found. In > troubleshooting, I found that sysinstall is removing /stand and doing other > stuff to / and /var. So, I know why the script cannot be found...because > sysinstall is removing it. > > The question I have then is how can I get around this? I attempted putting > the script above the installCommit, but the functions being performed here > require that the base system already be in place (I'm adding packages). It > seems that I have little choice, but to have this after the installCommit. > Unfortunately, sysinstall wipes it out. > > Any guidance is greatly appreciated. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > have a look at the pc-bsd installer as it will let you do far more advanced installations, and probably easier. Its been commited to head as it looks like it going to become the standard bsd installer in the future.