From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 4 19:42:10 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F76916A4A0 for ; Thu, 4 Jan 2007 19:42:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceo@l-i-e.com) Received: from o2.hostbaby.com (o2.hostbaby.com [67.139.134.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4936D13C465 for ; Thu, 4 Jan 2007 19:42:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceo@l-i-e.com) Received: (qmail 67975 invoked by uid 98); 4 Jan 2007 19:42:10 -0000 Received: from 127.0.0.1 by o2.hostbaby.com (envelope-from , uid 1013) with qmail-scanner-1.25 (clamdscan: 0.88.7/2413. Clear:RC:1(127.0.0.1):. Processed in 0.071616 secs); 04 Jan 2007 19:42:10 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: ceo@l-i-e.com via o2.hostbaby.com X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.25 (Clear:RC:1(127.0.0.1):. Processed in 0.071616 secs) Received: from unknown (HELO l-i-e.com) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 4 Jan 2007 19:42:10 -0000 Received: from 216.230.84.67 (SquirrelMail authenticated user ceo@l-i-e.com) by www.l-i-e.com with HTTP; Thu, 4 Jan 2007 13:42:10 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4646.216.230.84.67.1167939730.squirrel@www.l-i-e.com> In-Reply-To: <200701032242.46896.freebsd@alaskaparadise.com> References: <1650.67.184.122.32.1167895255.squirrel@www.l-i-e.com> <200701032242.46896.freebsd@alaskaparadise.com> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 13:42:10 -0600 (CST) From: "Richard Lynch" To: freebsd@alaskaparadise.com User-Agent: Hostbaby Webmail MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CD Drive "locked" during install, can't commit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ceo@l-i-e.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:42:10 -0000 On Thu, January 4, 2007 1:42 am, Beech Rintoul wrote: > On Wednesday 03 January 2007 22:20, Richard Lynch wrote: >> Due to some hardware issues (not really relevant here) I've >> re-installed FreeBSD about 6 times in the last couple days. >> >> On one of those occasions, I managed to go through a sequence not >> unlike this: >> >> 1. Standard fdisk/label stuff. >> 2. Custom install of base, kernel, ports tree (only) >> 3. Choose some packages, swap disks 1&2 around, lotsa fun. >> 4. Choose to go back to tweak install at the end. >> 5. I think I *may* have gone back through the Custom kernel bit, to >> add the man pages or something... >> 6. Commit installation. >> >> At this point, however, Disk#2 was in the drive, not disk #1. >> >> Alas, it kept trying to find base, man, dict, ports on /dev/acd0. >> >> It wasn't there, because those are on Disk#1, not #2. > I've been bit by something similar during install. There is no > question that > the installer could use some work. What I do now is just install the > base > system, boot then pull everything else in with a network install. > Saves time > and frustration from swapping disks. Usually the ports need upgrading > anyway, > so the install disks are just a starting point. Sometimes, a network install for the initial bulk load of software is not an option... -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?