From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 21 14:10:34 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF5971065670 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:10:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from agogare.doit.wisc.edu (agogare.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A43118FC0C for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:10:34 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0LIE00002VDLIC00@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:10:33 -0500 (CDT) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net ([unknown] [76.210.65.155]) by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0LIE00ABPVDJ0630@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:10:32 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:10:30 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-id: <4D875C56.8030804@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.210.65.155 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-9, Version=5.6.0.2009776, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2011.3.21.135717, SenderIP=76.210.65.155 References: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD amd64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.15) Gecko/20110305 Thunderbird/3.1.9 Subject: Re: bsdinstall-amd64-20110313 remarks X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:10:34 -0000 On 03/21/11 03:25, Michael Reifenberger wrote: > Hi, > yesterday I tested the images listed in the subject and have the > following remarks: > > - At least the memstick image contains an empty fstab The memstick stuff is new and (mostly) untested, so I'll check that out. > - Does the usage of a "dangerously dedikated disklabel" give any > advantage? Not that I can think of -- I'm not sure about maximum disk sizes for pure BSD-label disks. It's a legitimate option, though, for people doing manual configuration. > - The usage of an UFS-Label for root mounting should be more flexible Yes. It is somewhat difficult however, to cross-correlate gpart labels for GPT, APM, and PC98, with the labeled provider names (the label is not UFS labels, but gpart ones). > - The first dialog step should set the keyboard layout That *is* the first step. > - The /etc is not writable which would greatly reduce the usefulness > for the ISO > image (no modified resolv.conf, sshd_config, ...) This is only partly true. /etc/resolv.conf is a symlink into /tmp, which allows DHCP and network configuration to work. > The usage of a nanobsd based base-installation would give a sufficient > advanced Live-OS installation. > > You could take a look into src/tools/tools/nanobsd/rescue where I > tried to address most of the issues above primary for rescuing GPT/ZFS > installations (with still hardcoded keyboard though). > > With two nanobsd slices on one memstick you can actually produce > combined i386/and64 Live-OS memsticks... > I get both on a 2GiB memstick (Without packages). > > What do you think? That's interesting, and I'll take a look around what you've done there when I get some spare time. -Nathan