Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:12 GMT From: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> To: freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/164281: bsdinstall(8): please allow sysinstall as installer option Message-ID: <201201231530.q0NFUCn2028619@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/164281; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> To: <bug-followup@FreeBSD.org>, <cederom@tlen.pl> Cc: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: Re: bin/164281: bsdinstall(8): please allow sysinstall as installer option Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:26:42 -0800 --Apple-Mail-6--1014631464 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am actively working on this PR. Note, however, that the prompt to select "sysinstall" as an alternative opt= ion to "bsdinstall" cannot be done at the installer splash screen as the OP= suggests as both bsdinstall and sysinstall boot into markedly different en= vironments. Whereas bsdinstall boots directly into the ISO-9660 filesystem structure, s= ysinstall instead expects to boot into an mfsroot structure loaded into mem= ory by loader(8). Therefore, the choice must be presented to the user in the boot-loader menu= where the decision can appropriately affect the boot process to boot into = the appropriate structure. Here's some pictures showing the option present in the boot loader (see opt= ion #8): http://www.twitpic.com/89l2ub/full http://www.twitpic.com/89l4n6/full Note, also, that this is a significant development effort. However, it's al= so worth noting that this has been planned since before 9.0-RC1 and was dis= cussed at-length on the -sysinstall@ mailing-list in 2010/2011. --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. --Apple-Mail-6--1014631464 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode:= space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I am actively working on t= his PR.<div><br></div><div>Note, however, that the prompt to select "sysins= tall" as an alternative option to "bsdinstall" cannot be done at the instal= ler splash screen as the OP suggests as both bsdinstall and sysinstall boot= into markedly different environments.</div><div><br></div><div>Whereas bsd= install boots directly into the ISO-9660 filesystem structure, sysinstall i= nstead expects to boot into an mfsroot structure loaded into memory by load= er(8).</div><div><br></div><div>Therefore, the choice must be presented to = the user in the boot-loader menu where the decision can appropriately affec= t the boot process to boot into the appropriate structure.</div><div><br></= div><div>Here's some pictures showing the option present in the boot loader= (see option #8):</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.twitpic.co= m/89l2ub/full">http://www.twitpic.com/89l2ub/full</a></div><div><a href=3D"= http://www.twitpic.com/89l2ub/full"></a><a href=3D"http://www.twitpic.com/8= 9l4n6/full">http://www.twitpic.com/89l4n6/full</a></div><div><br></div><div= ><a href=3D"http://www.twitpic.com/89l4n6/full"></a>Note, also, that this i= s a significant development effort. However, it's also worth noting that th= is has been planned since before 9.0-RC1 and was discussed at-length on the= -sysinstall@ mailing-list in 2010/2011.</div><div>-- </div><div>Devin= <br> <br></div> <DIV> _____________<BR> The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.<BR> </DIV></body></html> --Apple-Mail-6--1014631464--
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