From owner-freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 23 15:30:12 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sysinstall@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60174106566C for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D7D88FC13 for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q0NFUCJW028622 for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q0NFUCn2028619; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:12 GMT Message-Id: <201201231530.q0NFUCn2028619@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.org From: Devin Teske Cc: Subject: Re: bin/164281: bsdinstall(8): please allow sysinstall as installer option X-BeenThere: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Devin Teske List-Id: Sysinstall Work List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:30:12 -0000 The following reply was made to PR bin/164281; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Devin Teske To: , Cc: Devin Teske 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" I am actively working on t= his PR.

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.

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).

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.

Here's some pictures showing the option present in the boot loader= (see option #8):


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.
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