Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:46:12 -0500 From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org>, Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Trying to install current from a memory stick and then a DVD and got a new and strange installer. Message-ID: <20110725114612.15892pix5tua52io@econet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107250725230.11918@wonkity.com> References: <20110724162937.33865zm0kn4ztdwk@econet.encontacto.net> <4E2C8FBE.7040003@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107242155160.9559@wonkity.com> <4E2D21DE.5070201@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107250725230.11918@wonkity.com>
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Quoting Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>: > On Mon, 25 Jul 2011, Andriy Gapon wrote: > >> on 25/07/2011 07:47 Warren Block said the following: >>> 2. The options don't always really apply. Create when ad0 is =20 >>> highlighted leads >>> the user to think they can create a new device, like ad1. But it =20 >>> will really >>> create another partition. Delete on ad0 deletes all the =20 >>> partitions, not ad0. >>> No warning, either. >> >> Are you sure about this one? >> I have never expected that any installer would be able to create or delet= e >> hardware (a hard disk) in my computer. > > "Device" as in entry in /dev. > > It's a little blurrier than that. With no partitioning scheme, =20 > Create makes one, having the user select the type. After that, it =20 > creates new partitions. > > Having messed with this editor more, I can make it work and see the =20 > intent of the user interface. I wish I could suggest a good way to =20 > make it more clear, but can't quite get my brain around it right now. That makes two of us right now. I gave up, accepted the automatic =20 partition and everything else went as expected, I suppose. The disk =20 results are: # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ada0p2 941441086 2150880 863974920 0% / devfs 1 1 0 100% /dev In my world from the beginning of commercial unix, I have never had a =20 one partition disk. I'm not sure if it is that bad with today's, =20 controllers, drives, drivers, etc. I hope someone chimes in with a "I =20 see no major problems with gpt." My major problem was editing the automatic swap that was set at 4G and =20 the menu would not let me change the 4G. The experienced option would =20 not accept a blank value as swap even though there was message that =20 said it would. I feel like a real idiot and am beginning to believe that it might be true. The rest of the install was brain dead. It was possibly a bit simpler =20 than the previous. Less decisions ;) I had the idea the following were available in the new installer. 1. Raid configuration 2. ZFS 3. Regular everyday simple disk partitioning as before. I wasn't able to find any functional option except the one mentioned above. Now, I have to accept this single partition or upgrade sources to =20 date, build a release and reinstall but I don't know if the problem =20 has been fixed. I'll probably give it a try. It isn't that much of a =20 deal. Thanks, ed > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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