From owner-freebsd-config Wed Feb 4 20:59:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA28435 for config-outgoing; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 20:59:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-config) Received: from wcc.wcc.net (wcc.wcc.net [208.6.232.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA28391; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 20:58:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from piquan@wcc.wcc.net) Received: from detlev.UUCP (newip25.wcc.net [206.104.247.25]) by wcc.wcc.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA08388; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 22:52:59 -0600 (CST) Received: (from joelh@localhost) by detlev.UUCP (8.8.8/8.8.7) id WAA03651; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 22:56:33 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from joelh) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 22:56:33 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199802050456.WAA03651@detlev.UUCP> To: tlambert@primenet.com CC: chris@bb.cc.wa.us, karpen@ocean.campus.luth.se, AdamT@smginc.com, mike@smith.net.au, kpielorz@tdx.co.uk, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, config@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <199802040706.AAA04284@usr08.primenet.com> (message from Terry Lambert on Wed, 4 Feb 1998 07:06:47 +0000 (GMT)) Subject: Re: FreeBSD updated Installation / Adminsitration Kit From: Joel Ray Holveck Reply-to: joelh@gnu.org References: <199802040706.AAA04284@usr08.primenet.com> Sender: owner-config@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>> I liked everything up until the reboot. :-( Win95 reboots so many >>> times, that it takes hours of time trying to install. I really like >>> the idea of having an "automated" feature. (wish win95 had one) >>> where you could enter in all the information in a few basic screens >>> and then just leave it. >> They do. It's not very well designed or documented, though... it's >> designed for OEM's installing Win95 at the factory. > To a apriori known hardware configuration from a small set of possible > hardware configuration, of course. A general install must be must > more flexible. No, that's the intended use, but since we (the retailer I work for) custom-build all of our systems, we made sure that it would work as a general mechanism as well. > Consider that Microsoft, even after support overhead, is making money > on sales of Windows 95 upgrades. Of course. -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped