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Date:      Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:30:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: misc/11373: errata.txt for 3.1
Message-ID:  <199904290730.AAA06438@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR misc/11373; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz>
To: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: misc/11373: errata.txt for 3.1
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 19:28:25 +1200

 On 29 Apr 99, at 11:05, Daniel C. Sobral wrote:
 
 > junkmale@xtra.co.nz wrote:
 > > 
 > > >Description:
 > > The "Kernel change information" text in errata.txt for 3.1-Release
 > > should be included in 3.1-Stable as it apears this problem has not been
 > > fixed.
 > > 
 > > note: I'm basing this on a 3.1-stable install I just did and the number
 > > of people installing 3.1-stable who come into #freebsd asking about this
 > > problem.... <grin>
 > 
 > ?
 > 
 > I just took a look at the -stable sysinstall, and it *does* the
 > right thing. If the person does not have a /boot/loader.rc, it will
 > create one with the appropriate lines. If the person already have
 > that file, sysinstall will explain the procedure to him/her.
 
 The scenario which I base my claims on:
 
 Person arrives in channel
 how can I save my config
 read errata.txt
 nothing in there.
 read errata.txt for 3.1 release.
 
 Mind you, these people *may* have been installing 3.1-release.  But I 
 *know* I installed 3.1-stable and had that problem.
 
 Is this a recent
 
 > OTOH, for the past few days the person _will_ have a loader.rc. But
 > the explanation ought to be printed. Is that *not* happening???
 
 What do you mean "for the past few days"?  Is this a recent change to 
 sysinstall?
 
 I have heard nobody mention the "explanation".  Mind you, those people 
 would merely have made the change.
 
 I can always reinstall a system to test this out.
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