From owner-freebsd-bugs Thu Apr 29 0:30: 6 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA2C714DA2 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:30:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id AAA06438; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:30:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:30:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199904290730.AAA06438@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: "Dan Langille" Subject: Re: misc/11373: errata.txt for 3.1 Reply-To: "Dan Langille" Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR misc/11373; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Dan Langille" To: "Daniel C. Sobral" 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.... > > ? > > 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. -- Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - http://www.FreeBSDDiary.org/freebsd/ NZ FreeBSD User Group - http://www.nzfug.nz.freebsd.org/ The Racing System - http://www.racingsystem.com/racingsystem.htm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message