From owner-freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 6 04:19:56 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD237C5 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2012 04:19:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from reed@reedmedia.net) Received: from c-0500.emailmediator.com (c-0500.emailmediator.com [64.85.162.118]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8312D8FC16 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2012 04:19:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pool-173-74-104-132.dllstx.fios.verizon.net ([173.74.104.132] helo=reedmedia.net) by c-0500.emailmediator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TgSc5-0001vQ-2O for freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org; Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:59:05 -0500 Received: from reed@reedmedia.net by reedmedia.net with local (mailout 0.17) id 6371-1354766348; Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:59:08 -0600 Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 21:59:07 -0600 (CST) From: "Jeremy C. Reed" X-X-Sender: reed@t1.m.reedmedia.net To: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD 9.1-RC3 install experience Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.01 (NEB 1266 2009-07-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Sysinstall Work List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:19:56 -0000 I took careful notes on my first bsdinstaller experience using FreeBSD 9.1-RC3 i386. I wanted to report one problem and some minor issues. I was not able to find via the gnats search web interface. (Not very intuitive.) 1) The "final configuration" menu to Services (daemons) choice. Then when enter at that menu it goes to the dumpdev question again. (Already happened ... and appears to happen every time. Why keep asking about dumpdev?) 2) Reboot choice is default at end. But reboots so fast on some machine, not enough time to change boot to boot from install location so boots install media again. Maybe should simply have a halt option or a delay that reminds about installer media. 3) Why go to shell as default choice at end? Looks like goal of bsdinstaller was to be quick and make best choices for installer automatically, so defaulting to shell is different than this. (Not a installer issue, but after boot, my hostname was "unqualified" so sm-mta spent a few minutes before it gave up so hanging boot between ssh and cron start up for a few minutes. Not important, but maybe should daemonize and do this initial delay behind the scenes since there is nothing to do about it at that time anyways.) Overall I liked using the bsdinstaller. (I have used sysinstall hundreds of times ... including teaching several labs with 10+ students all running it as same time.) (Please cc me on replies. I didn't subscribe.)