From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 24 22:15:38 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFA21106564A for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:15:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from ns2.bafirst.com (ns2.bafirst.com [97.67.198.91]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 838878FC18 for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:15:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from unixmania.com ([189.251.157.180]) by ns2.bafirst.com with esmtp; Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:15:36 -0500 id 000DA802.4E2C9988.0000DFF1 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by unixmania.com with local; Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:15:36 -0500 id 000CF710.4E2C9988.0001729C Received: from dsl-189-251-133-16-dyn.prod-infinitum.com.mx (dsl-189-251-133-16-dyn.prod-infinitum.com.mx [189.251.133.16]) by econet.encontacto.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:15:36 -0500 Message-ID: <20110724171536.148015fc381jjog0@econet.encontacto.net> Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:15:36 -0500 From: eculp To: Nathan Whitehorn References: <20110724162937.33865zm0kn4ztdwk@econet.encontacto.net> <4E2C8FBE.7040003@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4E2C8FBE.7040003@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (5.0-cvs) X-Remote-Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:5.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/5.0.1 X-IMP-Server: 189.251.157.180 X-Originating-IP: 189.251.133.16 X-Originating-User: eculp@encontacto.net Cc: freebsd-current Subject: Re: Trying to install current from a memory stick and then a DVD and got a new and strange installer. X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:15:39 -0000 Quoting Nathan Whitehorn : > On 07/24/11 16:29, eculp wrote: >> I have been hearing about a new installer but I obviously have not =20 >> payed enough attention, I am afraid. I started running freebsd at =20 >> 2.0 and never really had a problem with understanding the =20 >> installation program. There is always a first time, I guess. >> >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/201105/ >> >> When booting I seem to get a screen that makes me remember =20 >> installer screens of the 1980s. (They were not exactly intuitive.) >> >> I somehow got the idea that the new installer was graphic. Maybe =20 >> something like PCBsd that is not bad at all. I use it on all our =20 >> employees computers. Actually, after seeing this, I would love to =20 >> have the old installer back. Is their an option for that? >> >> Does this new ASCII installer have a "how to" with a bit of =20 >> information on the flow of the installation. >> >> Thanks, > > Can you please describe what you didn't like about it, and what you =20 > would prefer be changed? "Reminiscent of the 1980s" is not really =20 > helpful, especially given that the new installer in fact looks very =20 > much like sysinstall, which you seemed to like. > -Nathan I do not get a menu that I can understand or relate to any of the =20 installations that I have done previously. I will give it another try =20 and try to explain what I don't understand. Thanks, ed P.S. Is their no documentation on what to expect? > _______________________________________________ > 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" >