From owner-freebsd-stable Tue Aug 15 14:48:36 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f245.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.245]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D81D537BC8D for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:48:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vinxs_@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:48:33 -0700 Received: from 194.109.60.172 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 GMT X-Originating-IP: [194.109.60.172] From: "Vincent Bruijnes" To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /stand/sysinstall cannot find any disks ? Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:48:33 CEST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Aug 2000 21:48:33.0257 (UTC) FILETIME=[8EBEC590:01C00702] Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I think it's advisable to put in the handbook, not to use sysinstall if some of you think it's crap cause the manual isn't as consistent as it should be on some places. Like making a new world is not always that good explained like it can or maybe should be. Besides, can you tell me why sysinstall doesn't function? I usually do always manually as a die hard but i'm interested in the reason why if anyone of you has time to explain me. Thanks Vincent Bruijnes Die-Hard Unix since 1826 >From: Wilko Bulte >To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" >CC: Gary Kline , Antonio Bemfica >, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: /stand/sysinstall cannot find any disks ? >Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:41:05 +0200 > >On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 02:35:30PM -0700, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > > Exactly! So since the automated build|install procedures > > > do not target a new /stand/sysinstall, it should be part of > > > whatever cheat-sheet of instructions you write down and type > > > out to follow during your next up-rev. > > > > Or, far better, it should be reinvented as a proper mechanism which is > > more conducive to updating. Everything about sysinstall and /stand > > right now basically sucks and needs to be shot rather than > > documented. :) > >Better be quick or it will be adopted by an Amnesty activist group.. ;-) >In other words: I meet an increasing number of people who use sysinstall >for all sorts of stuff and love it. > >-- >Wilko Bulte wilko@freebsd.org > Arnhem, the Netherlands > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message