From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 2 00:02:59 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A44901065674 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2010 00:02:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dteske@vicor.com) Received: from postoffice.vicor.com (postoffice.vicor.com [69.26.56.53]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8551F8FC17 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2010 00:02:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [208.206.78.30] (port=38582 helo=dt.vicor.com) by postoffice.vicor.com with esmtpsa (SSLv3:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PD4L2-0007Fv-IH; Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:02:58 -0700 From: Devin Teske To: Bruce Cran In-Reply-To: <20101101234824.00007f5f@unknown> References: <20101031200258.GA1302@tiny.Sisis.de> <1288627455.6744.24.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20101101234824.00007f5f@unknown> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Vicor, Inc Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:02:56 -0700 Message-Id: <1288656176.6744.59.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 (2.0.2-41.el4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scan-Signature: 88db2959e544eeecca737f26d1e2c941 X-Scan-Host: postoffice.vicor.com Cc: Matthias Apitz , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall(8) && bsdlabel a new disk X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:02:59 -0000 On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 23:48 +0000, Bruce Cran wrote: > On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:04:15 -0700 > Devin Teske wrote: > > > I'll be the first to admit that sysinstall(8) could be a little easier > > to use in the userland. It should be noted that sade(8) (System > > Administrator's Disk Editor) is no different -- sade, at this point at > > least, is nothing more than the `Partition' and `Label' menus ripped > > straight from sysinstall(8)'s `Custom' menu (with some minor other > > differences, like the fact that the Ctrl-C menu doesn't work whereas > > it does in sysinstall(8) -- really ought to file a PR on that one). > > There's a new version of sade being worked on by ae@ in svn /user/ae > that fixes lots of the problems. Excellent! I'll have to check it out. (should we then save our PR's for ae and neglect any problems in sade? I wonder what `ae' stands for, "alas, edamame?!", I kid). > With pc-sysinstall getting all the > attention I doubt sysinstall will have any more work done on it. I'm _very_ pleased to see from... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0yOuDelXUU ...that pc-sysinstall will support scripted installation using a syntax similar to sysinstall's own install.cfg. I thought I was going to have to lose sleep over this. -- Cheers, Devin Teske -> CONTACT INFORMATION <- Business Solutions Consultant II FIS - fisglobal.com 510-735-5650 Mobile 510-621-2038 Office 510-621-2020 Office Fax 909-477-4578 Home/Fax devin.teske@fisglobal.com -> LEGAL DISCLAIMER <- This message contains confidential and proprietary information of the sender, and is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the e-mail sender immediately, and delete the original message without making a copy. -> END TRANSMISSION <-