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Date:      Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:34:42 -0700
From:      Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net>
To:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   My verdict on 2.2.7...
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.19980723123442.00816470@mx.serv.net>

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Well, finally got done installing 2.2.7, and unfortunately, *MY* verdict is
in (although admittedly I'm not "the judge"): Don't bother.

(1) The new sysinstall is so buggy, you'd better keep a can of RAID by your
computer when using it (I'll explain as I go along here)...
(2) The new update of X-windows is either really buggy, or it was the
sysinstall utility that screwed it up (or a combination of both).  Parts of
the PC98 server libraries got mixed in with the regular Xfree86 libraries.
Not all the new X binaries work properly, either.
(3) Package dependencies are all screwed up (half of what I tried said
"Can't find libxx.xx.x), even after installing the dependencies given by
pkg_add -v.  Also, **some packages that exist on the site aren't listed in
the sysinstall package installer** (yes, I DID download the new INDEX
file), including my favorite Email reader, xfmail (I had to install it
manually via pkg_add, and grab an older version of XForms from the 2.2.6
installation).
(4) Certain problems exist with PPP.  For one, I noticed that it was slower
than a snail at certain times.  Also, when called by sysinstall in getting
the network up, an error message appeared saying something like "Warning:
Config: dns: no such key word.  Warning: enable: Failed 1."  I'll leave
someone else to figure this out.
(5) When installing X, if you only select certain parts of it, it doesn't
get installed at all.  The only way to install it in sysinstall is to
select ALL of it, then go back and deselect what you DON'T want.  This is
an obvious bug.  Even after doing this, the wrong files were installed (I
got a mix of PC98 and regular server stuff that just didn't work together
correctly.  I had to extensively edit XF86Config by hand.

I had no problems like these whatsoever when installing 2.2.6.  In my
opinion, 2.2.7 is not production quality, and I think this verdict will be
slowly arriving from more people than just me (they may even yank this
version - the sysinstall is just impossibly buggy).  They've basically
crossed v2.2.6 with v3.0 here, and the two just don't seem to mix properly
:-(.  I'm going back to 2.2.6 until 3.0 is out (OF COURSE I deleted all of
2.2.6, so it's time to start downloading
again............................................................)

Anyone with similar experiences to mine with v2.2.7 is invited to Email me
at fewtch@serv.net.

Tim


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