From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 25 13:07:51 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 4FCBF106566B for ; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:07:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-f54.google.com (mail-yw0-f54.google.com [209.85.213.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FEEE8FC0A for ; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:07:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywp17 with SMTP id 17so4699994ywp.13 for ; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:07:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=54Y1fk5dcrNwKTMQzHslHcjB3Hv44tep1S7wDwzMQyM=; b=MabpvsMS01/7HUIWGyR8mHqmJmJi8ksADnKpgwvLbyq9Dmpp3US6XYp7vMnUA77H99 it/chFOjTtRsuiaob2p0W8QU6C21o3q2YplbT6vqfJBqSVGqZfKgpEC3yBj13NBBUyMz /wXUloqrcHHLo6Y8F3BNZ2oARjF01AMrUwDAw= Received: by 10.231.25.229 with SMTP id a37mr7544350ibc.8.1316956070095; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:07:50 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: utisoft@gmail.com Received: by 10.231.35.194 with HTTP; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:07:20 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E7F260E.8020908@a1poweruser.com> References: <4E7F260E.8020908@a1poweruser.com> From: Chris Rees Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:07:20 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: NAQ3mlhJFJG5FeEQ_MiWVuHfU4U Message-ID: To: Fbsd8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: "deeptech71@gmail.com" , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 9.0 beta2 & the new bsdinstaller 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, 25 Sep 2011 13:07:51 -0000 On 25 September 2011 14:01, Fbsd8 wrote: > deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Fbsd8 wrote: >>> >>> 6. At the "Complete screen" when the reboot option is selected the >>> cd/dvd drive should automatically open so the install media can be >>> removed just like sysinstall does. If disc1.iso or dvd.iso was installed >>> to memstick and used to boot from to install the system, then a message >>> screen should pop out saying the memstick has to be removed now before >>> the reboot starts. Don't let the reboot occur until the memstick is >>> removed. >> >> Do NOT alter! More often than not, >> (1) you keep floppies, optical discs, and memory sticks in your >> computer without intending to boot from them, and >> (2) you'll want to use your BIOS's boot-once functionality (press a >> specific keyboard button to bring up the media choser menu for that >> boot; otherwise boot from the hard drives) whenever you do want to >> boot from floppies, optical discs, or memory sticks. >> >> >> > You have missed the subject completely of what #6 is addressing. This has > nothing to do with telling the pc hardware which media to boot from at power > up time like you suggest in your post. > > This has to do with the logic of the new bsdinstall process and the > differences between bsdinstall and sysinstall in the way the install media > is removed from the pc before it reboots as part of the normal install > process. > > Surely a reminder rather than an obstinate refusal to continue is appropriate? Example: Please remove your install media so that it is not loaded on reboot, and press any key to continue.... Chris