Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:38:37 +0300 From: "Aggelidis Nikos" <aggelidis.news@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sysinstall is still inadequate after all of these years / sorry I started flame war Message-ID: <30fc78250807032338p2388be7ax56e1ae38aaafadd8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <486DB3CB.9000906@infoweapons.com> References: <784966050807022128g6a6ebfebtc1f57c0da66779bc@mail.gmail.com> <20080703215537.6F3114504E@ptavv.es.net> <784966050807032126m69eedb98nf0ccaed548fc96ef@mail.gmail.com> <486DA7FC.8050304@math.missouri.edu> <784966050807032138g7ed2da8chf15f185a6a6bf302@mail.gmail.com> <486DB3CB.9000906@infoweapons.com>
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> I'm sorry I started a kind of flame war. All I wanted was two things: 1.
> CD's that installed without being switched in and out dozens of times. That
> was fixed by the suggestion of using a DVD. I didn't even know the DVD
> install existed, but will do that next time.
>
I also had the same problem {cd switching} to get around it, i created
an installation DVD with all the contents of cd1-2-3. You can find
such guide
> I can speed the process by copying all of the packages
> from CD to my system (/usr/ports/packages/All). That way, only ports
> that have been updated since the release will be downloaded and I only
> have to change CDs a couple of times.
>
i hadn't thought of this, seems like a nice trick...
Isn't it possible that the advice given in these threads find its way
into the handbook?
{i use freebsd for less than a month, so if this is a stupid
suggestion, please ignore it :) }
-nicolas
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