Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 16:50:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/12511: ^C from /stand/sysinstall crashes CD-ROM Message-ID: <199907042350.QAA46197@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/12511; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:
Subject: Re: i386/12511: ^C from /stand/sysinstall crashes CD-ROM
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 17:58:16 -0500
On Sun, Jul 4, 1999, no_one@nowhere.FreeBSD.ORG wrote:
> >Description:
> ^C to get out of /stand/sysinstall after deciding that you really
> didn't want to install anything after all will disable the CD-ROM
> drive. Rebooting is then necessary to use the CD (even to get the
> disc out).
> >How-To-Repeat:
> 1) su
> 2) /stand/sysinstall
> 3) 'Configure'
> 4) 'Packages'
> 5) 'CDROM'
> 6) sysinstall is very uncooperative about backing out after this
> point, and I really don't feel like hanging the CD again today.
> Go the anything ('graphics' for example), then try to get out
> of sysinstall. ^C will do it, but the CD drive is likely to
> never work again. (Mine is SCSI, if that helps)
Next time, try the 'mount' command after you leave sysinstall.
You will find that the CDROM is actually mounted. Unmount it and
you can eject the disc.
--
Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com>
People who deal with bits should expect to get bitten. - Jon Bentley
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