From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 3 08:20:17 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BB5216A41F for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:20:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EC6F43D55 for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:20:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j938KGft048079 for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:20:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j938KGS5048078; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:20:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:20:16 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200510030820.j938KGS5048078@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, jhs@berklix.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FCF116A41F for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:13:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9928243D45 for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:13:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A5619.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.86.25]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j938DDxr067175; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:13:13 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from fire.jhs.private (fire.jhs.private [192.168.91.41]) by js.berklix.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j938DBdO001172; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:13:12 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from fire.jhs.private (localhost.jhs.private [127.0.0.1]) by fire.jhs.private (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j938DPif002774; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:13:25 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.jhs.private) Received: (from jhs@localhost) by fire.jhs.private (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j938DPqM002773; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:13:25 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs) Message-Id: <200510030813.j938DPqM002773@fire.jhs.private> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:13:25 +0200 (CEST) From: jhs@berklix.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: jhs@berklix.com Subject: conf/86859: Installer should ask about Linux earlier X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jhs@berklix.org List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 08:20:17 -0000 >Number: 86859 >Category: conf >Synopsis: Installer should ask about Linux earlier >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Oct 03 08:20:15 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: jhs@berklix.com >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: berklix.com >Environment: >Description: Years back, a nice job was done of moving all the install config questions to occur at once, so one could answer them all, then walk off & leave the new box installing. (Unliker other installers, where one has to sit in front, nursing the install through). That is now spoilt a little bit, by having the install then later ask, ~Install Linux emulator?~ & then waiting some more at screen for it to happen. It's just one more toggle question that could be moved up to be asked at beginning, & then run while one is Not sitting in front waiting for it to complete. (Yes I know there's ports too, but this is a bit different. I also know one can run the installer later multi user etc, but even so ... :-) >How-To-Repeat: Install from [CD] >Fix: Needs coding. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: