Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 23:45:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Tao <taob@io.org> To: FreeBSD hackers <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 2.1.0-950928-SNAP now available for testing Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.951003233547.2435B-100000@trepan.io.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951003194902.18961B-100000@knobel.gun.de>
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I'm going through the 2.1.0-950928-SNAP installation process right
now on a 486DX2/66 beside me. So far, I'm even more impressed that I
was with the (then) revamped 2.0.5 installer. :)
* I like the newbie-friendly "Hit `A' to get default partition values
for FreeBSD" in the slice editor. It even puts in a decent amount
of swap. :) What I'd like to see is default values supplied for
mount points for manual installation, the way BSD/OS does it. The
first partition defaults to /, the second is swap, the third is
/usr, the fourth is /var, the fifth is /home, etc. Doesn't have
to be in that order, but it would be a nice touch.
* The information dialogs between each section of the Express
installation is a great idea! Again, more newbie-aware. :)
* I'm using the entire disk (a 540-meg Maxtor SCSI, noisy as hell,
this thing), bypassing whatever sanity checks are in the BIOS,
according to the warning. I'll see how that works...
* So far, not a single problem (almost done installing the kernel
sources to disk via FTP)...
* The timezone setting thing still doesn't seem right, for some
reason... I'll have to go back and fiddle with it some more. I
usually just make the /etc/localtime link myself and let
ntpdate/timed take care of the clock setting.
No real problems that I can see on my first try with this
snapshot. Nice work, Jordan.
--
Brian Tao <taob@io.org>
System Administrator, Internex Online Inc.
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
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