Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 11:01:09 -0800 (PST) From: tatem@labcorp.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/16268: installation/lowering expectations Message-ID: <20000121190109.07B7B15156@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 16268 >Category: misc >Synopsis: installation/lowering expectations >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jan 21 11:10:00 PST 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Randy Tate >Release: 3.3 >Organization: Labcorp >Environment: who knows haven't had a successful install!! >Description: Ladies and Gentlemen - The user installation interface for the 3.3 product leaves very much to be desired when compared to the linux world's current dists (RH 6.1, Mandrake 6.0+, Caldera, etc). I have tried to install this package several times and continuously get errors on packages not being foud or the install locking up(stopping). There is very little recourse in back navigating the config screens. If you return to a screen, there is nothing new presented showing previous choices made (ie did I goof up and not enter anything?) The install is SLOW as compared to the linux installs. If I choose all I want all!! the cd was not bootable, it couldn't decide what was the bootable device. Since I haven't gotten th ebox up on 3.3 I can't evaluate what else may not work or work. I should be able to install and stumble around and have something in less than 30 miuntes on this machine. It may not be what I wanted but it should go ping in that time. I am very fair and when I find something I like, I am stupidly loyal. Right now I feel I wasted my $$ and am wasting my time. If this is to go out the masses, then the interface should be more flexible and dependencies fixed. An example is on the current installation packages which installed correctly before will not install this time. The message box says to look at the debug screen for info. The book does not address how to get to the install debug screen to fix the problem while installing.... >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Work on the user interface and package dependencies. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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