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Subject: misc/16268: installation/lowering expectations
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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:


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