Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 16:59:46 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD on HP Computer that is using software RAID 5 Message-ID: <61b4143c-1991-805e-4b4e-8ddb3c20b032@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <SN1PR20MB210918B0A8CD8367518477CD808E0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> References: <SN1PR20MB2109CC11BEFFA9383FDCA406808C0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <20190102222619.c63f20f0.freebsd@edvax.de> <SN1PR20MB2109B69D2E6B7E9E5C6C0087808D0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <alpine.BSF.2.21.9999.1901031243160.25281@mail.fig.ol.no> <SN1PR20MB2109D5A7EAFFFD226B85293D808D0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <6d05c736-8020-4963-fe29-3e6bd9110fe3@FreeBSD.org> <SN1PR20MB210964F5AA73DB24FF0CA079808D0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <8a1d9b31-8dc7-753c-8d37-1eed2d0bd06a@FreeBSD.org> <SN1PR20MB2109BED976DBEE2EFA4A850C808D0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <fcfedf7b-4ce5-5157-60c7-2f50bcf694f3@FreeBSD.org> <SN1PR20MB210918B0A8CD8367518477CD808E0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
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On 04/01/2019 13:52, Carmel NY wrote: > According to my FreeBSD PC, the latest version is "12.0-RELEASE-p1". I > have scoured the FreeBSD website; however I do not see a downloadable > ISO available for the version. So, unless I am mistaken, I would have > to install the Stable version and then upgrade. Personally, and I mean > no offense to anyone, but I find that to be total "BS". Obviously, your > opinion may differ. Ah... Patch levels are not releases. That is, for an errata or security fix they do not regenerate the entire set of release images and put them on the website. So, yeah -- you'll find installer images for FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE but you will then need to apply the patches to get to 12.0-RELEASE-p1 The reason for that is principally because the pN patch levels are mostly used for security fixes, and it's important to get those out PDQ. The process of building all of the installer images simply takes too long. Indeed, there was an occasion fairly recently when a pretty serious SA came out pretty much in the middle of building the release bits, and the upshot was the release was delayed a week or so and eventually came out as X.Y-RELEASE-p1. Also be aware that the terminology 'stable' means something completely different to most FreeBSD people than the way you're apparently using it. '12.0-STABLE' is a development branch which is called STABLE because it is meant to run stably, not because it doesn't change. This is a different usage to much of the rest of the world. What can I say? The FreeBSD project does things a bit differently, and it isn't going to change the way it has been doing stuff for the last 20+ years just for the sake of conformity to some else's arbitrary nomenclature. Cheers, Matthew
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