From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 30 18:54:58 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34C6016A419 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:54:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: from dignus.com (mail.dignus.com [209.42.196.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BBB313C4B5 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:54:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: from lakes.dignus.com (lakes.dignus.com [10.1.0.3]) by dignus.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l9UIWK8h038356 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:32:20 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.dignus.com (8.11.6/8.11.3) id l9UIYeW55836 for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:34:40 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rivers) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:34:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <200710301834.l9UIYeW55836@lakes.dignus.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.1 (2004-10-22) on office.dignus.com Subject: 7.0 BETA1.5 initial findings... X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:54:58 -0000 Just wanted to report some of my results with installing the BETA1.5 CDs.... with a CD-ONLY install. This is on an Intel quad-core with 2G of memory, and 300G SATA drive and older ATAPI DVD drive (Intel DG33BU motherboard.) First; after you partition & label and choose your distributions; it's time to remove the "BOOTONLY" CD and place DISC1 in the drive. There's nothing that tells you this.. if you don't do this, then the process merrily fails at trying to install everything.. twice over. After that, you have an opportunity to try and install again, putting DISC1 in the drive. I'd suggest a little box saying "remove the BOOTONLY CD, insert DISC1 and press OK" when it's time to start installing the distributions. Second - if you choose the X11 packages in the distributions; they don't work. The install process complains that it can't find packages/INDEX on either DISC1 or DISK2. I'm not sure how to get the X11 packages installed from a CD-only install. - Dave Rivers - -- Work: (919) 676-0847 Get your mainframe programming tools at http://www.dignus.com