From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 10 18:23:36 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF3611065672 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@rewt.org.uk) Received: from abby.lhr1.as41113.net (unknown [IPv6:2001:b70:201:2::20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D16A8FC14 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jasmine.internethq (unknown [91.208.177.192]) by abby.lhr1.as41113.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 027CE2284C for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [172.16.11.44] (jwh-laptop.internethq [172.16.11.44]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by jasmine.internethq (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C3D10106934C2 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:13 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <4F3560A7.90505@rewt.org.uk> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:35 +0000 From: Joe Holden User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Stable Mailing List References: <4F355A5B.9080007@rewt.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <4F355A5B.9080007@rewt.org.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: New BSD Installer X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:36 -0000 Joe Holden wrote: > Guys, > > This should really be reverted to sysinstall until the new installer is > at least in a state where it consistently works... the most important > part of a new users experience is the installer and the few new installs > I have done lately I've just installed 8.2 and upgraded from there as > the new installer is terribly buggy. > > Few things: > > - On my installs at least, if there is an unknown ftp connection problem > the installer will just bail and say it has been aborted - this > consistently happens when ftp.de is selected > > - there is no method of stepping back through the install > > - If a dhcp lease request times out manual configuration isn't offered Another one I've just encountered several times: For some reason the output for setting root password has new lines and lots of space between the various bits of text and isn't taking any input (see http://i.imgur.com/lTP5b.png) The lack of installation progress or emergency shell on another terminal is also something that I think should be considered - being able to see whats going on and getting error output from the commands the installer is running is invaluable. > > I realise that a lot of work has gone into it and it's nice and new, but > really unless it's finished it shouldn't be the default. > > Thanks, > J > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"