From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 10 19:55:27 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 7FA851065670 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:27 +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 143CD8FC1B for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jasmine.internethq (unknown [91.208.177.192]) by abby.lhr1.as41113.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 750F22284C for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:26 +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 35178106934C2; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:04 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <4F35762D.60908@rewt.org.uk> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:25 +0000 From: Joe Holden User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alex Samorukov References: <4F355A5B.9080007@rewt.org.uk> <4F35743B.4020302@os2.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <4F35743B.4020302@os2.kiev.ua> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Stable Mailing List 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 19:55:27 -0000 Alex Samorukov wrote: > On 02/10/2012 06:56 PM, 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. >> > Hi, > > I am highly against reverting. Old installer is not GPT aware and in > fact is unmaintained for a very long time. > True, there is that. > About ftp - its probably needs to be handled better, but most of the > user i think using cd/dvd image, so it is not an issue. And new > installer is written on shell, so i think its better to fix broken parts > then to revert it to outdated and unmaintained code. > True also perhaps, could be more user friendly though especially for people just installing it - I have been using my own install scripts and such since 5 but am giving the new installer a go at the moment... > P.S. i personally had no problems with a new installer, used it from DVD. > _______________________________________________ > 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"