From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 10 20:02:19 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 4005B106566B for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:19 +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 EF4588FC12 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jasmine.internethq (unknown [91.208.177.192]) by abby.lhr1.as41113.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50B7122853 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:18 +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 32E36106934C2; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:01:56 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <4F3577C9.6050401@rewt.org.uk> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:17 +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> <4F35762D.60908@rewt.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <4F35762D.60908@rewt.org.uk> 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 20:02:19 -0000 Joe Holden wrote: > 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. On a related note - does the new installer have any kind of config file for unattended installs a la sysinstall?