From owner-freebsd-current Tue Jan 12 01:12:19 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA20974 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 01:12:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [198.78.58.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA20969 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 01:12:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: (from fullermd@localhost) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id DAA09743; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 03:10:09 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19990112031009.K22809@futuresouth.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 03:10:09 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Ville-Pertti Keinonen , John Hay Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot.flp doesn't References: <199901111058.MAA00994@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za.newsgate.clinet.fi> <867lusga6v.fsf@not.oeno.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <867lusga6v.fsf@not.oeno.com>; from Ville-Pertti Keinonen on Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 10:35:52AM +0200 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 10:35:52AM +0200, a little birdie told me that Ville-Pertti Keinonen remarked > > John Hay writes: > > > That was what I was thinking of. I think ftp installs are much more used > > than nfs installs and for that reason nfs could move to the second floppy > > and few (I think) people would be impacted. > > Really? NFS is so much simpler (if it isn't an installation from > a public server) that I would expect it to be common. Actually, I've always found the FTP to be simpler... Stick files on computer (or mount CD). Done. I always keep the latest -RELEASE on a system here for FTP, so that if we have another system that needs setup, I just do a FTP install (amazing how fast they go over 100mbit/full duplex ;), and then NFS mounted installworld at some point from the latest build I have sitting around. Only time I ever tried NFS, it was a disaster. Granted, it was with 2.1.5 a few months back, (don't ask), and I had to jump through more hoops than you would BELIEVE to get that dang thing to just INSTALL. --- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message