Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:02:57 +1000 From: John Marshall <john.marshall@riverwillow.com.au> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 9.1-RC1 installer [was: FreeBSD 9.1-RC1 Available...] Message-ID: <5041C131.90402@riverwillow.com.au> In-Reply-To: <50412248.30107@quip.cz> References: <1345697446.84337.11.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> <20120831182617.GC2990@albert.catwhisker.org> <CAKFCL4XAaN7rXjdux-XL-piuUWrdF0wZTuQCJcTs2-tJYAqQ=g@mail.gmail.com> <50412248.30107@quip.cz>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigD3513EEEDA2FD71A7E5AE06E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've just installed an Intel server from a 9.1-RC1 CD. This was my first encounter with the new installer. I didn't like the look of what the Auto option showed me for drive partitioning, so I tried Manual and found that confusing. I ended up choosing the Shell option for drive partitioning and carved up the drive exactly as I wanted it, including setting the active partition [bootme], using gpart(8) and newfs(8). Upon entering the shell from the menu, a comprehensive message was printed explaining that, after I had finished creating the new filesystems, I would need to create an fstab file and then mount the newly-created filesystems. I followed those instructions and, when I exited the shell, watched the installation proceed flawlessly and then booted the new system. So, my installation had a happy ending. I didn't end up with a brick but I gave up on the menu-driven filesystem creation. --=20 John Marshall --------------enigD3513EEEDA2FD71A7E5AE06E Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlBBwTsACgkQw/tAaKKahKJScgCfePkgDJbDIHRXEo2mAWWTu2UA ZNAAoMLC/7cSFTERdVu7BuaowsrzZBof =c74V -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigD3513EEEDA2FD71A7E5AE06E--
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