From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 31 17:05:00 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 557D616A417 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:05:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash+freebsd@gmail.com) Received: from smtp.sd73.bc.ca (smtp.sd73.bc.ca [142.24.13.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27E8513C4BD for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:04:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash+freebsd@gmail.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.sd73.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09BA91A000B1A for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:59:07 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at smtp.sd73.bc.ca Received: from smtp.sd73.bc.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.sd73.bc.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id G4u6qHK-bUw7 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:59:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from coal (s10.sbo [192.168.0.10]) by smtp.sd73.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18E861A000B13 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:59:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Freddie Cash Organization: School District 73 To: current@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:58:58 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200710301834.l9UIYeW55836@lakes.dignus.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200710310858.59011.fjwcash+freebsd@gmail.com> Cc: Subject: Re: 7.0 BETA1.5 initial findings... X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:05:00 -0000 On October 31, 2007 05:44 am Ivan Voras wrote: > Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > Just wanted to report some of my results with installing > > the BETA1.5 CDs.... with a CD-ONLY install. > > > > This is on an Intel quad-core with 2G of memory, and 300G SATA > > drive and older ATAPI DVD drive (Intel DG33BU motherboard.) > > > > First; after you partition & label and choose your distributions; > > it's time to remove the "BOOTONLY" CD and place DISC1 in the > > drive. There's nothing that tells you this.. if you don't > > do this, then the process merrily fails at trying to install > > everything.. twice over. After that, you have an opportunity > > to try and install again, putting DISC1 in the drive. I'd > > suggest a little box saying "remove the BOOTONLY CD, insert DISC1 > > and press OK" when it's time to start installing the distributions. > > > > Second - if you choose the X11 packages in the distributions; > > they don't work. The install process complains that it > > can't find packages/INDEX on either DISC1 or DISK2. I'm not > > sure how to get the X11 packages installed from a CD-only install. > > Yes, you are right. These things are "idiosyncratic" for FreeBSD and > sysinstall: > > - "bootonly" really means that you can't do anything with it except > boot the kernel (you need disc1 to install it, it has everything on it) And install via one of the network options. -- Freddie Cash, LPIC-2 CCNT CCLP Network Support Technician School District 73 (250) 377-HELP [377-4357] fjwcash+freebsd@gmail.com