From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jan 30 00:07:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA14213 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 00:07:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from word.smith.net.au (vh1.gsoft.com.au [203.38.152.122]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA14206 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 00:07:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA03514; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 18:29:55 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199801300759.SAA03514@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" cc: Karl Pielorz , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD updated Installation / Adminsitration Kit In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 29 Jan 1998 23:57:14 -0800." <18697.886147034@time.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 18:29:54 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" > 2. We still need to converge on a set of desired enhancements for > the old sysinstall. I don't mean to discourage discussion about the > new one, but I'd like to finish out the old topic before it's hijacked > by the new one. ;) Indeed. There are a couple of things about the install disk that immediately come to mind: FAILSAFE should be ripped out of GENERIC, at least until we know why it causes the NCR driver to spit when talking to some tape drives. Nothing else uses it anyway. 8( The media probe should be held off until the media menu is required for the first time. There should be an option on the media menu to 'rescan for media', in order to pick up newly loaded devices (tape, CD, etc.). The use of the "floppy" media for removable disks of other sorts is slightly confusing. A synonymous entry would be good. These would all be moderately easy things for a new sysinstall hacker to work on, and would address some real nit issues. I'm sure Jordan could list a few more things in this category. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\