Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:24:56 -0700 (PDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org, Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> Subject: Re: my bootable CDs... Message-ID: <XFMail.010820142456.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20010820231058.A23315@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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On 20-Aug-01 Wilko Bulte wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 01:35:05PM -0700, Matthew Jacob wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, David O'Brien wrote: >> >> > On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 08:12:33AM -0700, Matthew Jacob wrote: >> > > Try disk2.iso- that's what I booted. When it came time to install from >> > > cdrom >> > > media, I swapped media. Isn't this how it's supposed to work? There's no >> > > kernel on disk1! >> > >> > No. Disc #1 is all that is needed. >> >> No, currently Disc #2 is required as well. Move on. > > But has anybody any idea *why* #2 is now the working one? I agree that >#2 is better than none at all, but it sure as h* will cause problems for > those accustomed to single CD installs. Not to mention the documentation > of course. CD #1 needs to work. Installs should only need CD #1. Both CD's should be bootable, so you can boot off of disk 2 and go directly into fixit mode w/o having to swap CD's. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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