Re: 9.0 beta2 & the new bsdinstaller

On Sep 18, 2011, at 2:55 AM, "Thomas Mueller <mueller6727"@bellsouth.net wro=
te:

> Some more ideas on the new bsdinstaller cross my mind.
>=20
> Since the way the bsdinstaller would make partitions is unpredictable, at l=
east to the uninitiated, and in all likelihood at variance with how much spa=
ce the user wants to allocate, it might be better to offer a roadmap to help=
 guide the user to allocating space for FreeBSD using gpart or Rod Smith's g=
disk.
>=20
> Also, I can't see the function of the 64 KB boot partition with no file sy=
stem, which does not boot for me, though I can boot the main partition using=
 grub2 from the System Rescue CD (http://sysresccd.org/).
>=20
> Another concern is updating to the next beta (BETA3?) without trashing the=
 installed application software (from ports).  So far, bsdinstaller hasn't o=
ffered any possibility of upgrading an existing installation.  I don't think=
 a user wants to rebuild all ports for every new beta or release candidate.

Upgrading installs is nontrivial, depending on the install options. The fact=
 that sysinstall allowed this was a mistake.
-Garrett
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