Re: Feedback on installation attempt
>>>>> "Adam" == Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com> writes:
Adam> Jules Bean <jmlb2@hermes.cam.ac.uk> writes:
>> The only doc I read was the README in the disks-i386 directory,
>> possibly I missed some documentation. One thing that might confuse
>> new users is NFS installs; I know how to do one, since I've been
>> around for a bit, but in particular: when you select 'Install
>> Operating System and Modules', one of the choices it gives you is
>> NFS. However, as far as I can see, you're only going to be able to
>> install these over NFS if you're lucky enough to have a network
>> adapter supported by the rescue disk itself. Of course, you can
>> select 'floppy' here, and then 'nfs' at the next stage, which is what
>> I did.
Adam> Uh, hmm. If you select NFS and the network is not installed, it will
Adam> skip over to the 'Configure Network' step and the let you continue.
Adam> 'Configure Network' will fail unless there is a network device to use.
Adam> So I think it's ok as is.
I didn't, so I fixed it. It now will not offer NFS or network on the
menu unless there is a network device available. NFS also depends on
"nfs" being a supported filesystem type.
>> I also made the mistake of hitting 'search for base2_2' which is
>> *very* slow over a re-exported NFS link ;-), and appears to be
>> uncancellable.
Adam> I noticed this too. I think it needs to be improved or something... I
Adam> dunno...
Maybe there's a way to make a cancel button work.
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