Subject: install/16131: inadequate installation document
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <smb@research.att.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/30/2002 12:45:00
>Number: 16131
>Category: install
>Synopsis: INSTALL.html doesn't give a path name for one-fs local install
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: install-manager
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Mar 30 09:46:01 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Steven M. Bellovin
>Release: NetBSD 1.5.3_RC1
>Organization:
AT&T Labs Research
>Environment:
System: NetBSD berkshire.research.att.com 1.5.3_ALPHA NetBSD 1.5.3_ALPHA (BERKSHIRE.nosound) #5: Wed Feb 20 22:37:19 EST 2002 root@:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/BERKSHIRE.nosound i386
>Description:
A number of times, I've tried to download the full collection
of binary sets to /usr/home/smb/foo. I've never yet managed to
figure out how to tell sysinst where they're located, since I
haven't figured out where it's going to mount /usr, and when.
This should be documented -- the case of a two-partition system,
/ and /usr, is hardly unusual, / doesn't generally have the room,
and /usr is going to be mounted someplace non-obvious.
>How-To-Repeat:
Run sysinst...
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: