netbsd-bugs: install/31272: sysinst's sets selection menu is unforgiving

Subject: install/31272: sysinst's sets selection menu is unforgiving
To: None <install-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <pavel.cahyna@st.mff.cuni.cz>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/09/2005 07:57:56

>Number:         31272
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       sysinst's sets selection menu is unforgiving
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 09 07:57:56 +0000 2005
>Originator:     Pavel Cahyna
>Release:        3.0_BETA
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD  3.0_BETA NetBSD 3.0_BETA (GENERIC_LAPTOP) #0: Sat Aug 13 13:31:40 UTC 2005  builds@works.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3/i386/200508120000Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC_LAPTOP i386
>Description:
If someone makes an error entering the location of distribution sets, sysinst presents a menu with "Try again", "Give up" and "Ignore, continue anyway" choices. None of those is much useful, because at that point, one usually needs to return to the distribution media selection menu to correct the error.
>How-To-Repeat:
try to install netbsd, select "Unmounted fs" as the distribution source, enter a wrong device name.
>Fix: