At Wed, 13 May 2020 07:03:41 +0200, Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost> wrote: Subject: Re: NetBSD install experiences > > That means in a very minimal setup where you boot from an UEFI install > image on USB and you have a target SATA disk that already has some GPT > partitions you would get devices like: > > sd0 the USB stick you booted from > wd0 the SATA disk > dk0 some GPT partition on wd0 > dk1 another GPT partition on wd0 > dk2 the EFI boot partition on the USB boot medium > dk3 the boot/root partition on the USB boot medium (not offered > by the installer) > > in mostly random order. >[[....]] > I'm thinking about making that list of potential target devices more like > a tree so the selection becomes more obvious. Ah! Yes, a tree-like view of the devices would be immensely useful! (especially since by that point getting a look at the dmesg output again is, well, painful) -- Greg A. Woods <gwoods%acm.org@localhost> Kelowna, BC +1 250 762-7675 RoboHack <woods%robohack.ca@localhost> Planix, Inc. <woods%planix.com@localhost> Avoncote Farms <woods%avoncote.ca@localhost>
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