On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, Jonathan Stone wrote:

> I don't know about not installing kern.tgz.  The i386 install media
> don't have a GENERIC kernel; you install kern.tgz to get one.  IMHO
> the risks of forcing users to install it are smaller than letting them
> choose to not install it and perhaps not instllaing it when they
> really need to.

You're probably right, though I like the idea of the computer doing what
_I_ tell _it_. :-)

> ``After 1.3''.

Certainly.

> As of a week ago, there are separate menu entries for getting tarballs
> from already-mounted filesystems (e.g., in the target /usr) and from
> an unmounted directory (e.g., an msdosfs or adosfs or ext2fs
> partition).
> 
> Here's a screen image.  If you don't see a menu like this, ask your
> portmaster to build a newer snapshot.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -------
> 
>  Your disk is now ready for installing the kernel and the distribution
>  sets.  As noted in your INSTALL notes, you have several options.  For
>  ftp or nfs, you must be connected to a network with access to the proper
>  machines.  If you are not ready complete the installation at this time,
>  you may select "none" and you will be returned to the main menu.  When
>  you are ready at a later time, you may select "upgrade" from the main
>  menu to complete the installation.
>  
> 
> 
> 
>                     *******************
>                     *  Select medium  *
>                     *                 *
>                     *>a: ftp          *
>                     * b: nfs          *
>                     * c: cdrom        *
>                     * d: floppy       *
>                     * e: unmounted fs *
>                     * f: local dir    *
>                     * g: none         *
>                     *******************

Thanks! That's _NOT_ what I saw. I checked and the i386 snapshot is from
November 30... :-(

Take care,

Bill