Subject: install/7778: sysinst should be documented in man pages --- plus, what does it do, exactly
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <johnr@spimageworks.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 06/14/1999 20:22:50
>Number:         7778
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       sysinst should be documented in man pages --- plus, what does it do, exactly
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 14 14:50:02 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     John Refling
>Organization:
>Release:        1.4 release
>Environment:
sparc and i386

>Description:
sysinst should be in the man pages.  Also, listed should be a general
outline of the steps it takes... eg, partitions, newfs, install bootblocks, fetches distribs, extracts them, fills in /etc/fstab,
makes devices, etc.  This would be helpful in understanding the process
as well as helping it along when it fails (as has happened with this version), and should be adequate for a hand install, if necessary.

I classify this as critial since it gets in the way of installing
NetBSD.



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