Subject: Re: sysinst on i386 still broken
To: None <Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no>
From: Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net>
List: tech-install
Date: 03/10/1999 11:35:00
> o It would be really nice if all the commands executed during the
>   installation could be saved to a file (if it can't already?  I
>   must admit I've not tried the logging options/functions yet -- no
>   need to tempt fate quite yet ;-).  This file could then be used
>   to build special-purpose install images which could perhaps be
>   used to automate installation of NetBSD on multiple identical
>   systems.

just off the top of my head...does the install kernel have ptys in it?
mebbe start a sh on a vty and execute all the commands that way (ala
script)?  less for sysinst to do then, since it doesn't have to do any
process control/redirection/etc.  just a thought...

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