reality. In particular, draw a connection between the auto ZFS script and
the auto UFS one, since they fulfill similar functions. I'm not sure the
auto ZFS code is actually experimental anymore, so it might be worth
changing that label still.
location of /etc/rc.local on the install media is more appropriate as it
knows serial vs. non-serial and can also do the change earlier (so that
even the initial Install dialog can benefit from the change).
MFC after: 3 days
DEBUG: Running installation step: hostname
rm: /tmp/bsdinstall_etc/fstab: No such file or directory
The two lines are unrelated, and the rm is spurious. Let's add `-f' to
that rm(1) so it doesn't confuse us when debugging an install.
MFC after: 3 days
should not have used DIALOG_CANCEL because dialog.subr wasn't included to
define it. The effect of the error was that you could not cancel the
partition dialog. Discovered by checking bsdinstall_log for something else.
MFC after: 3 days
https://communities.vmware.com/thread/107230https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11677
Basically, ignore the ``function 62'' and ``function 63'' interpretations
of the left/right command key when we're in the lengthiest portion of the
installation (initiated by the `auto' module).
The net effect is that you can now (once you've started the installer from
the media) escape the VM without prematurely terminating the current action
due to spurious escape sequence.
MFC after: 3 days
+ Add a `-D FILE" command-line option for overriding the path to the
bsdinstall log file (BSDINSTALL_LOG env var).
+ Document new `-D FILE' in the man page for bsdinstall.
+ If FILE in `-D FILE' begins with a +, debug output goes to stdout
(interleaved between dialog(1) invocations/output) as well as to FILE
(minus the leading + of course).
+ If BSDINSTALL_LOG cannot be written, then debugging is disabled (except in
the case of a leading + in the pathname, wherein debug will still be
printed to stdout).
+ Update source code formatting style.
+ Fix a dangling participle ("Begun ..." -> "Began ...")
+ Rewrite the docsinstall script (was necessary to abate direct dependency
on BSDINSTALL_LOG (instead, use fault-tolerant bsdconfig framework which
displays appropriate errors for package management).
NB: docsinstall is still using pkg(8) after this change.
+ Add additional debug output for dhclient/rtsol/wpa_cliscan
+ Display script errors in a textbox rather than just on stdout
+ Update many coments.
+ Add new f_show_err() API call (like f_show_msg but changes the dialog
title to "Error")(see bsdconfig's `common.subr').
+ Add new f_eval_catch() API call for executing a command via eval but not
before logging the command to debug. Several example cases documented in
API header for function in bsdconfig's `common.subr'.
+ Fix dialog auto-sizing when launched as an rvalue to a pipe for indirected
scripts (previously would default to 24x80 sizing in this case, now it can
autosize to full size even when in a pipe chain).
+ Fix bug in f_snprintf if $format argument began with "-"; printf would
misinterpret as a flag. (this is in bsdcofig's `strings.subr').
+ Add accompanying f_sprintf() and f_vsprintf() to go along with already
existing f_snprintf() and f_vsnprintf() (see bsdconfig's `strings.subr').
+ Remove some unnecessary default ZFS datasets from the automatic "zfsboot"
script. Such as: /usr/ports/distfiles /usr/ports/packages /usr/obj /var/db
/var/empty /var/mail and /var/run (these can all be created as-needed once
the system is installed).
+ Remove setuid=off for /usr/home (as discussed from last round of CFT).
+ Fix some i18n string violations in "zfsboot".
+ Bolster debugging output in "zfsboot".
+ Fix some string quoting issues in "zfsboot".
+ Fix some variable scope issues in "zfsboot".
+ Change "Create" to "Install" in "zfsboot" main menu.
+ Increase error checking in "zfsboot" (type-check arguments and such).
+ Add call to "graid destroy" killing automatic metadata (part of the series
of pedantic destructions we do when bootstrapping a new/naked disk).
+ Make judicious use of new f_eval_catch() in "zfsboot".
+ Fixup some variable names for consistency (zfsboot).
+ Fix an underride syntax parameter expansion folly (zfsboot).
+ Confirm layout if not explicitly chosen when blindly proceeding (no
longer have to touch anything on the ZFS menu if it scares you, just
choose the omnibus "Install" option at the top and you'll be prompted to
select vdev type and disks in the layout confirmation dialog).
+ Change numbered menu items to alphabetic for more efficient navigation.
+ Consolidate vdev selection and disk selection into a single stateful
menu which performs validation and allows backing out to each previous
menu as you go deeper.
+ Redesign the ``Last Chance'' dialog (still using the same colors, but
make it conform to a tolerable width and make disks appear in a block-
quote style indented region).
+ Fix a bug wherein we used the a lowercase variable name by accident
(actual variable name declared as all-uppercase) at the time of
initializing fstab(5) (not believed to cause any issues though).
+ Update the geli setup infobox for each provider being initialized
(not just at the onset -- since each ``geli init'' causes kernel messages
to push our infobox off-screen).
Reviewed by: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com>
Discussed on: -current
MFC after: 3 days
to run interactively but it can be scripted too (optinally completely
non-interactive). Currently supports GELI and all ZFS vdev types. Also
performs validation on selections/settings providing error messages if
necessary, explaining (in plain language) what the issue is. Currently
the auto partitioning of naked disks only supports GPT and MBR (VTOC8
pending for sparc64), so is only available for i386/amd64 install.
Submitted by: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com>, myself
Reviewed by: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com>
Approved by: re (glebius)
newly installed system. This should greatly increase the amount of
entropy available when SSH host keys are generated during first boot.
Reviewed by: markm, nathanw
Approved by: re (gjb)
any installer-provided configuration files have been copied. This allows
users to edit their fstab, if desired, and to see what the installer has
placed in rc.conf.
Requested by: phk
MFC after: 1 day
the text of the menu selections doesn't get displayed properly and it
makes the installer appear to lock up for no obvious reason.
Reviewed by: nwhitehorn
not configure the host's networking if netbooted [1]. Also fix FTP
installations behind some firewalls [2].
PR: bin/159583 [2]
Reported by: stas [1]
Approved by: re (kib)
the normal distfile mechanism. Thanks to Marc Fonvieille for the patch and
for putting up with me taking entirely too long to commit this!
Submitted by: blackend
does. The rc.local wrapper script will also soon grow an option to use the
live environment after installation, so an immediate reboot isn't even
necessarily implied.
(e.g. powerpc64), this looks in a slightly different default path than now,
specifying both $MACHINE and $MACHINE_ARCH:
MIRROR/pub/FreeBSD/releases/`uname -p`/`uname -m`/`uname -r`
How to handle TBEMD properly probably merits some more discussion, but,
since no such 9.0-CURRENT distfiles exist at the moment, all existing
mirrors presently fail anyway.
pc-sysinstall) a replacement for sysinstall in the 9.0 release and beyond.
Currently supported platforms are sparc64, pc98, i386, amd64, powerpc, and
powerpc64. Integration into the build system will occur in the coming
weeks.
Merging with pc-sysinstall will use this code as a frontend, while
temporarily retaining the interactive partition editor here. This work
will be done in parallel with improvements on this code and release
integration.
Thanks to all who have provided testing and comments!
