Release 2.2.1? [was: Re: How to configure DragonFly?]

Colin Adams colinpauladams at googlemail.com
Tue Apr 21 07:47:37 PDT 2009


So I found the thread in question (I think). the advice was to to
ALT-Fn too look for a X server that is working. But I just find plain
ttys.

I tried both before and after logging in to installer.

2009/4/21 Colin Adams <colinpauladams at googlemail.com>:
> It still doesn't working.
> Is there an archive for this list anywhere?
>
> 2009/4/21 Sdävtaker <sdavtaker at gmail.com>:
>> Logged as instaler, i could install it successfullly, it crash the
>> screen time to time, but works, try other consoles, 3 or 4, i dont
>> remember now, try change consoles after log as instaler, i remember i
>> did something like that, someone told me that in the list, there
>> should be a mail about this, it is a know bug.
>> Sdav
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 09:37, Colin Adams
>> <colinpauladams at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> Was this after booting from live DVD or from Hard disk? Did you just
>>> login as installer or login as root and type installer?
>>>
>>> Neither option does anything for me (after pressing ALT-F2 to get to a
>>> second console).
>>>
>>> 2009/4/21 Sdävtaker <sdavtaker at gmail.com>:
>>>> I made it work login in from 2nd console with no gui opened, it just
>>>> dont work in the 1st one
>>>> Sdav
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 03:15, Matthias Schmidt
>>>> <matthias at dragonflybsd.org> wrote:
>>>>> HI,
>>>>>
>>>>> * Colin Adams wrote:
>>>>>> Furthermore, if I try to run the installer from the live DVD, it won't
>>>>>> let me TAB to any of the other options, such as configuring an
>>>>>> installed system (which is all I want to do).
>>>>>
>>>>> Start the installer from X and not from the console.  Then it should
>>>>> work.
>>>>>
>>>>> My students here faced the same problem.  Most of them downloaded the
>>>>> GUI DVD version and tried to install DragonFly from the first console
>>>>> and this failed, of course.  When can we roll a 2.2.1/$whatever version?
>>>>> This bug is really annoying and most new users hit them (at least in my
>>>>> experience with a CS course here).
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>>        Matthias
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Sdävtaker prays to Rikku goddess for a good treasure.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sdävtaker prays to Rikku goddess for a good treasure.
>>
>





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