NetBSD Problem Report #4740

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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 01:11:25 -0800 (PST)
From: koch@pz.pirmasens.de
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: NetBSD installer confuses me
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>Number:         4740
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       NetBSD installer confuses me
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    cgd
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Dec 22 01:20:02 +0000 1997
>Closed-Date:    Sun Oct 31 06:38:32 +0000 1999
>Last-Modified:  Sun Oct 31 06:39:36 +0000 1999
>Originator:     Peter Koch
>Release:        NetBSD-1.3_BETA sun3
>Organization:
Pirmasenser Zeitung
>Environment:
NetBSD watussi 1.3_BETA NetBSD 1.3_BETA (GENERIC) #32: Fri Dec  5 23:12:27 PST 1997     root@chronos.clock.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/sun3/compile/GENERIC sun3


>Description:
The installer in the miniroot asks me for the "domainname". Which
domainname? DNS or YP?
I always have to guess here and chances are odd, that i use the YP
domainname, which is NOT the DNS domainname at my site.
Please ask for the "DNS domainname" at this point.
>How-To-Repeat:
Install NetBSD on a Sun3, choose different DNS and YP domainnames
and forget your meta-information about the installation process ;-)
>Fix:
Edit src/distrib/miniroot/install.sh 
and src/distrib/miniroot/install.sub

BTW: You could ask for the YP domainname at installation time too :-)
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback 
State-Changed-By: is 
State-Changed-When: Sat May 8 12:07:38 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
This looks, if at all still valid, to be a sun3 problem. 
However, from a quick look I can only find "DNS" next to 
"domain" in prompts. Is this still a problem for you with 
1.4_BETA or 1.4? 


Responsible-Changed-From-To: misc-bug-people->port-sun3-maintainer 
Responsible-Changed-By: is 
Responsible-Changed-When: Sat May 8 12:07:38 PDT 1999 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
This looks, if at all still valid, to be a sun3 problem. Where does  
the sun3 install ask for domain anmes... distrib/miniroot/install.sh? 
State-Changed-From-To: feedback->analyzed 
State-Changed-By: is 
State-Changed-When: Mon Jun 14 14:13:56 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
Peter Koch wrote: 
The problem remained 'til 1.3.2, because the miniroot 
of 1.3, 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 were broken for sun3x and we 
had to use the one from 1.2. 
State-Changed-From-To: analyzed->feedback 
State-Changed-By: is 
State-Changed-When: Mon Jun 14 14:27:41 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
So, does 1.4 confuse you less? 
State-Changed-From-To: feedback->open 
State-Changed-By: cgd 
State-Changed-When: Mon Jun 21 18:35:06 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
trivial inspection of various installation sources indicate that this 
is still an issue in sysinst (!!!) and in the utils/script-installer 
directory. 


Responsible-Changed-From-To: port-sun3-maintainer->cgd 
Responsible-Changed-By: cgd 
Responsible-Changed-When: Mon Jun 21 18:35:06 PDT 1999 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
because i'm going to fix it. 
State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback 
State-Changed-By: cgd 
State-Changed-When: Mon Jun 21 19:27:29 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
i've committed changes to the two things that didn't correctly ask for 
the DNS domainname to -current.  The fixes should be pulled up to 1.4.1. 
If you still experienced this problem with 1.4, or didn't try 1.4, 
please try 1.4.1 and make sure that the problem has gone away. 

From: cgd@netbsd.org (Chris G. Demetriou)
To: koch@pz.pirmasens.de
Cc: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: install/4740
Date: 21 Jun 1999 19:30:06 -0700

 cgd@netbsd.org writes:
 > i've committed changes to the two things that didn't correctly ask for
 > the DNS domainname to -current.  The fixes should be pulled up to 1.4.1.
 > If you still experienced this problem with 1.4, or didn't try 1.4,
 > please try 1.4.1 and make sure that the problem has gone away.

 Obviously, i meant "try 1.4.1 after 1.4.1 is released," which
 shouldn't be for another month or so, at least.



 cgd
 -- 
 Chris Demetriou - cgd@netbsd.org - http://www.netbsd.org/People/Pages/cgd.html
 Disclaimer: Not speaking for NetBSD, just expressing my own opinion.
State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed 
State-Changed-By: cgd 
State-Changed-When: Sat Oct 30 23:38:32 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
1.4.1, which fixed the problem, was released > 2 months ago and despite 
periodic reminders no confirmation about the fix being acceptable was 
received. 
>Unformatted:

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