NetBSD Problem Report #34676

From reinoud@13thmonkey.org  Sat Sep 30 22:06:04 2006
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From: reinoud@NetBSD.org
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Subject: sysinst can't step back
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>Number:         34676
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       sysinst can't step back
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Sep 30 22:10:00 +0000 2006
>Last-Modified:  Tue Oct 03 06:55:01 +0000 2006
>Originator:     Reinoud Zandijk
>Release:        NetBSD 3.0.0_STABLE
>Organization:

>Environment:


System: NetBSD rangerover 3.0.0_STABLE NetBSD 3.0.0_STABLE (GENERIC) #0: Sun Feb 26 02:06:13 CET 2006 imago@heethoofdje.kasbah:/usr/sources/cvs.netbsd.org/src-3-0/sys/arch/sparc/compile/obj/GENERIC sparc
Architecture: sparc
Machine: sparc
>Description:
When installing a system with sysinst one can't step back. So if you change 
your mind or something goes wrong the only thing to do is to restart the 
installation process.

Handy would either be a step-back mechanism or a step-by-step menu choice 
that automatically selects the next step when one is done.

>How-To-Repeat:
Install with sysinst and something goes wrong...

>Fix:

Make the steps selectable in a menu with auto-forwarding on success.

>Audit-Trail:
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/34676: sysinst can't step back
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 07:47:10 +0100

 On Sat, Sep 30, 2006 at 10:10:00PM +0000, reinoud@NetBSD.org wrote:
 > >Number:         34676
 > >Category:       install
 > >Synopsis:       sysinst can't step back
 ...
 > When installing a system with sysinst one can't step back. So if you change 
 > your mind or something goes wrong the only thing to do is to restart the 
 > installation process.

 There are actually quite a lot of places where there is a loop, so that
 if something is invalid you get to correct it.
 In other place the values input are acted on (or effect what follows so
 much) that going back doesn't really apply.

 Which question did you get wrong ?

 	David

 -- 
 David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk

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