Bug 150579
| Summary: | Downloaded lFile:FreeBSD-8.1-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso appears to be an install disk. | ||
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| Product: | Base System | Reporter: | Edwin Oakes <eoakes> |
| Component: | i386 | Assignee: | freebsd-i386 (Nobody) <i386> |
| Status: | Closed FIXED | ||
| Severity: | Affects Only Me | ||
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Version: | Unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | Any | ||
| OS: | Any | ||
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Description
Edwin Oakes
2010-09-15 02:00:02 UTC
On 09/14/2010 20:53, Edwin Oakes wrote: >> Number: 150579 >> Category: i386 >> Synopsis: Downloaded lFile:FreeBSD-8.1-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso appears to be an install disk. >> Confidential: no >> Severity: non-critical >> Priority: low >> Responsible: freebsd-i386 >> State: open >> Quarter: >> Keywords: >> Date-Required: >> Class: doc-bug >> Submitter-Id: current-users >> Arrival-Date: Wed Sep 15 01:00:02 UTC 2010 >> Closed-Date: >> Last-Modified: >> Originator: Edwin Oakes >> Release: 7.0 >> Organization: >> Environment: >> Description: > Downloaded and burned a cd of File:FreeBSD-8.1-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso. Booting from this CD opened the freebsd install menus. The disk label is for the live cd. > This is the correct CD. It is a livefs and on a livefs cd you have the option of doing a net install or dropping to the Fixit prompt via the menus. > I am pretty sure I was connect to ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.1/ I am pretty sure you were expecting this: FreeBSD-8.1-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso > >> Fix: > Replace the file with the correct one > Not needed. This is the expected use for these images. This doc should help: http://bit.ly/czvasRp Regards, -- jhell,v State Changed From-To: open->closed Correct behaviour is shown here. |
