A user who installs system without X sometimes can't figure out how to install the XFree86 distribution. This seems to be because when you do sysinstall->Configure->Distributions, "XFree86" is not visible if you don't scroll the list up. It leads the user to use "Custom" instead of "Configure" and do a re-install, which wipes out the root password and other nasty things (should this side effect get its own PR?). If it were easier to notice that there are more items on the list, the problem might be avoided. Fix: Suggestion: Instead of the subtle arrow that indicates more choices on the list, replace the bottom entry with "more..." if there are more items to be displayed. This would be much harder to miss when you haven't had enough sleep (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). How-To-Repeat: 1) Install FreeBSD (this step is optional if you have a working system) 2) As root, run /stand/sysinstall. 3) If necessary, select Options and enter a suitable release name (e.g. "none") 4) From main menu select "Configure", then "Distributions". 5) Note that "XFree86" is not a visible choice if you don't realize you need to scroll the display. (Let's just assume for the moment that failing to notice it is reasonable)
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-bugs->jkh Over to sysinstall maintainer
Responsible Changed From-To: jkh->eric Why ask why?
Responsible Changed From-To: eric->freebsd-qa assign idle sysinstall bugs to freebsd-qa, as suggested by murray
State Changed From-To: open->closed XFree86/Xorg is no longer a distribution.
The point wasn't so much that Xorg/Xfree86 isn't a valid distribution anymore. The point was that the user was requesting an enhancement to `better' denote the fact that there are more options available on the list. The only problem is that `more:' is very localized to the English language and isn't suitable for other locales... and in this day in age with IKEA-like solutions using only pictures to guide users, unless you are going to solve it in a localized manner, using words in place of images only increases complexity. A usability engineer may argue that I'm wrong, but that's how I think it should be so we don't have to solve this problem N times. I do agree though. More options should have been more apparent in the libdialog UI. Thanks, -Garrett
State Changed From-To: closed->open This is a generic problem that still needs fixed.
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-bugs->brucec Take.
Responsible Changed From-To: brucec->freebsd-sysinstall Back to the pool.
sysinstall has been replaced by bsdinstall in FreeBSD 9.x. Closing.