Re: Notes on reent install of 10.0_RC4 on amd64 HP T730 thin client

Jonathan Stone <[email protected]> Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:49:06 +0000 (UTC)
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 10:29:14 AM PST, Martin Husemann <martin=
@duskware.de> wrote:


On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 05:07:57PM +0000, Jonathan Stone wrote:

>> [...] Creating a user fails, there is no /home.=C2=A0 Same for setting a=
 root password,
>> or saving network config to the (target) /etc.=C2=A0 Am I the only one s=
eeing this??


> How did you get there? During installation, after set extracation the
> root password is prompted and then you get to the config menu.

I did nothing except sysinst menu interactions.
After extracting the sets, /targetroot was unmounted and the dk wedges were=
 detached.
That's when trying to install pkgin failed. Yes, re-extracting a set (manua=
lly set to a single set)
will remount /targetroot. I think reinstall-a-set is how I got pkgin instal=
led. But after instaling pkgin,
I again ended up in a state where going to the "config" menu, I couldn't se=
t a root pasword or create a user,
because /targetroot was unmounted. From memory, wd0 and all the dk? wedges =
were detached. Is that expected?
It's not what I recall from installing 8.2, 9.2, and 9.3 over the past coup=
le of weeks (FDDI related).

I can try all this again in about 12 hours, and take more careful notes.
(I have a general understanding of how sysinst works; I did a __lot__ of wo=
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<div>                <br><br>On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 10:29:14 AM=
 PST, Martin Husemann &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br><br><br>On Wed, =
Feb 21, 2024 at 05:07:57PM +0000, Jonathan Stone wrote:<br><br>&gt;&gt; [..=
.]  Creating a user fails, there is no /home.=C2=A0 Same for setting a root=
 password,<br>&gt;&gt; or saving network config to the (target) /etc.=C2=A0=
 Am I the only one seeing this??<br><br><br>&gt; How did you get there? Dur=
ing installation, after set extracation the<br>&gt; root password is prompt=
ed and then you get to the config menu.<br><br>I did nothing  except sysins=
t menu interactions.<br>After extracting the sets, /targetroot was unmounte=
d and the dk wedges were detached.<br>That&#39;s when trying to install pkg=
in failed.   Yes,  re-extracting a set (manually set to a single set)<br>wi=
ll remount /targetroot.  I think reinstall-a-set is how I got pkgin install=
ed. But after instaling pkgin,<br>I again ended up in a state where going t=
o the &quot;config&quot; menu, I couldn&#39;t set a root pasword or create =
a user,<br>because /targetroot was unmounted.   From memory,  wd0 and all t=
he dk? wedges were detached. Is that expected?<br>It&#39;s not what I recal=
l from installing 8.2, 9.2, and 9.3 over the past couple of weeks (FDDI rel=
ated).<br><br>I can try all this again in about 12 hours, and take more car=
eful notes.<br>(I have a general understanding of how sysinst works; I did =
a __lot__ of work on it, about 25 years ago.)            </div>           =
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