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authorjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1997-08-11 13:08:29 +0000
committerjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1997-08-11 13:08:29 +0000
commita6a2ca12c2ed98f5f638b0863a615ed44b6e7844 (patch)
treefa66bee42847b4e038a79c7e7d990c493370d746 /usr.sbin/sysinstall
parentba6340d33073b774ebb6897ce35dfb411e0d005b (diff)
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Make some changes to the way the label editor reads script variables
so you don't need to re-enter it for each and every filesystem. Heads up! This change is incompatible with the previous scripting format, so those folks (all 2 of you) using config files should take a look at the changes to the sample install.cfg file for the diskLabelEditor's new calling syntax. Finally write a man page for this thing, documenting all of the above and more. I can't drive a stake through this thing's heart without properly documenting it first, so please consider this step #1 in that process (to be honest, sysinstall will also live on for some time in the 2.2. branch since it's unlikely that the new install tools will ever make it over there - they're strictly 3.0 material).
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/sysinstall')
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c4
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.cfg35
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c87
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c27
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8784
6 files changed, 877 insertions, 62 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile
index 357ca6e..9f76ae8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
PROG= sysinstall
-NOMAN= yes
+MAN8= sysinstall.8
BINDIR=/stand
CLEANFILES+= makedevs.c rtermcap rtermcap.tmp dumpnlist
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c
index 7905416..1f096a4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
* This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
* generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
*
- * $Id: dispatch.c,v 1.19 1997/06/22 09:45:36 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: dispatch.c,v 1.20 1997/07/16 05:22:40 jkh Exp $
*
* Copyright (c) 1995
* Jordan Hubbard. All rights reserved.
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ static struct _word {
{ "configNFSServer", configNFSServer },
{ "configNTP", configNTP },
{ "configPCNFSD", configPCNFSD },
- { "configNFSServer", configNFSServer },
{ "configPackages", configPackages },
{ "configRegister", configRegister },
- { "configRouter", configRouter },
{ "configUsers", configUsers },
{ "configXEnvironment", configXEnvironment },
{ "diskPartitionEditor", diskPartitionEditor },
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.cfg b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.cfg
index 696e33c..478156d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.cfg
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.cfg
@@ -44,22 +44,21 @@ diskPartitionEditor
################################
################################
-# It's bogus that we have to re-enter the label editor for each partition
-# we want to create, but it was easier to do it this way (from a programming
-# standpoint, not a user standpoint!). This assumes that slice 1 is a DOS
-# partition and mounts it as /dos, which is the case on my laptop.
-# We can also create a root partition of 20MB in size on the same pass since
-# it's in a different slice (s2). All sizes are expressed in 512 byte blocks!
-wd0s1=partition 40960 /
-diskLabelEditor
-# Now make a 20MB swap partition in the second slice.
-wd0s1=swap 40960 none
+# This assumes that slice 1 is a DOS partition and mounts it as /dos,
+# which is the case on my laptop.
+#
+# All sizes are expressed in 512 byte blocks!
+
+# A 20MB root partition
+wd0s1-1=ufs 40960 /
+# And a 20MB swap partition
+wd0s1-2=swap 40960 none
+# Followed by a /usr partition using all remaining space (size 0 = free space)
+wd0s1-3=ufs 0 /usr
+# Let's do it!
diskLabelEditor
-# Size of 0 means allocate the rest of the space to /usr
-wd0s1=partition 0 /usr
-diskLabelEditor
################################
################################
@@ -68,9 +67,8 @@ disk=wd1
partition=exclusive
diskPartitionEditor
-wd1s1=partition 40960 /var
-diskLabelEditor
-wd1s1=partition 0 /usr/src
+wd1s1-1=ufs 40960 /var
+wd1s1-2=ufs 0 /usr/src
diskLabelEditor
################################
@@ -80,9 +78,8 @@ disk=sd0
partition=exclusive
diskPartitionEditor
-sd0s1=swap 40960 none
-diskLabelEditor
-sd0s1=partition 0 /tmp
+sd0s1-1=swap 40960 none
+sd0s1-2=ufs 0 /tmp
diskLabelEditor
################################
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c
index 582e561..abc6f12 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
* This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
* generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
*
- * $Id: label.c,v 1.70 1997/03/11 17:51:01 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: label.c,v 1.71 1997/06/05 09:47:57 jkh Exp $
*
* Copyright (c) 1995
* Jordan Hubbard. All rights reserved.
@@ -972,63 +972,74 @@ diskLabelNonInteractive(char *str)
Chunk *c1 = label_chunk_info[i].c;
if (label_chunk_info[i].type == PART_SLICE) {
- if ((cp = variable_get(c1->name)) != NULL) {
- int sz;
- char typ[10], mpoint[50];
+ char name[512];
+ int entries = 1;
- if (sscanf(cp, "%s %d %s", typ, &sz, mpoint) != 3) {
- msgConfirm("For slice entry %s, got an invalid detail entry of: %s", c1->name, cp);
- status = DITEM_FAILURE;
- continue;
- }
- else {
- Chunk *tmp;
+ while (entries) {
+ snprintf(name, sizeof name, "%s-%d", c1->name, entries);
+ if ((cp = variable_get(name)) != NULL) {
+ int sz;
+ char typ[10], mpoint[50];
- if (!strcmp(typ, "swap")) {
- type = PART_SWAP;
- strcpy(mpoint, "SWAP");
- }
- else {
- type = PART_FILESYSTEM;
- if (!strcmp(mpoint, "/"))
- flags |= CHUNK_IS_ROOT;
- }
- if (!sz)
- sz = space_free(c1);
- if (sz > space_free(c1)) {
- msgConfirm("Not enough free space to create partition: %s", mpoint);
+ if (sscanf(cp, "%s %d %s", typ, &sz, mpoint) != 3) {
+ msgConfirm("For slice entry %s, got an invalid detail entry of: %s", c1->name, cp);
status = DITEM_FAILURE;
continue;
}
- if (!(tmp = Create_Chunk_DWIM(d, c1, sz, part,
- (type == PART_SWAP) ? FS_SWAP : FS_BSDFFS, flags))) {
- msgConfirm("Unable to create from partition spec: %s. Too big?", cp);
- status = DITEM_FAILURE;
- break;
- }
else {
- tmp->private_data = new_part(mpoint, TRUE, sz);
- tmp->private_free = safe_free;
- status = DITEM_SUCCESS;
+ Chunk *tmp;
+
+ if (!strcmp(typ, "swap")) {
+ type = PART_SWAP;
+ strcpy(mpoint, "SWAP");
+ }
+ else {
+ type = PART_FILESYSTEM;
+ if (!strcmp(mpoint, "/"))
+ flags |= CHUNK_IS_ROOT;
+ }
+ if (!sz)
+ sz = space_free(c1);
+ if (sz > space_free(c1)) {
+ msgConfirm("Not enough free space to create partition: %s", mpoint);
+ status = DITEM_FAILURE;
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (!(tmp = Create_Chunk_DWIM(d, c1, sz, part,
+ (type == PART_SWAP) ? FS_SWAP : FS_BSDFFS, flags))) {
+ msgConfirm("Unable to create from partition spec: %s. Too big?", cp);
+ status = DITEM_FAILURE;
+ break;
+ }
+ else {
+ tmp->private_data = new_part(mpoint, TRUE, sz);
+ tmp->private_free = safe_free;
+ status = DITEM_SUCCESS;
+ }
}
+ entries++;
+ }
+ else {
+ /* No more matches, leave the loop */
+ entries = 0;
}
}
}
else {
- /* Must be something we can set a mountpoint */
+ /* Must be something we can set a mountpoint for */
cp = variable_get(c1->name);
if (cp) {
- char mpoint[50], nwfs[8];
+ char mpoint[50], do_newfs[8];
Boolean newfs = FALSE;
- nwfs[0] = '\0';
- if (sscanf(cp, "%s %s", mpoint, nwfs) != 2) {
+ do_newfs[0] = '\0';
+ if (sscanf(cp, "%s %s", mpoint, do_newfs) != 2) {
dialog_clear();
msgConfirm("For slice entry %s, got an invalid detail entry of: %s", c1->name, cp);
status = DITEM_FAILURE;
continue;
}
- newfs = toupper(nwfs[0]) == 'Y' ? TRUE : FALSE;
+ newfs = toupper(do_newfs[0]) == 'Y' ? TRUE : FALSE;
if (c1->private_data) {
p = c1->private_data;
p->newfs = newfs;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
index 32650af..8154be6 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
* This is probably the last attempt in the `sysinstall' line, the next
* generation being slated to essentially a complete rewrite.
*
- * $Id: media.c,v 1.84 1997/06/05 09:47:59 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: media.c,v 1.86 1997/08/01 04:41:38 jkh Exp $
*
* Copyright (c) 1995
* Jordan Hubbard. All rights reserved.
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <resolv.h>
static Boolean got_intr = FALSE;
@@ -84,6 +85,28 @@ cdromHook(dialogMenuItem *self)
return genericHook(self, DEVICE_TYPE_CDROM);
}
+static void
+kickstart_dns(void)
+{
+ static Boolean initted = FALSE;
+ int time;
+ char *cp;
+
+ cp = variable_get(VAR_MEDIA_TIMEOUT);
+ if (!cp)
+ time = MEDIA_TIMEOUT;
+ else
+ time = atoi(cp);
+ if (!time)
+ time = 100;
+ if (!initted) {
+ res_init();
+ _res.retry = 2; /* 2 times seems a reasonable number to me */
+ _res.retrans = time / 2; /* so spend half our alloted time on each try */
+ initted = TRUE;
+ }
+}
+
char *
cpioVerbosity()
{
@@ -362,6 +385,7 @@ mediaSetFTP(dialogMenuItem *self)
msgDebug("port # = `%d'\n", FtpPort);
}
if (variable_get(VAR_NAMESERVER)) {
+ kickstart_dns();
if ((inet_addr(hostname) == INADDR_NONE) && (gethostbyname(hostname) == NULL)) {
msgConfirm("Cannot resolve hostname `%s'! Are you sure that your\n"
"name server, gateway and network interface are correctly configured?", hostname);
@@ -456,6 +480,7 @@ mediaSetNFS(dialogMenuItem *self)
msgDebug("mediaSetNFS: Net device init failed\n");
}
if (variable_get(VAR_NAMESERVER)) {
+ kickstart_dns();
if ((inet_addr(hostname) == INADDR_NONE) && (gethostbyname(hostname) == NULL)) {
msgConfirm("Cannot resolve hostname `%s'! Are you sure that your\n"
"name server, gateway and network interface are correctly configured?", hostname);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8 b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52011c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8
@@ -0,0 +1,784 @@
+.\" Copyright (c) 1997
+.\" Jordan Hubbard <jkh@freebsd.org>. All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\"
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Jordan Hubbard AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Jordan Hubbard OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\" $Id$
+.\"
+.Dd August 9, 1997
+.Dt SYSINSTALL 8
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sysinstall
+.Nd system installation and configuration tool
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Ar var=value
+.Op Ar sub-function
+.Op Ar ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+is a utility for installing and configuring FreeBSD systems;
+it is the first utility invoked by the FreeBSD installation boot
+floppy and is also copied into
+.Pa /stand
+on newly installed FreeBSD systems so that it may be run
+later to further configure the system.
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+program is generally invoked without arguments for the default
+behavior which brings up the main installation/configuration menu.
+
+On those occasions where it is deemed necessary to invoke a subsystem
+of sysinstall directly, however, it is also possible to do so by
+naming the appropriate function entry points on the command line.
+Since this action is essentially identical to running an installation
+script, with each argument corresponding to a line of script, the
+reader is encouraged to read the section on scripting for more
+information on this feature.
+.Pp
+.Sh NOTES
+.Nm
+is essentially nothing more than a monolithic C program with
+the ability to write MBRs and disk labels (through the services
+of the
+.Xr libdisk 3
+library) and install distributions or packages onto new and
+existing FreeBSD systems. It also contains some extra intelligence
+for running as a replacement for
+.Xr init 8
+when it's invoked by the FreeBSD installation boot procedure. It
+assumes very little in the way of additional utility support and
+performs most file operations by calling the relevant syscalls
+(such as
+.Xr mount 2 )
+directly.
+.Pp
+.Nm
+currently uses the
+.Xr libdialog 3
+library to do user interaction with simple ANSI line graphics, color
+support for which is enabled by either running on a syscons VTY or some
+other color-capable terminal emulator (newer versions of xterm will support
+color when using the ``xterm-color'' termcap entry).
+.Pp
+This product is currently at the end of its life cycle and will
+be replaced in FreeBSD 3.0 by the
+.Xr setup 1
+utility.
+.Sh RUNNING SCRIPTS
+.Nm
+may be either driven interactively through its various internal menus
+or run in batch mode, driven by an external script. Such scripts can
+be loaded and executed in one of 3 ways:
+
+.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
+.It Sy "LOAD_CONFIG_FILE"
+If
+.Nm
+is compiled with LOAD_CONFIG_FILE set in the environment
+(or in the Makefile) to some value, then that value will
+be used as the filename to automatically look for and load
+when
+.Nm
+starts up, no interaction on the part of the user being required.
+This option is aimed primarily at large sites who wish to create a
+single prototype install for multiple machines with largely identical
+configurations and/or installation options.
+
+.It Sy "MAIN MENU"
+If
+.Nm
+is run interactively, that is to say in the default manner, it will
+bring up a main menu which contains a "load config file" option.
+Selecting this option will allow the name of a script file to be
+specified and loaded from a DOS or UFS formatted floppy.
+
+.It Sy "COMMAND LINE"
+In the same fashion that script directives may be specified one
+operation per line in a file, so may each command line argument
+be a directive
+when
+.Nm
+is run in multi-user mode. Execution ends either by explicit request
+(e.g. calling the
+.Ar shutdown
+directive), upon reaching the end of the argument list or on error.
+.Pp
+For example:
+.nf
+
+/stand/sysinstall ftp=ftp:/ziggy/pub/ mediaSetFTP configPackages
+
+.fi
+Would initialize
+.Nm
+for FTP installation media (using the server `ziggy') and then
+bring up the package installation editor. When the package editor
+exits, so will
+.Nm
+.El
+.Pp
+.Sh SCRIPT SYNTAX
+A script is given one or more directives, each directive taking
+the form of:
+
+.Ar var=value
+.Ar function
+or
+.Ar #somecomment
+
+Where
+.Ar var=value
+is the assignment of some internal
+.Nm
+variable, e.g. "ftpPass=FuNkYChiKn", and
+.Ar function
+is the name of an internal
+.Nm
+function, e.g. "mediaSetFTP", and
+.Ar #comment
+is a single-line comment for documentation purposes (ignored by
+sysinstall). Functions take their arguments by examining known
+variable names, requiring that you be sure to assign those values
+first before calling the function. Where a function in the table
+below takes such arguments, they will be documented there.
+.Pp
+\fBFunction Glossary:\fR
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It configAnonFTP
+Invoke the Anonymous FTP configuration menu.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It configRouter
+Select which routing daemon you wish to use, potentially
+loading any required 3rd-party routing daemons as necessary.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It router
+can be set to the name of the desired routing daemon,
+e.g. ``routed'' or ``gated'', otherwise it is prompted for.
+.El
+.It configNFSServer
+Configure host as an NFS server.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It configNTP
+Configure host as a user of the Network Time Protocol.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It ntpdate_flags
+The flags to
+.Xr ntpdate 8 ,
+that is to say the name of the server to sync from.
+.El
+.It configPCNFSD
+Configure host to support PC NFS.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It pcnfsd_pkg
+The name of the PCNFSD package to load if necessary (defaults to hard coded
+version).
+.El
+.It configPackages
+Bring up the interactive package management menu.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It configRegister
+Register the user with the FreeBSD counter.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It configUsers
+Add users and/or groups to the system.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It configXEnvironment
+Configure the X display subsystem.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It diskPartitionEditor
+Invokes the disk partition (MBR) editor.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width findx
+.It geometry
+The disk geometry, as a cyls/heads/sectors formatted string. Default: no
+change to geometry.
+.It partition
+Set to disk partitioning type or size, its value being
+.Ar free
+in order to use only remaining free space for FreeBSD,
+.Ar all
+to use the entire disk for FreeBSD but maintain a proper partition
+table,
+.Ar existing
+to use an existing FreeBSD partition (first found),
+.Ar exclusive
+to use the disk in ``dangerously dedicated'' mode or, finally,
+.Ar somenumber
+to allocate
+.Ar somenumber
+blocks of available free space to a new FreeBSD partition.
+Default: Interactive mode.
+.It bootManager
+is set to one of
+.Ar boot
+to signify the installation of a boot manager,
+.Ar standard
+to signify installation of a "standard" non-boot MGR DOS
+MBR or
+.Ar none
+to indicate that no change to the boot manager is desired.
+Default: none.
+.El
+.Pp
+Note: Nothing is actually written to disk by this function, a explicit call to
+.Ar diskPartitionWrite
+being required for that to happen.
+.It diskPartitionWrite
+Causes any pending MBR changes (typically from the
+.Ar diskPartitionEditor )
+to be written out.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It diskLabelEditor
+Invokes the disk label editor. This is a bit trickier from a script
+since you need to essentially label everything inside each FreeBSD
+(type 0xA5) partition created by the
+.Ar diskPartitionEditor
+function, and that requires knowing a few rules about how things are
+laid out. When creating a script to automatically allocate disk space
+and partition it up, it is suggested that you first perform the
+installation interactively at least once and take careful notes as to
+what the slice names will be, then and only then hardwiring them into
+the script.
+.Pp
+For example, let's say you have a SCSI disk on which you've created a new
+FreeBSD partition in slice 2 (your DOS partition residing in slice 1).
+The slice name would be
+.Ar sd0s2
+for the whole FreeBSD partition (
+.Ar sd0s1
+being your DOS primary
+partition). Now let's further assume that you have 500MB in this
+partition and you want to sub-partition that space into root, swap,
+var and usr file systems for FreeBSD. Your invocation of the
+.Ar diskLabelEditor
+function might involve setting the following variables:
+.Bl -tag -width findx
+.It Li "sd0s2-1=ufs 40960 /"
+A 20MB root file system (all sizes are in 512 byte blocks).
+.It Li "sd0s2-2=swap 131072 /"
+A 64MB swap partition.
+.It Li "sd0s2-3=ufs 204800 /var"
+A 100MB /var file system.
+.It Li "sd0s2-4=ufs 0 /usr"
+With the balance of free space (around 316MB) going to the /usr
+file system.
+.El
+
+One can also use the
+.Ar diskLabelEditor
+for mounting or erasing existing partitions as well as creating new
+ones. Using the previous example again, let's say that we also wanted
+to mount our DOS partition and make sure that an
+.Pa /etc/fstab
+entry is created for it in the new installation. Before calling the
+.Ar diskLabelEditor
+function, we simply add an additional line:
+.nf
+ sd0s1=/dos_c N
+
+.fi
+before the call. This tells the label editor that you want to mount
+the first slice on
+.Pa /dos_c
+and not to attempt to newfs it (not that
+.Nm
+would attempt this for a DOS partition in any case, but it could just
+as easily be an existing UFS partition being named here and the 2nd
+field is non-optional).
+.Pp
+Note: No file system data is actually written to disk until an
+explicit call to
+.Ar diskLabelCommit
+is made.
+.It diskLabelCommit
+Writes out all pending disklabel information and creates and/or mounts any
+file systems which have requests pending from the
+.Ar diskLabelEditor
+function.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distReset
+Resets all selected distributions to the empty set (no distributions selected).
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetCustom
+Allows the selection of a custom distribution set (e.g. not just on of the
+existing "canned" sets) with no user interaction.
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It dists
+List of distributions to load. Possible distribution values are:
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Li bin
+The base binary distribution.
+.It Li doc
+Miscellaneous documentation
+.It Li games
+Games
+.It Li manpages
+Manual pages (unformatted)
+.It Li catpages
+Pre-formatted manual pages
+.It Li proflibs
+Profiled libraries for developers.
+.It Li dict
+Dictionary information (for tools like spell).
+.It Li info
+GNU info files and other extra docs.
+.It Li des
+DES encryption binaries and libraries.
+.It Li compat1x
+Compatibility with FreeBSD 1.x
+.It Li compat20
+Compatibility with FreeBSD 2.0
+.It Li compat21
+Compatibility with FreeBSD 2.1
+.It Li ports
+The ports collection.
+.It Li krb
+Kerberos binaries.
+.It Li ssecure
+/usr/src/secure
+.It Li sebones
+/usr/src/eBones
+.It Li sbase
+/usr/src/[top level files]
+.It Li scontrib
+/usr/src/contrib
+.It Li sgnu
+/usr/src/gnu
+.It Li setc
+/usr/src/etc
+.It Li sgames
+/usr/src/games
+.It Li sinclude
+/usr/src/include
+.It Li slib
+/usr/src/lib
+.It Li slibexec
+/usr/src/libexec
+.It Li slkm
+/usr/src/lkm
+.It Li srelease
+/usr/src/release
+.It Li sbin
+/usr/src/bin
+.It Li ssbin
+/usr/src/sbin
+.It Li sshare
+/usr/src/share
+.It Li ssys
+/usr/src/sys
+.It Li subin
+/usr/src/usr.bin
+.It Li susbin
+/usr/src/usr.sbin
+.It Li ssmailcf
+/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf
+.It Li XF86-xc
+XFree86 official sources.
+.It Li XF86-co
+XFree86 contributed sources.
+.It Li X33bin
+XFree86 3.3 binaries.
+.It Li X33cfg
+XFree86 3.3 configuration files.
+.It Li X33doc
+XFree86 3.3 documentation.
+.It Li X33html
+XFree86 3.3 HTML documentation.
+.It Li X33lib
+XFree86 3.3 libraries.
+.It Li X33lk98
+XFree86 3.3 server link-kit for PC98 machines.
+.It Li X33lkit
+XFree86 3.3 server link-kit for standard machines.
+.It Li X33man
+XFree86 3.3 manual pages.
+.It Li X33prog
+XFree86 3.3 programmer's distribution.
+.It Li X33ps
+XFree86 3.3 postscript documentation.
+.It Li X33set
+XFree86 3.3 graphical setup tool.
+.It Li X338514
+XFree86 3.3 8514 server.
+.It Li X339480
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 8-bit (256 color) PEGC-480 server.
+.It Li X339EGC
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 4-bit (16 color) EGC server.
+.It Li X339GA9
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 GA-968V4/PCI (S3 968) server.
+.It Li X339GAN
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 GANB-WAP (cirrus) server.
+.It Li X339LPW
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 PowerWindowLB (S3) server.
+.It Li X339NKV
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 NKV-NEC (cirrus) server.
+.It Li X339NS3
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 NEC (S3) server.
+.It Li X339SPW
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 SKB-PowerWindow (S3) server.
+.It Li X339TGU
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 Cyber9320 and TGUI9680 server.
+.It Li X339WEP
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 WAB-EP (cirrus) server.
+.It Li X339WS
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 WABS (cirrus) server.
+.It Li X339WSN
+XFree86 3.3 PC98 WSN-A2F (cirrus) server.
+.It Li X33AGX
+XFree86 3.3 8 bit AGX server.
+.It Li X33I128
+XFree86 3.3 #9 Imagine I128 server.
+.It Li X33Ma8
+XFree86 3.3 ATI Mach8 server.
+.It Li X33Ma32
+XFree86 3.3 ATI Mach32 server.
+.It Li X33Ma64
+XFree86 3.3 ATI Mach64 server.
+.It Li X33Mono
+XFree86 3.3 monochrome server.
+.It Li X33P9K
+XFree86 3.3 P9000 server.
+.It Li X33S3
+XFree86 3.3 S3 server.
+.It Li X33S3V
+XFree86 3.3 S3 Virge server.
+.It Li X33SVGA
+XFree86 3.3 SVGA server.
+.It Li X33VG16
+XFree86 3.3 VGA16 server.
+.It Li X33W32
+XFree86 3.3 ET4000/W32, /W32i and /W32p server.
+.It Li X33nest
+XFree86 3.3 nested X server.
+.It Li X33vfb
+XFree86 3.3 virtual frame-buffer X server.
+.It Li X33fnts
+XFree86 3.3 base font set.
+.It Li X33f100
+XFree86 3.3 100DPI font set.
+.It Li X33fcyr
+XFree86 3.3 Cyrillic font set.
+.It Li X33fscl
+XFree86 3.3 scalable font set.
+.It Li X33fnon
+XFree86 3.3 non-english font set.
+.It Li X33fsrv
+XFree86 3.3 font server.
+.El
+.It distSetDeveloper
+Selects the standard Developer's distribution set.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetXDeveloper
+Selects the standard X Developer's distribution set.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetKernDeveloper
+Selects the standard kernel Developer's distribution set.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetUser
+Selects the standard user distribution set.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetXUser
+Selects the standard X user's distribution set.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetMinimum
+Selects the very minimum distribution set.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetEverything
+Selects the full whack - all available distributions.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetDES
+Interactively select DES subcomponents.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetSrc
+Interactively select source subcomponents.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distSetXF86
+Interactively select XFree86 3.3 subcomponents.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It distExtractAll
+Install all currently selected distributions (requires that
+media device also be selected).
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It docBrowser
+Install (if necessary) an HTML documentation browser and go to the
+HTML documentation submenu.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It browserPackage
+The name of the browser package to try and install as necessary.
+Defaults to latest lynx package.
+.It browserBinary
+The name of the browser binary itself (if overriding the
+.Ar browserPackage
+variable). Defaults to lynx.
+.El
+.It installCommit
+.Pp
+Commit any and all pending changes to disk. This function
+is essentially shorthand for a number of more granular "commit"
+functions.
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It installExpress
+Start an "express" installation, asking few questions of
+the user.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It installNovice
+Start a "novice" installation, the most user-friendly
+installation type available.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It installUpgrade
+Start an upgrade installation.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It installFixitHoloShell
+Start up the "emergency holographic shell" over on VTY4
+if running as init.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It installFixitCDROM
+Go into "fixit" mode, assuming a live file system CDROM
+currently in the drive.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It installFixitFloppy
+Go into "fixit" mode, assuming an available fixit floppy
+disk (user will be prompted for it).
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It installFilesystems
+Do just the file system initialization part of an install.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It installVarDefaults
+Initialize all variables to their defaults, overriding any
+previous settings.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It mediaSetCDROM
+Select a FreeBSD CDROM as the installation media.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It mediaSetFloppy
+Select a pre-made floppy installation set as the installation media.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It mediaSetDOS
+Select an existing DOS primary partition as the installation media.
+The first primary partition found is used (e.g. C:).
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It mediaSetTape
+Select a tape device as the installation media.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It mediaSetFTP
+Select an FTP site as the installation media.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It hostname
+The name of the host being installed (optional).
+.It domainname
+The domain name of the host being installed (optional).
+.It defaultrouter
+The default router for this host (non-optional).
+.It netDev
+Which host interface to use (
+.Ar ed0
+or
+.Ar ep0 ,
+for example. Non-optional).
+.It ipaddr
+The IP address for the selected host interface (non-optional).
+.It netmask
+The netmask for the selected host interface (non-optional).
+.It ftp
+The fully qualified URL of the FTP site containing the FreeBSD
+distribution you're interested in, e.g.
+.Ar ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ .
+.El
+.It mediaSetFTPActive
+Alias for
+.Ar mediaSetFTP
+using "active" FTP transfer mode.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR Same as for
+.Ar mediaSetFTP .
+.It mediaSetFTPPassive
+Alias for
+.Ar mediaSetFTP
+using "passive" FTP transfer mode.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR Same as for
+.Ar mediaSetFTP .
+.It mediaSetUFS
+Select an existing UFS partition (mounted with the label editor) as
+the installation media.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It ufs
+full /path to directory containing the FreeBSD distribution you're
+interested in.
+.El
+.It mediaSetNFS
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It hostname
+The name of the host being installed (optional).
+.It domainname
+The domain name of the host being installed (optional).
+.It defaultrouter
+The default router for this host (non-optional).
+.It netDev
+Which host interface to use (
+.Ar ed0
+or
+.Ar ep0 ,
+for example. Non-optional).
+.It ipaddr
+The IP address for the selected host interface (non-optional).
+.It netmask
+The netmask for the selected host interface (non-optional).
+.It nfs
+full hostname:/path specification for directory containing
+the FreeBSD distribution you're interested in.
+.El
+.It mediaSetFTPUserPass
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It ftpUser
+The username to log in as on the ftp server site.
+Default: ftp
+.It ftpPass
+The password to use for this username on the ftp
+server site.
+Default: user@host
+.El
+.It mediaSetCPIOVerbosity
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It cpioVerbose
+Can be used to set the verbosity of cpio extractions to low, medium or
+high.
+.El
+.It mediaGetType
+Interactively get the user to specify some type of media.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It optionsEditor
+Invoke the interactive options editor.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It register
+Bring up the FreeBSD registration form.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It packageAdd
+Try to fetch and add a package to the system (requires
+that a media type be set),
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It package
+The name of the package to add, e.g. bash-1.14.7 or ncftp-2.4.2.
+.El
+.It addGroup
+Invoke the interactive group editor.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It addUser
+Invoke the interactive user editor.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It shutdown
+Stop the script and terminate sysinstall.
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR None
+.It system
+Execute an arbitrary command with
+.Xr system 3
+.Pp
+\fBVariables:\fR
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It command
+The name of the command to execute. When running
+from a boot floppy, very minimal expectations should
+be made as to what's available until/unless a relatively
+full system installation has just been done.
+.El
+.El
+.Sh FILES
+This utility may edit the contents of
+.Pa /etc/rc.conf ,
+.Pa /etc/hosts ,
+and
+.Pa /etc/resolv.conf
+as necessary to reflect changes in the network configuration.
+.Sh BUGS
+This utility is a prototype which lasted approximately 2 years past
+its expiration date and is greatly in need of death.
+.Sh AUTHOR
+Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
+.Sh HISTORY
+This version of
+.Nm
+first appeared in
+.Fx 2.0 .
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