YES there is something major wrong with the official handbook. The majority of the content is written like the reader already has good understanding of how FreeBSD works. It is not detailed enough for someone who has no previous experience with Unix like operating systems.
The referenced Install guide gives clear step by step instructions. It only uses the sysinstall process to lay down the default operating system from cdrom. Then step by step instruction on which /etc conf files need to be edited and with what data needs to be added and why. It completely side steps the many un-documented sysinstall options as functions only necessary for advanced users. If you were current on the content of the handbook you will see that the handbooks complete section on firewalls has been replaced with the complete firewall section from the Install guide we are talking about. AND if you had accessed the Install guide you would have see that it is available to everyone for download and viewing on their own PC. It is public domain and the FreeBSD-Doc group can incorporate it into the handbook or make it a separate install guide for beginners. The FreeBSD Install Guide is mirrored at the following sites. http://freebsd.easyasthat.co.uk/ http://www.unixguide.net/freebsd/fbsd_installguide/index.php http://freebsd.packards-home.net/index.php www.a1poweruser.com http://freebsdinfo.org/ http://freebsd.a1poweruser.com:6088/ http://freebsd.95mb.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Giorgos Keramidas Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 5:43 AM To: Randy Pratt Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: question On 2005-04-03 00:11, Randy Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 22:30:13 -0500 >"fbsd_user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Reinstall from scratch using cd install disk. Keep trying until you >> get it correct. That's how you learn FreeBSD. >> >> Follow instructions from this url >> http://freebsd.easyasthat.co.uk/ > > Is there something wrong with the installation instructions at: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.ht ml > > I keep seeing you recommend that site (yours?) as the instructions to > follow. It's ok. There may be very good bits there (I haven't had a chance to read the entire document yet), so it's not very bad to suggest using it. If there are parts that we could include in the official FreeBSD doc/ tree, that would be great too. So, if anyone has used the aforementioned guide and found parts that are not covered by the official docs, please mail either me directly or the freebsd-doc list. > If there's something lacking in the official instructions, wouldn't it > be better to update those so they get a proper peer review? Agreed. Updating the official documentation, where it lacks, seems like a good thing. - Giorgos _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
