Author: gjb
Date: Tue Nov 11 05:46:10 2014
New Revision: 274368
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/274368

Log:
  Document incompatibility between bsdconfig(8) and
  pkg(8) in 10.1-RELEASE, and provide steps to install
  the on-disc packages via alternative method.
  
  Approved by:  re (implicit)
  Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation

Modified:
  releng/10.1/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.xml

Modified: releng/10.1/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.xml
==============================================================================
--- releng/10.1/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.xml  Tue Nov 11 
05:00:51 2014        (r274367)
+++ releng/10.1/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.xml  Tue Nov 11 
05:46:10 2014        (r274368)
@@ -175,6 +175,56 @@ boot</screen>
            directly.</para>
        </note>
       </listitem>
+
+      <listitem>
+       <para>Due to an incompatibility between &man.bsdconfig.8;
+         and &man.pkg.8;&nbsp;version 1.3, packages included on the
+         &os;&nbsp;dvd installer will not be recognized by
+         &man.bsdconfig.8;.</para>
+
+       <para>To install packages from the <literal>dvd1.iso</literal>
+         installer, create the <filename
+           class="directory">/dist</filename> target directory, and
+         manually mount the <literal>dvd1.iso</literal>
+         <acronym>ISO</acronym>:</para>
+
+       <screen>&prompt.root; mkdir -p /dist
+&prompt.root; mount -t cd9660 /dev/<replaceable>cd0</replaceable> 
/dist</screen>
+
+       <note>
+         <para>Be sure to use the correct <filename
+             class="directory">/dev</filename> device path for the
+           <literal>dvd1.iso</literal> <acronym>ISO</acronym>
+           installer.</para>
+       </note>
+
+       <para>Next, set <envar>REPOS_DIR</envar> to the path of the
+         <filename class="directory">repos/</filename> directory
+         within the installer so &man.pkg.8; will use the correct
+         repository metadata.</para>
+
+       <para>If using &man.sh.1;:</para>
+
+       <screen>&prompt.root; export REPOS_DIR=/dist/packages/repos</screen>
+
+       <para>If using &man.csh.1;:</para>
+
+       <screen>&prompt.root; setenv REPOS_DIR /dist/packages/repos</screen>
+
+       <note>
+         <para>Keep in mind that <envar>REPOS_DIR</envar> will need
+           to be set again after the current shell session is
+           terminated, if continuing to use the packages provided on
+           the <literal>dvd1.iso</literal> installer.</para>
+       </note>
+
+       <para>Finally, bootstrap &man.pkg.8; from the
+         <acronym>ISO</acronym>, and install required
+         packages:</para>
+
+       <screen>&prompt.root; pkg bootstrap
+&prompt.root; pkg install <replaceable>xorg-server</replaceable> 
<replaceable>xorg</replaceable> <replaceable>gnome2</replaceable> [...]</screen>
+      </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
   </sect1>
 
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