FreeBSD6 Unleashed

Navigating the Sysinstall Program

After the kernel has finished booting (and assuming you didn’t run into any problems), you will be placed into the FreeBSD Sysinstall program. The first screen you see looks like Figure 2.1.

Figure 2.1. The main Sysinstall menu.

You can’t use the mouse in Sysinstall, but the program is easy to navigate. Table 2.1 lists the navigation keys you can use in Sysinstall.

Table 2.1. Navigation Keys

Navigation Key	Command
Up arrow	Moves up to the previous option in the menu.
Down arrow	Moves down to the next option in the menu.
Left/right arrow	Toggles between the choices at the bottom of the menu. For example, on the main ...