diff --git a/release/sysinstall/config.c b/release/sysinstall/config.c
index 62af84a40a34..bf61a2a60610 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/config.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/config.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ configPackages(dialogMenuItem *self)
         tmp = tmp2;
     }
     index_init(NULL, &plist);
-    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 #ifdef NETCON_EXTENTIONS
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/disks.c b/release/sysinstall/disks.c
index b4f09009619f..7351710870eb 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/disks.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/disks.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ diskPartitionEditor(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	    i = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE) ? DITEM_SUCCESS : DITEM_FAILURE;
 	    free(menu);
 	}
-	i = i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	i = i | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     return i;
 }
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/dist.c b/release/sysinstall/dist.c
index c8455f727ff8..cf2b3c7d2469 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/dist.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/dist.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ distSetDES(dialogMenuItem *self)
     }
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ distMaybeSetDES(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	else
 	    i = DITEM_FAILURE;
     }
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
 }
 
 int
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ distSetSrc(dialogMenuItem *self)
     }
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
 }
 
 int
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ distSetXF86(dialogMenuItem *self)
     }
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
 }
 
 static Boolean
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/doc.c b/release/sysinstall/doc.c
index c5b579b77d43..17da2c6607aa 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/doc.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/doc.c
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ docBrowser(dialogMenuItem *self)
 
     /* Run browser on the appropriate doc */
     if (dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuHTMLDoc, FALSE))
-	return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE;
     else
-	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* Try to show one of the documents requested from the HTML doc menu */
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/dos.c b/release/sysinstall/dos.c
index 0e3ccecd796c..abc3debd8150 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/dos.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/dos.c
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ mediaInitDOS(Device *dev)
 	return FALSE;
     }
     DOSMounted = TRUE;
-    if (isDebug())
-	msgDebug("DOS partition %s mounted\n", dev->devname);
+    msgDebug("DOS partition %s mounted\n", dev->devname);
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/floppy.c b/release/sysinstall/floppy.c
index bc5b6322fff3..b58501650bb1 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/floppy.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/floppy.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ mediaGetFloppy(Device *dev, char *file, Boolean probe)
 
     snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "/dist/%s", file);
 
-    msgDebug("Request for %s from floppy on /dist, probe is %d.\n", buf, probe);
+    if (isDebug())
+	msgDebug("Request for %s from floppy on /dist, probe is %d.\n", buf, probe);
     if (!file_readable(buf)) {
 	if (probe)
 	    return NULL;
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/ftp.c b/release/sysinstall/ftp.c
index 1c5a6e613a38..07c4528ae404 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/ftp.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/ftp.c
@@ -73,15 +73,20 @@ mediaInitFTP(Device *dev)
 try:
     cp = variable_get(VAR_FTP_PATH);
     if (!cp) {
-	if (DITEM_STATUS(mediaSetFTP(NULL)) == DITEM_FAILURE || (cp = variable_get(VAR_FTP_PATH)) == NULL)
-	return FALSE;
+	if (DITEM_STATUS(mediaSetFTP(NULL)) == DITEM_FAILURE || (cp = variable_get(VAR_FTP_PATH)) == NULL) {
+	    msgConfirm("Unable to get proper FTP path.  FTP media not initialized.");
+	    netdev->shutdown(netdev);
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
     }
 
     hostname = variable_get(VAR_FTP_HOST);
     dir = variable_get(VAR_FTP_DIR);
-    if (!hostname || !dir)
-	msgFatal("Missing FTP host or directory specification - something's wrong!");
-
+    if (!hostname || !dir) {
+	msgConfirm("Missing FTP host or directory specification.  FTP media not initialized,");
+	netdev->shutdown(netdev);
+	return FALSE;
+    }
     user = variable_get(VAR_FTP_USER);
     login_name = (!user || !*user) ? "anonymous" : user;
 
@@ -91,10 +96,7 @@ try:
 	sprintf(password, "installer@%s", variable_get(VAR_HOSTNAME));
     msgNotify("Logging in to %s@%s..", login_name, hostname);
     if ((OpenConn = ftpLogin(hostname, login_name, password, FtpPort, isDebug(), &code)) == NULL) {
-	if (variable_get(VAR_NO_CONFIRM))
-	    msgNotify("Couldn't open FTP connection to %s, errcode = %d", hostname, code);
-	else
-	    msgConfirm("Couldn't open FTP connection to %s, errcode = %d", hostname, code);
+	msgConfirm("Couldn't open FTP connection to %s, errcode = %d", hostname, code);
 	goto punt;
     }
 
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ punt:
 	fclose(OpenConn);
 	OpenConn = NULL;
     }
+    netdev->shutdown(netdev);
     variable_unset(VAR_FTP_PATH);
     return FALSE;
 }
@@ -215,8 +218,7 @@ mediaShutdownFTP(Device *dev)
     if (!ftpInitted)
 	return;
 
-    if (isDebug())
-	msgDebug("FTP shutdown called.  OpenConn = %x\n", OpenConn);
+    msgDebug("FTP shutdown called.  OpenConn = %x\n", OpenConn);
     if (OpenConn != NULL) {
 	fclose(OpenConn);
 	OpenConn = NULL;
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/install.c b/release/sysinstall/install.c
index 4d726ac0dc84..ea3db2297d9a 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/install.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/install.c
@@ -443,25 +443,27 @@ installExpress(dialogMenuItem *self)
 
     if (!Dists) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
-	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) || !Dists)
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
     if (!mediaDevice) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
+    if (!mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice))
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_REDRAW;
+
     if (DITEM_STATUS((i = installCommit(self))) == DITEM_SUCCESS) {
 	i |= DITEM_LEAVE_MENU;
 	/* Give user the option of one last configuration spree */
 	installConfigure();
-
-	/* Now write out any changes .. */
-	configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
     }
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    /* Now write out any changes .. */
+    configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* Novice mode installation */
@@ -495,15 +497,18 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
 
     while (1) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
-	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE))
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	
-	if (Dists || !msgYesNo("No distributions selected.  Are you sure you wish to continue?"))
-	    break;
+	if (!Dists && msgYesNo("No distributions selected.  Revisit the distributions menu?"))
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
     if (!mediaDevice && (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice))
-	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+
+    if (!mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice))
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 
     if (DITEM_STATUS((i = installCommit(self))) == DITEM_FAILURE) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
@@ -512,7 +517,7 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		   "scroll-lock feature.  You can also chose \"No\" at the next\n"
 		   "prompt and go back into the installation menus to try and retry\n"
 		   "whichever operations have failed.");
-	return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 
     }
     else {
@@ -624,7 +629,7 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
     /* Now write out any changes .. */
     configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
 
-    return DITEM_LEAVE_MENU | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return DITEM_LEAVE_MENU | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* The version of commit we call from the Install Custom menu */
@@ -668,7 +673,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	if (!msgYesNo("No distributions are selected for installation!  Do you\n"
 		      "want to do this now?")) {
 	    if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	else
 	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
@@ -678,7 +683,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	if (!msgYesNo("You need to select a media type first.  Do you want\n"
 		      "to do this now?")) {
 	    if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice)
-		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	else
 		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
@@ -713,7 +718,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
     variable_set2(SYSTEM_STATE, DITEM_STATUS(i) == DITEM_FAILURE ? "error-install" : "full-install");
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/installUpgrade.c b/release/sysinstall/installUpgrade.c
index b6e00605986e..2dcc66f76158 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/installUpgrade.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/installUpgrade.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ installUpgrade(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		   "to select those portions of the new system you wish to install on top of\n"
 		   "the old.");
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) || !Dists)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
     }
     else if (!(Dists & DIST_BIN)) {	    /* No bin selected?  Not much of an upgrade.. */
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ installUpgrade(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		     "want to select the bin distribution?  Chose No to bring up the Distributions\n"
 		     "menu.") != 0) {
 	    if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE))
-		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	    dialog_clear_norefresh();
 	}
     }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ installUpgrade(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	msgConfirm("Now you must specify an installation medium for the upgrade.");
 media:
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
     if (!mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice)) {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ media:
 	if (DITEM_STATUS(diskLabelEditor(self)) == DITEM_FAILURE) {
 	    msgConfirm("The disk label editor returned an error status.  Upgrade operation\n"
 		       "aborted.");
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 
 	/* Don't write out MBR info */
@@ -241,14 +241,14 @@ media:
 	    msgConfirm("Not all file systems were properly mounted.  Upgrade operation\n"
 		       "aborted.");
 	    variable_unset(DISK_PARTITIONED);
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 
 	if (DITEM_STATUS(chroot("/mnt")) == DITEM_FAILURE) {
 	    msgConfirm("Unable to chroot to /mnt - something is wrong with the\n"
 		       "root partition or the way it's mounted if this doesn't work.");
 	    variable_unset(DISK_PARTITIONED);
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	chdir("/");
 	systemCreateHoloshell();
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ media:
 	    if (vsystem("tar -cf - -C /etc . | tar -xpf - -C %s", saved_etc))
 		if (msgYesNo("Unable to backup your /etc into %s.\n"
 			     "Do you want to continue anyway?", saved_etc) != 0)
-		    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	if (file_readable("/kernel")) {
 	    msgNotify("Moving old kernel to /kernel.prev");
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/media.c b/release/sysinstall/media.c
index 7a3f29ef1745..8bade8adf5a3 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/media.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/media.c
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ mediaSetCDROM(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
 	free(menu);
 	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     else
 	mediaDevice = devs[0];
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ mediaSetFloppy(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
 	free(menu);
 	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     else
 	mediaDevice = devs[0];
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ mediaSetDOS(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
 	free(menu);
 	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     else
 	mediaDevice = devs[0];
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ mediaSetTape(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
 	free(menu);
 	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     else
 	mediaDevice = devs[0];
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ mediaSetTape(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	else
 	    mediaDevice->private = strdup(val);
     }
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ mediaSetFTP(dialogMenuItem *self)
     if (!cp) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMediaFTP, FALSE))
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	else
 	    cp = variable_get(VAR_FTP_PATH);
-	what = DITEM_RECREATE;
+	what = DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     if (!cp)
 	return DITEM_FAILURE | what;
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ mediaGetType(dialogMenuItem *self)
     int i;
 
     i = dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) ? DITEM_SUCCESS : DITEM_FAILURE;
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* Return TRUE if all the media variables are set up correctly */
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/network.c b/release/sysinstall/network.c
index 836f21ca9d32..2ca782b268bb 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/network.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/network.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ mediaInitNetwork(Device *dev)
 
     /* Old PPP process lying around? */
     if (pppPID) {
+	msgNotify("Killing previous PPP process %d.", pppPID);
 	kill(pppPID, SIGTERM);
 	pppPID = 0;
     }
@@ -91,8 +92,10 @@ mediaInitNetwork(Device *dev)
 			  "correctness (default here is: VJ compression, Hardware flow-\n"
 			  "control, ignore carrier and 9600 baud data rate).  When you're\n"
 			  "ready, press [ENTER] to execute it.");
-	if (!val)
+	if (!val) {
+	    msgConfirm("slattach command was empty.  Try again!");
 	    return FALSE;
+	}
 	else
 	    SAFE_STRCPY(attach, val);
 	/*
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ mediaInitNetwork(Device *dev)
 	 */
 	if (vsystem(attach)) {
 	    msgConfirm("slattach returned a bad status!  Please verify that\n"
-		       "the command is correct and try again.");
+		       "the command is correct and try this operation again.");
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
@@ -145,8 +148,7 @@ mediaShutdownNetwork(Device *dev)
     if (!RunningAsInit || !networkInitialized)
 	return;
 
-    if (isDebug())
-	msgDebug("Shutdown called for network device %s\n", dev->name);
+    msgDebug("Shutdown called for network device %s\n", dev->name);
     /* Not a serial device? */
     if (strncmp("sl", dev->name, 2) && strncmp("ppp", dev->name, 3)) {
 	int i;
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/samba.c b/release/sysinstall/samba.c
index 2f61c1232415..5c9624f9c5a4 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/samba.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/samba.c
@@ -155,6 +155,5 @@ configSamba(dialogMenuItem *self)
     if (DITEM_STATUS(i) == DITEM_SUCCESS)
 	variable_set2("samba", "YES");
     restorescr(w);
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
-
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/tape.c b/release/sysinstall/tape.c
index a77cf0c8fc36..31c99dd3c80d 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/tape.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/tape.c
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ mediaInitTape(Device *dev)
 
     msgDebug("Tape init routine called for %s (private dir is %s)\n", dev->name, dev->private);
     Mkdir(dev->private);
-    if (chdir(dev->private))
+    if (chdir(dev->private)) {
+	msgConfirm("Unable to CD to %s before extracting tape!\n"
+		   "Tape media not selected.", dev->private);
 	return FALSE;
+    }
     /* We know the tape is already in the drive, so go for it */
     msgNotify("Attempting to extract from %s...", dev->description);
     if (!strcmp(dev->name, "rft0"))
@@ -73,7 +76,8 @@ mediaInitTape(Device *dev)
 	return TRUE;
     }
     else
-	msgConfirm("Tape extract command failed with status %d!", i);
+	msgConfirm("Tape extract command failed with status %d!\n"
+		   "Unable to use tape media.", i);
     return FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c b/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
index 00c9024f6e62..11bc16e3f3f3 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
@@ -361,5 +361,5 @@ int
 tcpMenuSelect(dialogMenuItem *self)
 {
     (void)tcpDeviceSelect();
-    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/config.c b/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
index 62af84a40a34..bf61a2a60610 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ configPackages(dialogMenuItem *self)
         tmp = tmp2;
     }
     index_init(NULL, &plist);
-    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 #ifdef NETCON_EXTENTIONS
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/disks.c b/usr.sbin/sade/disks.c
index b4f09009619f..7351710870eb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/disks.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/disks.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ diskPartitionEditor(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	    i = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE) ? DITEM_SUCCESS : DITEM_FAILURE;
 	    free(menu);
 	}
-	i = i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	i = i | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     return i;
 }
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/install.c b/usr.sbin/sade/install.c
index 4d726ac0dc84..ea3db2297d9a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/install.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/install.c
@@ -443,25 +443,27 @@ installExpress(dialogMenuItem *self)
 
     if (!Dists) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
-	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) || !Dists)
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
     if (!mediaDevice) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
+    if (!mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice))
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_REDRAW;
+
     if (DITEM_STATUS((i = installCommit(self))) == DITEM_SUCCESS) {
 	i |= DITEM_LEAVE_MENU;
 	/* Give user the option of one last configuration spree */
 	installConfigure();
-
-	/* Now write out any changes .. */
-	configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
     }
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    /* Now write out any changes .. */
+    configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* Novice mode installation */
@@ -495,15 +497,18 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
 
     while (1) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
-	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE))
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	
-	if (Dists || !msgYesNo("No distributions selected.  Are you sure you wish to continue?"))
-	    break;
+	if (!Dists && msgYesNo("No distributions selected.  Revisit the distributions menu?"))
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
     if (!mediaDevice && (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice))
-	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+
+    if (!mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice))
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 
     if (DITEM_STATUS((i = installCommit(self))) == DITEM_FAILURE) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
@@ -512,7 +517,7 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		   "scroll-lock feature.  You can also chose \"No\" at the next\n"
 		   "prompt and go back into the installation menus to try and retry\n"
 		   "whichever operations have failed.");
-	return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 
     }
     else {
@@ -624,7 +629,7 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
     /* Now write out any changes .. */
     configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
 
-    return DITEM_LEAVE_MENU | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return DITEM_LEAVE_MENU | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* The version of commit we call from the Install Custom menu */
@@ -668,7 +673,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	if (!msgYesNo("No distributions are selected for installation!  Do you\n"
 		      "want to do this now?")) {
 	    if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	else
 	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
@@ -678,7 +683,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	if (!msgYesNo("You need to select a media type first.  Do you want\n"
 		      "to do this now?")) {
 	    if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice)
-		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	else
 		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
@@ -713,7 +718,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
     variable_set2(SYSTEM_STATE, DITEM_STATUS(i) == DITEM_FAILURE ? "error-install" : "full-install");
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
index 62af84a40a34..bf61a2a60610 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ configPackages(dialogMenuItem *self)
         tmp = tmp2;
     }
     index_init(NULL, &plist);
-    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 #ifdef NETCON_EXTENTIONS
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c
index b4f09009619f..7351710870eb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ diskPartitionEditor(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	    i = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE) ? DITEM_SUCCESS : DITEM_FAILURE;
 	    free(menu);
 	}
-	i = i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	i = i | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     return i;
 }
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c
index c8455f727ff8..cf2b3c7d2469 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ distSetDES(dialogMenuItem *self)
     }
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ distMaybeSetDES(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	else
 	    i = DITEM_FAILURE;
     }
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
 }
 
 int
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ distSetSrc(dialogMenuItem *self)
     }
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
 }
 
 int
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ distSetXF86(dialogMenuItem *self)
     }
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
 }
 
 static Boolean
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/doc.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/doc.c
index c5b579b77d43..17da2c6607aa 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/doc.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/doc.c
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ docBrowser(dialogMenuItem *self)
 
     /* Run browser on the appropriate doc */
     if (dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuHTMLDoc, FALSE))
-	return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE;
     else
-	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* Try to show one of the documents requested from the HTML doc menu */
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dos.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dos.c
index 0e3ccecd796c..abc3debd8150 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dos.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dos.c
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ mediaInitDOS(Device *dev)
 	return FALSE;
     }
     DOSMounted = TRUE;
-    if (isDebug())
-	msgDebug("DOS partition %s mounted\n", dev->devname);
+    msgDebug("DOS partition %s mounted\n", dev->devname);
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/floppy.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/floppy.c
index bc5b6322fff3..b58501650bb1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/floppy.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/floppy.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ mediaGetFloppy(Device *dev, char *file, Boolean probe)
 
     snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "/dist/%s", file);
 
-    msgDebug("Request for %s from floppy on /dist, probe is %d.\n", buf, probe);
+    if (isDebug())
+	msgDebug("Request for %s from floppy on /dist, probe is %d.\n", buf, probe);
     if (!file_readable(buf)) {
 	if (probe)
 	    return NULL;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/ftp.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/ftp.c
index 1c5a6e613a38..07c4528ae404 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/ftp.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/ftp.c
@@ -73,15 +73,20 @@ mediaInitFTP(Device *dev)
 try:
     cp = variable_get(VAR_FTP_PATH);
     if (!cp) {
-	if (DITEM_STATUS(mediaSetFTP(NULL)) == DITEM_FAILURE || (cp = variable_get(VAR_FTP_PATH)) == NULL)
-	return FALSE;
+	if (DITEM_STATUS(mediaSetFTP(NULL)) == DITEM_FAILURE || (cp = variable_get(VAR_FTP_PATH)) == NULL) {
+	    msgConfirm("Unable to get proper FTP path.  FTP media not initialized.");
+	    netdev->shutdown(netdev);
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
     }
 
     hostname = variable_get(VAR_FTP_HOST);
     dir = variable_get(VAR_FTP_DIR);
-    if (!hostname || !dir)
-	msgFatal("Missing FTP host or directory specification - something's wrong!");
-
+    if (!hostname || !dir) {
+	msgConfirm("Missing FTP host or directory specification.  FTP media not initialized,");
+	netdev->shutdown(netdev);
+	return FALSE;
+    }
     user = variable_get(VAR_FTP_USER);
     login_name = (!user || !*user) ? "anonymous" : user;
 
@@ -91,10 +96,7 @@ try:
 	sprintf(password, "installer@%s", variable_get(VAR_HOSTNAME));
     msgNotify("Logging in to %s@%s..", login_name, hostname);
     if ((OpenConn = ftpLogin(hostname, login_name, password, FtpPort, isDebug(), &code)) == NULL) {
-	if (variable_get(VAR_NO_CONFIRM))
-	    msgNotify("Couldn't open FTP connection to %s, errcode = %d", hostname, code);
-	else
-	    msgConfirm("Couldn't open FTP connection to %s, errcode = %d", hostname, code);
+	msgConfirm("Couldn't open FTP connection to %s, errcode = %d", hostname, code);
 	goto punt;
     }
 
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ punt:
 	fclose(OpenConn);
 	OpenConn = NULL;
     }
+    netdev->shutdown(netdev);
     variable_unset(VAR_FTP_PATH);
     return FALSE;
 }
@@ -215,8 +218,7 @@ mediaShutdownFTP(Device *dev)
     if (!ftpInitted)
 	return;
 
-    if (isDebug())
-	msgDebug("FTP shutdown called.  OpenConn = %x\n", OpenConn);
+    msgDebug("FTP shutdown called.  OpenConn = %x\n", OpenConn);
     if (OpenConn != NULL) {
 	fclose(OpenConn);
 	OpenConn = NULL;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c
index 4d726ac0dc84..ea3db2297d9a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c
@@ -443,25 +443,27 @@ installExpress(dialogMenuItem *self)
 
     if (!Dists) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
-	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) || !Dists)
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
     if (!mediaDevice) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
+    if (!mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice))
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_REDRAW;
+
     if (DITEM_STATUS((i = installCommit(self))) == DITEM_SUCCESS) {
 	i |= DITEM_LEAVE_MENU;
 	/* Give user the option of one last configuration spree */
 	installConfigure();
-
-	/* Now write out any changes .. */
-	configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
     }
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    /* Now write out any changes .. */
+    configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* Novice mode installation */
@@ -495,15 +497,18 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
 
     while (1) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
-	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE))
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	
-	if (Dists || !msgYesNo("No distributions selected.  Are you sure you wish to continue?"))
-	    break;
+	if (!Dists && msgYesNo("No distributions selected.  Revisit the distributions menu?"))
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
     if (!mediaDevice && (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice))
-	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+
+    if (!mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice))
+	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 
     if (DITEM_STATUS((i = installCommit(self))) == DITEM_FAILURE) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
@@ -512,7 +517,7 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		   "scroll-lock feature.  You can also chose \"No\" at the next\n"
 		   "prompt and go back into the installation menus to try and retry\n"
 		   "whichever operations have failed.");
-	return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 
     }
     else {
@@ -624,7 +629,7 @@ installNovice(dialogMenuItem *self)
     /* Now write out any changes .. */
     configSysconfig("/etc/sysconfig");
 
-    return DITEM_LEAVE_MENU | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return DITEM_LEAVE_MENU | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* The version of commit we call from the Install Custom menu */
@@ -668,7 +673,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	if (!msgYesNo("No distributions are selected for installation!  Do you\n"
 		      "want to do this now?")) {
 	    if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) && !Dists)
-		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	else
 	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
@@ -678,7 +683,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	if (!msgYesNo("You need to select a media type first.  Do you want\n"
 		      "to do this now?")) {
 	    if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice)
-		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	else
 		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
@@ -713,7 +718,7 @@ installCommit(dialogMenuItem *self)
     else
 	i = DITEM_FAILURE;
     variable_set2(SYSTEM_STATE, DITEM_STATUS(i) == DITEM_FAILURE ? "error-install" : "full-install");
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/installUpgrade.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/installUpgrade.c
index b6e00605986e..2dcc66f76158 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/installUpgrade.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/installUpgrade.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ installUpgrade(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		   "to select those portions of the new system you wish to install on top of\n"
 		   "the old.");
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE) || !Dists)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
     }
     else if (!(Dists & DIST_BIN)) {	    /* No bin selected?  Not much of an upgrade.. */
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ installUpgrade(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		     "want to select the bin distribution?  Chose No to bring up the Distributions\n"
 		     "menu.") != 0) {
 	    if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuDistributions, FALSE))
-		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	    dialog_clear_norefresh();
 	}
     }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ installUpgrade(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	msgConfirm("Now you must specify an installation medium for the upgrade.");
 media:
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) || !mediaDevice)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
 
     if (!mediaDevice->init(mediaDevice)) {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ media:
 	if (DITEM_STATUS(diskLabelEditor(self)) == DITEM_FAILURE) {
 	    msgConfirm("The disk label editor returned an error status.  Upgrade operation\n"
 		       "aborted.");
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 
 	/* Don't write out MBR info */
@@ -241,14 +241,14 @@ media:
 	    msgConfirm("Not all file systems were properly mounted.  Upgrade operation\n"
 		       "aborted.");
 	    variable_unset(DISK_PARTITIONED);
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 
 	if (DITEM_STATUS(chroot("/mnt")) == DITEM_FAILURE) {
 	    msgConfirm("Unable to chroot to /mnt - something is wrong with the\n"
 		       "root partition or the way it's mounted if this doesn't work.");
 	    variable_unset(DISK_PARTITIONED);
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	chdir("/");
 	systemCreateHoloshell();
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ media:
 	    if (vsystem("tar -cf - -C /etc . | tar -xpf - -C %s", saved_etc))
 		if (msgYesNo("Unable to backup your /etc into %s.\n"
 			     "Do you want to continue anyway?", saved_etc) != 0)
-		    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+		    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	}
 	if (file_readable("/kernel")) {
 	    msgNotify("Moving old kernel to /kernel.prev");
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
index 7a3f29ef1745..8bade8adf5a3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ mediaSetCDROM(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
 	free(menu);
 	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     else
 	mediaDevice = devs[0];
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ mediaSetFloppy(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
 	free(menu);
 	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     else
 	mediaDevice = devs[0];
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ mediaSetDOS(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
 	free(menu);
 	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     else
 	mediaDevice = devs[0];
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ mediaSetTape(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
 	free(menu);
 	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     else
 	mediaDevice = devs[0];
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ mediaSetTape(dialogMenuItem *self)
 	else
 	    mediaDevice->private = strdup(val);
     }
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE) | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ mediaSetFTP(dialogMenuItem *self)
     if (!cp) {
 	dialog_clear_norefresh();
 	if (!dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMediaFTP, FALSE))
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RECREATE;
+	    return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_RESTORE;
 	else
 	    cp = variable_get(VAR_FTP_PATH);
-	what = DITEM_RECREATE;
+	what = DITEM_RESTORE;
     }
     if (!cp)
 	return DITEM_FAILURE | what;
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ mediaGetType(dialogMenuItem *self)
     int i;
 
     i = dmenuOpenSimple(&MenuMedia, FALSE) ? DITEM_SUCCESS : DITEM_FAILURE;
-    return i | DITEM_RECREATE;
+    return i | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
 
 /* Return TRUE if all the media variables are set up correctly */
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/network.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/network.c
index 836f21ca9d32..2ca782b268bb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/network.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/network.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ mediaInitNetwork(Device *dev)
 
     /* Old PPP process lying around? */
     if (pppPID) {
+	msgNotify("Killing previous PPP process %d.", pppPID);
 	kill(pppPID, SIGTERM);
 	pppPID = 0;
     }
@@ -91,8 +92,10 @@ mediaInitNetwork(Device *dev)
 			  "correctness (default here is: VJ compression, Hardware flow-\n"
 			  "control, ignore carrier and 9600 baud data rate).  When you're\n"
 			  "ready, press [ENTER] to execute it.");
-	if (!val)
+	if (!val) {
+	    msgConfirm("slattach command was empty.  Try again!");
 	    return FALSE;
+	}
 	else
 	    SAFE_STRCPY(attach, val);
 	/*
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ mediaInitNetwork(Device *dev)
 	 */
 	if (vsystem(attach)) {
 	    msgConfirm("slattach returned a bad status!  Please verify that\n"
-		       "the command is correct and try again.");
+		       "the command is correct and try this operation again.");
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
@@ -145,8 +148,7 @@ mediaShutdownNetwork(Device *dev)
     if (!RunningAsInit || !networkInitialized)
 	return;
 
-    if (isDebug())
-	msgDebug("Shutdown called for network device %s\n", dev->name);
+    msgDebug("Shutdown called for network device %s\n", dev->name);
     /* Not a serial device? */
     if (strncmp("sl", dev->name, 2) && strncmp("ppp", dev->name, 3)) {
 	int i;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tape.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tape.c
index a77cf0c8fc36..31c99dd3c80d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tape.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tape.c
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ mediaInitTape(Device *dev)
 
     msgDebug("Tape init routine called for %s (private dir is %s)\n", dev->name, dev->private);
     Mkdir(dev->private);
-    if (chdir(dev->private))
+    if (chdir(dev->private)) {
+	msgConfirm("Unable to CD to %s before extracting tape!\n"
+		   "Tape media not selected.", dev->private);
 	return FALSE;
+    }
     /* We know the tape is already in the drive, so go for it */
     msgNotify("Attempting to extract from %s...", dev->description);
     if (!strcmp(dev->name, "rft0"))
@@ -73,7 +76,8 @@ mediaInitTape(Device *dev)
 	return TRUE;
     }
     else
-	msgConfirm("Tape extract command failed with status %d!", i);
+	msgConfirm("Tape extract command failed with status %d!\n"
+		   "Unable to use tape media.", i);
     return FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
index 00c9024f6e62..11bc16e3f3f3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
@@ -361,5 +361,5 @@ int
 tcpMenuSelect(dialogMenuItem *self)
 {
     (void)tcpDeviceSelect();
-    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RECREATE | DITEM_RESTORE;
+    return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }