Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:52:01 -0700 (PDT) From: jim flournoy <bsdspaceman@yahoo.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I still can't get my net install to work from CDrom Message-ID: <20010815045202.39002.qmail@web20205.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010814204524.A45919@xor.obsecurity.org>
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> Are you trying to use anonymous FTP, or are you > logging in as a user? > Try logging in from an FTP client to make sure it > works. > > IIRC, there is an option in sysinstall to tell it > which directory on > the server to use. There are also options for > username and password > if you're not using anonftp. If you think you're > doing all this > already, tell us EXACTLY what settings you're > customizing in > sysinstall so we don't have to keep guessing :-) > > Kris Because, on the installation notes, there is a warning that the necessary edit to the passwd file might allow anonymous login (add with vipw ftp:*:99:99::0:0::FTP:/cdrom:/sbin/nologin) I have assumed I could do this anonymously although I'm not sure that I have any other support for anonymous ftp Tonight I tried setting the ftp user name and passwd to my account and that failed. It seems to fail as soon as I change anything on the options screen: I immediately am rewarded with the message "Installation completed with some errors..." and have to restart the whole process. On the options editor I see Install Root: / Browser Exec: /usr/local/bin/lynx Package Temp: /usr/tmp but nothing else indicating a possible path to the source image. Only after I choose installation media '2 FTP Install from an FTP server' installation method do I seem to have a choice as to the path. ex ftp://192.168.0.10/cdrom As far as the customation issue goes, I'm just choosing a basic 'user' install without X, then formatting the first scsi hd (da0) as bsd, choosing the automatic partition settings and then choosing a standard mbr. For the second scsi hd (da1) i create a single filesystem partition and choose the 'leave the mbr untouched' option on the following screen. I just got the message "No such directory ftp://192.168.0.10/cdrom please check your URL and try again" hmmm... Thanks! Jim Jim __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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