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Subject: bin/2867: sysinstall goes into an infinite loop during pkg add
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>Number:         2867
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       sysinstall goes into an infinite loop during pkg add
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar  3 19:20:03 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     gpalmer@freebsd.org
>Organization:
FreeBSD
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2-GAMMA i386
>Environment:

2.2 gamma floppy from the 970226 build

>Description:

It seems relatively easy to either get a SIG11, or get the it to eat 100%
CPU without end during the package addition phase. The exact cause is
unknown, but I've done it too many times here for it to be a fluke.

Passive ftp install over ethernet on a P5-166 which has otherwise performed
flawlessly.

>How-To-Repeat:

Beat on the pkg installation section of sysinstall, either standalone or
from the boot floppy

>Fix:
	
Beat on jordan until he fixes it :-)

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: