From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 25 08:13:36 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48443106564A for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:13:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from antoniok.spb@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.152]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE3478FC25 for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:13:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 22so1003296fge.13 for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:13:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:mime-version:received:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=puzj0VjnWhcKcoHV67lfD5xFh/BKDZ5YN6QGRRhDjDI=; b=lIOYJDUGSzrDPhYntU0vyZm+9UmXEqYdghUWCfiV6r/V/vbsVhe4a8ACcknF9qfrBi 0x9ET3QD8KapDGU3gWRmnP1x5ESbrdq781gg95BvXtZ2i/dvydd9FNFIEl0Uv5xXNIgL tPMeLX7sYTSiC0W0wH643a9qi/EU/XeR8M6ak= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=DsaAo6vmVRqNSHm+S+voqoAIwpwke7JNDRgT/bYUBgbsYGOsUawgL0SK3jlfKcIj8i /vQM3T4EYH1Q+FU/eDBjC12x1I7cadoLga5Pv/I+Zz3doPC+YhW1j5WobdpN+o7EDxtE XQVqgSbEL8SK6FWyb4g+kFNH4xKp/N8JANoO4= Received: by 10.239.132.141 with SMTP id 13mr218280hbr.33.1272183207175; Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:13:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.140.199 with HTTP; Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:13:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4BD3EDF0.2090105@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <4BD3526F.2090700@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4BD3EDF0.2090105@infracaninophile.co.uk> From: =?UTF-8?B?0JDQvdGC0L7QvSDQmtC70LXRgdGB?= Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:13:07 +0400 Message-ID: To: Matthew Seaman Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Installing from FTP: unable to transfer the GENERIC distribution X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:13:36 -0000 If I just ping FTP server from installer's shell for minutes, it will show me packets loss if some, right? 2010/4/25 Matthew Seaman > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 24/04/2010 22:41:13, =E1=CE=D4=CF=CE =EB=CC=C5=D3=D3 wrote: > >> Suspect hardware on the second system? Try escaping to the shell > >>> (Alt-F4) after pulling down some of the distribution sets and see if > >>> 'netstat -i' shows interface errors. > >>> > >> > >> I tried to, but (Alt-F4) does nothing. > >> Should it work in "Standard" installation method or "Custom"? > >> > > > > > > > > This time I lucky: "Base" distribution set get right, and when "Generic= " > > started downloading, I reached the console you mean. > > > > netstat -i says there are no errors. > > > > second console says following: > > > > /stand/cpio: invalid header: checksum error > > /stand/cpio: warning: skipped bytes of junk > > /stand/cpio: : No such file or directory > > > > > > While downloading, such messages run out very fast. > > Then, sysinstall says: > > > > User confirmation requested > > Unable to transfer the GENERIC distribution from ftp://ftp10.freebsd.or= g > . > > Do you want to try to retrieve it again? > > Hmmm... well, the best theory I can see that fits the observed symptoms > is that you are getting packet loss while trying to download the > distribution sets for your second system. Packet loss usually means > dodgy hardware. I think you'ld have to be seeing quite substantial > packet loss -- more than about 5% -- or the normal TCP retransmission > stuff would fix things at the cost of a rather lower than normal > download speed. > > It's pretty hard to diagnose such problems from the installer -- try > booting the machine from a livecd and using a more capable environment > to work out what's going wrong. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > - -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard > Flat 3 > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > Kent, CT11 9PW > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkvT7fAACgkQ8Mjk52CukIy9bACePj/qXPxD+FRX7XPc5+KAQxqK > FAUAnjNSDDvEFMhudlzmboD0TPfHj5OR > =3DTGTL > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --=20 =F3 =D5=D7=C1=D6=C5=CE=C9=C5=CD, =E1=CE=D4=CF=CE =EB=CC=C5=D3=D3, http://kless.spb.ru/