From owner-freebsd-doc Mon Sep 25 5: 5:36 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from matrix.loopback.org (matrix.loopback.org [195.247.213.34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4310637B424 for ; Mon, 25 Sep 2000 05:05:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from henning@localhost) by matrix.loopback.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA14525 for doc@freebsd.org; Mon, 25 Sep 2000 14:05:30 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from henning) Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 14:05:30 +0200 From: Henning Sprang To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: [stolz@I2.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE: Re: installation via http proxy] Message-ID: <20000925140530.A14408@matrix.loopback.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hy, maybe that should go into the "errata" part of the release 4.1 documentation: ----- Forwarded message from Volker Stolz ----- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:57:36 +0200 From: Volker Stolz To: Henning Sprang Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation via http proxy User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20000925043735.A7681@matrix.loopback.org>; from henning.sprang@netropol.de on Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 04:37:35AM +0200 Organization: Chair for CS II, Anomalous Programming On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 04:37:35AM +0200, Henning Sprang wrote: > when trying to install 4.1-RELEASE via a http proxy, using exactly the > solution provided in http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html, > 2.2.1.6.2 my system always crashes right after choosing the download site. > I try to use install type 3b HTTP Proxy. > The Sytem goes down , showing the URL of my download site iin a grey frame, > saying > "Fatal Error: Null name or value passed to set_variable2! - PRESS ANY KEY TO REBOOT" This option in sysinstall is *BROKEN*. -- Volker Stolz * stolz@i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de * PGP + S/MIME ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Henning Sprang Netropol Digitale Systeme Lagerstrasse 30a Tel: +49 40 43250000 D-20357 Hamburg Fax: +49 40 43189490 henning@Netropol.DE To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message