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Subject: kern/2732: mcopy 3.0 causes kernel hang
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>Number:         2732
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       mcopy 3.0 causes kernel hang
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 14 09:10:01 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Matt Hamilton
>Organization:
Badock Hall, Bristol University
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2-970205-GAMMA i386
>Environment:

Mtools-3.0 from ports collection.

>Description:

when trying to use mcopy to copy a file to drive a: the system hangs.
Cannot telnet in, cannot change virtual terminals, cannot ^C, ^Z or
anything. Caps-lock light hangs.

>How-To-Repeat:

mcopy /tmp/file.ps a:

>Fix:
	
not known
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: