From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 29 23:00:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4752B16A4D1 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:00:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B76743D55 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:00:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iBTN0jle022466 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:00:45 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iBTN0j2L022459; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:00:45 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:00:45 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200412292300.iBTN0j2L022459@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Angus MacGyver Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 072D816A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:51:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E41EB43D31 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:51:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iBTMps8Q058324 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:51:54 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iBTMpsxV058323; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:51:54 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200412292251.iBTMpsxV058323@www.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:51:54 GMT From: Angus MacGyver To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Subject: alpha/75637: Packages/INDEX not found when trying to install packages via FTP from sysintall. X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:00:46 -0000 >Number: 75637 >Category: alpha >Synopsis: Packages/INDEX not found when trying to install packages via FTP from sysintall. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-alpha >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 29 23:00:45 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Angus MacGyver >Release: 5.3-RELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD test3bsd 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov 5 11:30:09 UTC 2004 root@ds10.wbnet:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC alpha >Description: Unable to install any pre-built packages from FTP using sysinstall program. Choose the FTP site (I am choosing ftp.frebsd.org, as got same problems with the UK and US mirrors) The program then looks up the IP, and appears to login to the FTP server.. Then the error message appears as follows. Unable to get packages/INDEX file from selected media This may be because the packages collection is not available on the distribution media you've chosen, most likely an FTP site without the packages collection mirrored. Please verify that your media, or your path to the media, is correct and try again. >How-To-Repeat: Completely minimum install from either CD or FTP and do a mimimum installation, and let it complete. At any point after the initial installation or after the initial reboot after installation, try to use sysinstall to install pre-built packages via FTP. The X86 version of 5.3 does not exhibit this problem. >Fix: If only I knew :( >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: