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Subject: Re: conf/2091: transfer error bytes -1 to 1024 on install
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FreeBSD-gnats@freefall.freebsd.org wrote:
> 
> Thank you very much for your problem report.
> It has the internal identification `conf/2091'.
> The individual assigned to look at your
> bug is: freebsd-bugs.
> 
> >Category:       conf
> >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
> >Synopsis:       transfer error bytes -1 to 1024 on install
> >Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 22 21:30:09 PST 1996
i have some more clues , after downloading a fresh 2.1.5 BIN from your
FTP i got the same error , also in debug mode i got

gunzip:stdin:unexpexted end of file
/stand/cpio:premature end of file
dbug:cpio return error status of 1!



thanks hope these clues help