Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:21:04 GMT From: Yvo van Doorn <yvov@forest.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/93275: sysinstall: Failure to install after restarting install program while contacting FTP host Message-ID: <200602131021.k1DAL44H003885@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200602131030.k1DAUBZ2063441@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 93275
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: sysinstall: Failure to install after restarting install program while contacting FTP host
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Feb 13 10:30:10 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Yvo van Doorn
>Release: 6.0-release
>Organization:
digital.forest
>Environment:
FreeBSD nagios.forest.net 6.0-RELEASE-p4 FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE-p4 #0: Thu Feb 9 16:28:17 PST 2006 yvo@nagios.forest.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NAGIOS i386
>Description:
This seems to be an old bug that still exists today as Google resulted in a discussion about a bug in the sysinstall during FreeBSD 4 (can't find it at this right moment though, but i did see it).
I seem to be getting the following error right after I start downloading:
create/symlink failed, no inodes free
It keeps downloading however that error is displayed across the screen.
This only happens though when I do the following.
1. Start the installation as normal via CD
3. Configure the disk with FreeBSD sysinstall defaults (/, swap, /var, /tmp, /usr)
2. Media is FTP
3. When attempting to contact the FTP (example: ftp1.freebsd.org) hit escape and then hit Restart so that the installation program restarts (not abort).
Now do the same thing over again.
Configure disk -> select package(s) -> media and start and at this point it will fail.
I can repeat this every single time on multiple systems. I only discovered it after I accidentally mistyped my gateway address.
>How-To-Repeat:
1. Start the installation as normal via CD
3. Configure the disk with FreeBSD sysinstall defaults (/, swap, /var, /tmp, /usr)
2. Media is FTP
3. When attempting to contact the FTP (example: ftp1.freebsd.org) hit escape and then hit Restart so that the installation program restarts (not abort).
Now do the same thing over again.
Configure disk -> select package(s) -> media and start and at this point it will fail.
>Fix:
Completely reboot the computer and then start the installation from beginning seems to be the fix.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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