Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 00:03:20 -0800 (PST) From: Stranger Bone <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: Perry Lucas <perry@avatarweb.com> Cc: Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pkg Add problems? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970206000220.5408E-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970206013234.0090f980@mail.vt.edu>
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On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Perry Lucas wrote: > At 06:09 PM 2/5/97 -0700, you wrote: > >> I am installing FreeBSD onto a 2.1 gig hard drive all its > >> own. I am running into a PKG_Add error that is preventing > >> the addition of packages to the system. I get a write > >> error, possible corruption of package message. > > >Given the sizes of your filesystems above, I'd say you're probably > >filling /var/tmp. The next time pkg_add pukes on you, try df and see > >which filesystem is at or above 108%. Or try setting TMPDIR to > >/usr/tmp, which appears to be less likely to run out of room. > > This is what I get for Debug: > > proc: table is full > Debug: Caught SIGPIPE while trying to install <insert package name> package. > Debug: Switching back to VTYI Are you doing this from sysinstall? It's famous for that. If you are, try using plain vanilla pkg_add. > DF Produces: > > mfs_root 89% / > dev/wd0a 44% /mnt > /mnt/dev/wd0s1f 23% /mnt/user > /mnt/dev/wd0s1e 0% /mnt/var > /dev/wcd0c 100% /cdrom > > DU Produces: > > A very long list that I am not going to copy :) > > I don't know what it is, probably something very simple that I am failing > to see. I tried increasing the VAR partition size, but the error still > came through. Any further ideas? > > --Perry Lucas > Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."
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