Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 03:41:39 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: Clint Olsen <clint@0lsen.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying to install 5.2 RC2, failed ftp install Message-ID: <3FF2A7E3.7000905@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20031229224501.GB23374@0lsen.net> References: <20031229224501.GB23374@0lsen.net>
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Clint Olsen wrote: > Hi: > > I hope that I got the list correct for this since this is a release > candidate. I'm trying to boot a CD and install over the net. To keep > things simple, I'm installing everything. I configure my network > interface, and when I install the base package, I get a "write on transfer > failed". > > I toggled over to the debug console, and I saw this: > > /stand/gunzip: <fd:0>: too many length or distance symbols > /stand/cpio: premature end of file > > Is the 5.2 install broken? > > Thanks, > > -Clint I just did a successful FTP install of 5.2-RC2 using the 'bootonly' ISO image to start the process, then set sysinstall to use passive FTP from ftp.freebsd.org. Unfortunately, using real floppies to start sysinstall resulted in a endless stream of VM Fault panics that went by too fast to copy down. Scott
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