From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 19 16:30:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2D491065686 for ; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:30:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from maxim@macomnet.ru) Received: from mp2.macomnet.net (cl-2958.ham-01.de.sixxs.net [IPv6:2001:6f8:900:b8d::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C75D8FC15 for ; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:30:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from maxim@macomnet.ru) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp2.macomnet.net (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m9JGUl2U020998; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:30:47 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from maxim@macomnet.ru) Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:30:47 +0400 (MSD) From: Maxim Konovalov To: Ben Kaduk In-Reply-To: <47d0403c0810190826x7d4f5d77n4464c066611a8b19@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20081019202911.P27079@mp2.macomnet.net> References: <47d0403c0810190826x7d4f5d77n4464c066611a8b19@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: FreeBSD Current Subject: Re: cannot install october snapshot from ftp server X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:30:50 -0000 On Sun, 19 Oct 2008, 11:26-0400, Ben Kaduk wrote: > Hi all, > > I actually had trouble with September, too, but I didn't try terribly hard. > > As I understand it, only a couple of ftp servers have the actual > distribution data > for the snapshots, with current.freebsd.org (aliased to > snapshots.jp.freebsd.org) > being canonical; I assume that snapshots.se.freebsd.org would also be likely > to have them, from its name. > > However, as I went to install amd64 last night, I was getting "failed to log in" > messages from current.freebsd.org, and I think from snapshots.se.freebsd.org > as well (though my memory is not 100% certain). Certainly I failed to install > a system by this method, and resorted to downloading disc 1 and doing a > standard install from CD. > > I am moderately inclined to believe that I'm seeing server-side > problems, but I'm not sure. Are there other servers that would have > the distributions for the monthly snapshots? > There is snapshots/ directory practically on any FreeBSD ftp mirror. E.g. ftp://ftp2.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots ftp://ftp2.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/200810 -- Maxim Konovalov