Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:12:03 -0500 From: "Babe (and family)" <da-babe@centuryinter.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: can ftp install be resumed? Message-ID: <3620F4F3.AC28255D@centuryinter.net>
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I was some where in the middle of an ftp install and my ISP dropped me. Some of the system is in tack and I can boot to the freeBSD partition but there are various messages about the root not being mountable. Then I get some messeges regarding checking the file system then it gives me the equivalant of the emergency holographic shell that you get during the install. I had re-connected to my ISP when I noticed there was no downloading going on but the original install did not resume and I couldn't figure out how to get it to go again. Obviously I re-booted the system (or I wouldn't be able to send this messege). As I said, the kernel is there so I can boot to the system but I have no way of knowing what didn't finish getting installed nor do I susspect the system will be properly set up when I finish installing with sysinstall. My questions are these. Where, if anywhere, is the log of what packages/distributions were installed so that I can see what still needs to be gotten (from my preferred dists). I know I need the XFree86 and more sorces (though I don't know which ones may have made it, I do know I can't get to sys@ as the /usr/src directory is not very complete). The other question is, if I do the sysinstall to get the rest of my dists, will the system configure itself properly? It seems to be at least partially ok now as things like 'man' and 'shutdown' are working (I take this to mean that at least some of the paths and other system configurations have been noted, though I could be wrong). At any rate, can I resume/fix the install without having to start from scratch (since at least 4 hours of the install has happened) or at least a way to continue an ongoing install if my ISP drops me again? (presuming I havn't re-booted, ie. re-start ppp and kick the install process back into gear) Thank you for your time and any help you may have, Ray (aka Savant, the dim whitted ;) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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