Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 10:46:12 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: ringlord@bbs.dcoisp.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.5-r ftp install stuck on info dist. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971029104522.16199J-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <TCPSMTP.17.10.28.-11.50.10.3047923923.2799@bbs.dcoisp.net>
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On Tue, 28 Oct 1997 ringlord@bbs.dcoisp.net wrote: > I began installing freebsd 2.2.5-RELEASE. I downloaded and fdimaged the > boot floppy, and setup my partition. I then selected the distribution I > wanted, developer. I then selected the media type for the installation > which I selected ftp. I then selected the ftp server: ftp2.freebsd.org. > Note, I originally tried ftp.freebsd.org, but the connection appeared > to be slow, probably heavy network traffic at the time. I then setup my > ed0 driver my ne2000 clone, which is connected at 128k connection to the > internet. All worked well. The distribution began to install until it > got to "chunk 7 of 7" of the info distribution. Then, everything > stopped. Nothing disconnected, but everything stopped even moving and I > left the machine alone for about 16 minutes. I then started a new fresh > install, and had the same results. what happens if you dn't instll the info dist? Is there any wierd output on the ALT-F2 debug console? Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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