Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 14:58:16 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Michael A. Endsley" <mandm@alaska.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Still can't install current via ftp! Message-ID: <199909031358.OAA03975@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 Sep 1999 22:23:12 -0800." <3.0.6.32.19990902222312.0080ba30@mail.gci.net>
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> I just downloaded the latest floppies from current (19990827) and tried
> installing current on a different machine that did not have a previous
> version of FreeBSD on it.
> As before (search for vty3 and Alt-F3), once I went through the novice
> installation and got to the part to connect to FreeBSD, I could not get to
> the vt (ALT-F3) to start ppp.
> This is for a new installation.
> Should I present this problem to the hackers maillist?
> I really think this is a problem that should be fixed by somebody.
> BTW- I did a new install of 3.2 and it worked great. It appears something
> happened between 3.2 and 4.0.
> Perhaps I will have to install 3.2 and then upgrade to 4.0??
> Thanks again,
You should use vty2 rather than vty3. vty3 is a typo and has been
fixed. The ppp startup failure has also been fixed now, so if you
try a September snapshot, there should be no problem.
> Michael A. Endsley
> mand@alaska.com
> (was al7oj@customcpu.com)
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