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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!serval.net.wsu.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!oracle.pnl.gov!osi-east2.es.net!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!hookup!interlog.com!morphos.com!daves From: daves@interlog.com (David Shadoff) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Problems with FTP install over SLIP Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 00:07:51 Organization: Morphos Systens Inc. Lines: 28 Message-ID: <daves.6.00002188@interlog.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: morphos.interlog.com X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] On the 950112-SNAP distribution (and probably 2.0R & 941222-SNAP), there is a problem trying to do an FTP install of the bindist (& any other dist) using the highly-touted 'FTP' install method, if you try doing it over a SLIP line which needs the modem to be dialled. The problem is because the touch command is not included in the 'stand' directory (or at least not in the immediate path). Here's the mechanism of action: In netinst.sh, you choose FTP/SLIP install. You are asked if you need to dial your modem. If yes, it does the following: mkdir -p /var/log touch -f /var/log/aculog >/dev/null 2>&1 chmod 666 /var/log/aculog >/dev/null 2>&1 If touch does not exist, /var/log/aculog does not get created. In addition (and perhaps as a result), cu has problems with lock files when using cu - the error messages I get state: lock open: no such file or directory all ports busy The FAQ states that you need a lockfile directory /usr/spool/lock with the right permissions, but this doesn't seem to help me. Any additions/solutions ?