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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 00:36:47 -0400
From: "Ed Paquette" <ed@moose.ncia.net>
Subject: 2.1.5 R Install problems
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2.1.5 Isn't installing properly.  All seems well until after commit... It
creates file systems ok, then starts copying from distributions and dies
on bin.aa or bin.ab and just hangs.  I can CTRL-C and "cleanly" quit the
install.  Here's my config:

BSD Machine (worked VERY well with 2.1.0R believe it or not =) ):
 386/40
 8 MB ram
 3Com ep0
 1 conner 400 mb
 1 conner 200 mb

Install method (also, worked to install 2.1.0 without a hitch):
 Local FTP to Windows 95 machine running WFTPD 2.20

I'm including a few lines of the WFTPD log... there is a warning in it
that I'm sure is related to the problem (cause or effect, I'm not sure):

------ 8< -----------------------------------
[G 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:00 Got file D:\FREEBSD\2.1.5-RELEASE\bin\bin.ab
successfully
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:01 Command "TYPE I" received
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:01 TYPE set to I N
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:01 Command "PORT 192,168,0,10,4,5" received
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:01 PORT set to 192.168.0.10 - 1029 (4,5)
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:01 Command "RETR bin/bin.ac" received
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:01 RETRieve started on file bin/bin.ac
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:38 Transfer terminated by client closing
connection
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:38 Transfer aborted
[G 0057] 07/18/96 00:32:38 Got file D:\FREEBSD\2.1.5-RELEASE\bin\bin.ac
unsuccessfully
[! -001] 07/18/96 00:32:38 Received data signal FD_WRITE on socket 15
which I can't find
[C 0057] 07/18/96 00:33:13 QUIT or close - user anonymous logged out
------ 8< -----------------------------------

In the above example, the install died on bin.ac, it's not consistent.  It
will die on aa or ab as well.

This is a bummer! I guess I'll just go back to 2.1.0R if I have to...

TIA
Ed Paquette
ed@ncia.net