From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Mar 12 22:44:23 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from post-11.mail.nl.demon.net (post-11.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CB1B37B402 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 22:44:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from [212.238.194.207] (helo=mailhost.raggedclown.net) by post-11.mail.nl.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16l2Uh-000L8Q-00 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 06:44:15 +0000 Received: from angel.raggedclown.net (angel.raggedclown.intra [192.168.1.7]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [buffy]) with ESMTP id CE52E488B0 for ; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 07:44:14 +0100 (CET) Received: by angel.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Host [angel], from userid 1005) id 7090C22597; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 07:44:15 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 07:44:15 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Flaw in FreeBSD 4.5 Install CD (?) Message-ID: <20020313064415.GA1656@raggedclown.net> References: <3C8EA894.BEB06FFE@mchsi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3C8EA894.BEB06FFE@mchsi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 07:17:08PM -0600, Phil Hall wrote: > Greetings, > > I may have run into a flaw in the install routine for > FreeBSD 4.5. > > It has occurred only twice, but both times under the exact > same circumstances: > If you choose to install every package on the install CD, > eventually the install > will crash with 'waiting for pkgadd(1)' message. The message > will be displayed > forever...or at least the 4 hours I was willing to wait. > > I know, you think I'm crazy for attempting to install every > package, but I thought > to myself "What the heck..." and tried. Both times ending in > the exact same failure. > I would guess (though never having chosen this option) something that is being installed is trying to ask you a question. Try looking at one of the other consoles .. perhaps the emergency hologrpahic one on console 4 I think... as to whether it will accept an answer from you I have my doubts. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message