Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 16:14:24 -0400 (EDT) From: media@mail1.nai.net To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Subject: Re: possible bug in 3.1 STABLE Message-ID: <v03130304b365e5fcdf86@[209.150.35.82]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905171141280.15052-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> References: <v03130302b35f621e79de@[209.150.39.163]>
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At 11:42 AM -0700 5/17/99, Doug White wrote: > >> >Hm... Did you try the fix from the 3.1 ERRATA? >> >> Which fix?? I've read the Errata -- it didn't make any mention of this, or >> a broken pipe error. I am re-running /stand/install after rebooting >> several times. Perhaps I've read the wrong documents, where can I find the >> specific Errata in question?? > >What problem? You chopped it off and I forgot. Start over! Not to sound unapreciative, but shouldn't you read a question before saying it's already answered in the Errata?? >> I'm referring to the Errata at www.freebsd.org/releases/3.1R/errata.html > >This one. OK : ) I've read that one. It doesn't seem to apply. Following the advice of the this list, I installed 3.1-STABLE-1990503 in place of 3.1-RELEASE. I downloaded all new files from releng3.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/spapshots/i386 and made new floppies. I am using a 133 Pentium w/64M RAM with no cd. I then booted from the floppies and went to install from my primary DOS partition. It refused to install the src and XFree86 files. I checked the list of distribution files it couldn't transfer or extract against the contents of C:\FREEBSD\xf86333 and C:\FREEBSD\src and they are all there. When I try to install these files after rebooting the installer crashes. I enter stand/install from root and go to load them I get: "Unable to transfer the scontrib distribution from wd0s1" I try again. It fails again. I choose "no" to not try again, it moves on to the next src file, tries, fails, I select "no" again, and boom: "B roken Pipe" I get a root prompt that's blind (I can't see what I'm typing). I type "shutdown -h now" and it shuts down. I reboot it and it seems the same. I've repeated this several times. Every time the same thing happens. I have not attempted to modify the OS in any way, or have installed any ports or packages. So, I'm thinking this is a bug. THANX!! PEACE OUT :) MARK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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