Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:52:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Mikko Tyolajarvi <mikko@dynas.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CD-ROM vs FTP Layout (Was: Intel Endeavor install problems (639K != 640K -> SIG 11)) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960412115019.17713Q-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <4klkfa$4bp@spirit.dynas.se>
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On 12 Apr 1996, Mikko Tyolajarvi wrote: > Problem solved. > > So simple it is embarrasing. This *has* to be well-known. But why??? > Was this in reference to the CDROM problem or the motehrboard problem? > Here it is: FTP installation from a 2.1 CD does not work, because the > directory layout on FTP servers (which is assumed when installing over FTP) > differs from the layout on the 2.1 CD. The CD keeps all the distribution > directories in the "dists" directory, while the FTP archives keep them > directly under the root. Hence the position relative to the "floppies" > directory is not the same, and installation fails to locate files. > > A few symbolic links was one way to solve the problem, and get back to the > usual installs-like-a-dream-in-less-than-15-minutes situation. > > BTW: The 2.0.5 CD could be installed from in this way. Now HOW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CDROM LAYOUT SO WE CAN BUG THE HECK OUT OF HIM TO FIX THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL? [intentional all caps] Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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