Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:32:38 -0800 (PST) From: andrew@ugh.net.au To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: misc/2348: sysinstall: corrupt file causes restart Message-ID: <199701010832.AAA18786@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199701010840.AAA18954@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 2348 >Category: misc >Synopsis: sysinstall: corrupt file causes restart >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 1 00:40:00 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Andrew Stevenson >Organization: >Release: 2.2-BETA >Environment: FreeBSD sally.ugh.net.au 2.2-BETA_A FreeBSD 2.2-BETA_A #0: Tue Dec 24 03:41:49 1996 jkh@time.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: When installing from floppies if one of the files in corrupt (I guess this is why it happens) it complains that it isnt a real gzip file or something and makes you restart the whole installation. I tend to get a better transfer rate out of my modem than my floppy drive so it can be quite harrowing :-) >How-To-Repeat: Do a floppy install with a corrupt file. >Fix: Perhaps you could make so you just have to replace that file and continue from where you left off. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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