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Date:      Tue, 02 Jul 1996 17:55:16 -0700
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        chetty@sprynet.com
Cc:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: boot.flp from 2.1-960627-SNAP release 
Message-ID:  <4950.836355316@time.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 02 Jul 1996 10:49:14." <199607021748.KAA25393@freefall.freebsd.org> 

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Are you sure you're creating a root partition that's big enough?
It sounds like you're right up against the wall, and when ppp went to
write its lock files it died.

Can you try this with, say, another 5MB worth of root partition and see
if it happens again?

						Jordan

> I downloaded boot.flp from .../FreeBSD/2.1-960627-SNAP/floppies and created t
he disk image. I am trying to install the 2.1-960627-SNAP release (novice optio
n) by FTP.
> 
> Everything goes ok upto where I am asked type 'term' to the prompt PPP > so t
hat I can connect to my ISP. Then I get the following message(s)
> 
> ...using interface: tun0
> 
> /: write failed, file systemis full
> Interactive mode
> 
> Then when I type term , I get the following message
> 
> /: write failed, file system is full
> lock write: no space left on disk
> 
> failed to open modem
> 
> I can install install 2.1.0 by FTP by using boot.flp from release 2.1.0. Look
s like the new install program is skipping some steps.
> 
> Any help will be appriciated.
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> chetty




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