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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!pipex!peernews.demon.co.uk!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers,London,(0956) 361 769,(0181) 840 7880) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Re: Problems with FTP install over SLIP Date: 25 Jan 1995 00:15:37 -0000 Organization: None Lines: 36 Message-ID: <3g4579$ea@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> References: <daves.6.00002188@interlog.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] David Shadoff (daves@interlog.com) wrote: : On the 950112-SNAP distribution (and probably 2.0R & 941222-SNAP), there is a : problem trying to do an FTP install of the bindist (& any other dist) using the : highly-touted 'FTP' install method, if you try doing it over a SLIP line which : needs the modem to be dialled. : The problem is because the touch command is not included in the 'stand' : directory (or at least not in the immediate path). : Here's the mechanism of action: : In netinst.sh, you choose FTP/SLIP install. You are asked if you need to dial : your modem. If yes, it does the following: : mkdir -p /var/log : touch -f /var/log/aculog >/dev/null 2>&1 : chmod 666 /var/log/aculog >/dev/null 2>&1 : If touch does not exist, /var/log/aculog does not get created. In addition : (and perhaps as a result), cu has problems with lock files when using cu - the : error messages I get state: : lock open: no such file or directory : all ports busy : The FAQ states that you need a lockfile directory /usr/spool/lock with the : right permissions, but this doesn't seem to help me. : Any additions/solutions ? ummm, /var/spool/lock ? - although I don't suspect it'll work anyway... you've gotta do this manually in my experience ! -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....