Bug 26985

Summary:	floppy install 4.3 via FTP hangs
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	adrian <adrian>
Component:	i386	Assignee:	jkh
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description adrian 2001-04-30 14:00:00 UTC

Installing via floppy disk the new 4.3 release. Use Netgear modem router (V90 + 4 10M/bit ports). When downloading from ftp.uk.freebsd.org after 2 hours my ISP hangs up the line. The install program then hangs (can ping it still from another PC (WIN 2k)). Have to reboot PC and find that not enough was downloaded.

Fix: 

Get the FTP download to actually check if it is downloading !!!
How-To-Repeat: Install via floppy/FTP and then disconnect the phone line.

Comment 1 Kris Kennaway freebsd_committer

2001-04-30 21:18:29 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->jkh

jkh is the sysinstall maintainer

Comment 2 jkh freebsd_committer

2002-05-13 21:03:13 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

This should be fixed now - timeout code was added which will go off 
on a dropped connection and the user can re-initialize the network 
and try again.  Alternately, it's also now possible to ^C the operation 
without totally nuking sysinstall.