Bug 89501

Summary: [install] System crashes on install using ftp on local subnet
Product: Base System Reporter: Lanny <lbaron>
Component: amd64Assignee: freebsd-amd64 (Nobody) <amd64>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Unspecified   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Lanny 2005-11-24 19:20:01 UTC 
      When trying to install either at the console or via redirected serial console, FreeBSD-6.0/AMD64 is crashing during the 'base' part of the install when using ftp on local subnet. 

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Fatal Error: Invalid realloc size of 0! - PRESS ANY KEY TO REBOOTes/sec.


It is always around the 76% when this happens. I have tried to install on 15 Servers this week and in almost all cases this happens exactly as shown above.

Fix: 

I have made Scott Long aware of this and was asked to submit this bug report.
How-To-Repeat:               Install FreeBSD-6.0/AMD64 using 'ftp' as the media.
Comment 1 Andriy Gapon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-12-05 09:48:45 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Closing this PR: 
- it's old, for FreeBSD 6.0 
- no followups 
- the error looks to be in sysinstall userland code