Bug#64181: Downloading base system via http broken (?)
On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 11:11:07PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> Cesar Eduardo Barros <cesarb@nitnet.com.br> writes:
>
> > I don't know if it's just me, but downloading the base system from samosa in my
> > 386 inside dbootstrap always seems to hang at 33% (restarting dbootstrap and
> > losing the whole download). Happened lots of times in a row. I finally gave up
> > and used floppies instead.
>
> What web server are you downloading from? Are you using a proxy?
samosa. No proxy. Once I noticed (in iptraf) it had sent a RESET (which is
kinda wierd).
> How much RAM do you have?
8Mb
> When it hangs, does the whole machine hang? If not, can you check if
> maybe RAM and swap is full?
Nope, the machine still works, there is free RAM (no swap enabled -- no swap
needed for 8Mb at this point), and no message in the kernel "window" (vt4)
about VM killing anything.
Besides, if it got to 33% without running out of RAM, there is no reason for
running out of it. I at first had my doubts about submitting this bug, but I
think it might be useful even being probably only in my box.
I gave up and used one floppy to transfer it.
--
Cesar Eduardo Barros
cesarb@nitnet.com.br
cesarb@dcc.ufrj.br
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