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Re: Progress meter unbelievable



On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 05:30:24PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote:
> I'm network-installing on an HP Vecra by modem.
> 
> Since this is my first (successful so far) install using the Jul 29 Sid 
> version, it needed to pull stuff through my modem instead of  of my 
> Squid cache.
> 
> During most of the time to download the kernel, the progress meter was 
> stuck on 87%.

It is downlaoding stuff in the background.

> If I'd not been caught on this before, I'd probably have reset the computer.
> 
> As it was, I got pretty restless and went investigating to check that it 
> was working.

Maybe a good idea would be to add some description of the actual task
happening below, and also the transfer rate, or something such for actual
downloads.

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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