Re: how do I interrupt an install?
Why don't you just download the Etch binary cd 1 iso with wget -c, do a local
install, then build up X & desktop from there? "minus" c will let you
continue a download if the connection is cut.
Chris.
On Thursday 19 October 2006 05:46, dtutty@porchlight.ca wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm in the process of installing on my new AMD Athlon computer. I'm on
> dialup. The new computer accesses the net via ethernet to my 486 which
> has a modem.
>
> Boot is via USB stick with the businesscard netinst.iso, Etch Beta 3
> AMD64.
>
> The ppp connection drops occasionally and I sometimes need the phone.
> When I got up this morning, the ppp link had dropped at 0130 but was
> back up but the install was just sitting there. It hadn't
> re-established the connection and continue the download ('installing the
> base system'). I had to shutdown and start over; it even had to
> reformat the partions (LVM on raid1 on 2 disks).
>
> How do I interrupt the installer and get it to continue where it left
> off?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug.
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