Re: net-fetch (was Re: Uploaded boot-floppies 2.2.4 (source all) to master)
On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 08:39:00PM +0100, Marcel Harkema wrote:
> Op woensdag 05 januari 2000 rond 20:32 +0100 schreef Nils:
> > On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Marcel Harkema wrote:
> >
> > > Net-fetch hasn't been tested in practice, so I am quite curious whether it
> > > works or not.
> >
> > I tried netfetch today. I didn't know it was new. It's cool enough, it
> > would be cooler if I didn't have to install all the driver disks...
> >
> > Anyway, there's a problem with it. I tried roughly 12-15 times to dl the
> > base2_2.tgz file. Every time, the download was interrupted at some point
> > between 6 and 9 MB. I thought there was a server problem, but I then
> > downloaded the file on another computer with Netscape, and put it on a
> > webserver which is local in our network. Installation from that location
> > worked without a problem.
> >
> > It was rather frustrating, really.
>
> Yes, I really should improve the http fetcher. I hope snarf support
> arrives soon.
>
> Groetjes,
>
> Marcel
Current version in CVS should work. Installation of drivers/OS doesn't
work because of several reasons (bugs, eth device modules, etc.).
Expect a cleanup patch for 2.2.5 including messages to users, removal of
unused code, better integration in dbootstrap.
I can conform that the http fetcher in 2.2.4 is broken, also for
installing the base system. Please don't send reports about that.
Cheers,
Marcel
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