Re: Problems using Pseudo-image Kit

[Bob McGowan <rmcgowan@veritas.com>]

"J.A. Bezemer" wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, rchin rchin wrote:
> 
> > I downloaded the pseudo image kit for linux, unpacked it and
> > typed in
> >
> > pseudo-image-kit-2.0 binary-i386-1.list ftp://debian.midco.net/debian
> >
> > now, all I get is
> >
> >   Generating file list...
> >   Processing: /README.CD-manufacture
> >   Getting...
> >
> > then nothing else happens, it just sits there.
> > I tried typing in a fake address, and I get the same output.
> >
> > What did I do wrong?
> 
> It seems debian.midco.net's FTP server is broken, I can't even do a "dir"
> there. Try another server.
> 
> Other possibilities are that your network connection is gone, or that your
> nameserver has problems.
> 
> > I can't use the window's version of the pseudo kit because the bash there
> > doesn't work with /tmp??
> 
> The warning about /tmp is incorrect and should be ignored. If things don't
> work, the (non)existence of /tmp can never be the cause.

Actually, the "correct" thing to do is to create /tmp before running the
pseudo-image-kit:

   mkdir /tmp

If you don't intend to use Cygwin after using the kit, it may not really
matter.  But many applications expect a /tmp for holding tmp files.

-- 
Bob McGowan
Staff Software Quality Engineer
VERITAS Software
rmcgowan@veritas.com