Re: HTTP corruption during install?
On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 04:36:38PM +0200, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
>
> [I suggest to discuss the matter on the debian-powerpc list, since I've not
> been able to reproduce the problem on i386.]
>
> Trying to install Debian on a PowerBook G3, with boot-floppies 2.2.13, I
> noticed that retrieving any file by HTTP yields an "error installing file
> drivers.tgz" (or base2_2.tgz. "zcat THEFILE | tar tvf -" shows that it is
> indeed corrupted. Using an HTTP proxy or not changes nothing.
>
> On another Linux machine (a i386), I can retrieve the very same file with HTTP
> clients and there is no corruption. Exporting then this file with NFS, I was
> able to complete the installation.
>
> So, it really seems HTTP transfer in dbootstrap corrupt files. Did anyone use
> it with success?
Yes, I do most of my test installs using a powerpc and HTTP. I don't
get any corruption at all.
Are you use ethernet or PPP? I haven't tested PPP support for lack of
anything to dial in to...
Dan
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