Re: ftp installation hangs

[Aaron Jackson <jackson@negril.msrce.howard.edu>]

>I am trying an ftp install, and I seem to have gotten it mostly to work.
>I am routing through another small unix box connected to the internet by
>a modem.

How long does that take?  Just the thought of it scares me.

>The install disk downloads the base distibution files up to a certain
>point, then without error, just stops. I still have a ppp connection
>up and running, but no ftp data flowing.
>
>It always stops at the same place in the install:
>
>./var/www/icons/movie.gif
>
>Does this file appear at the end of one of the archives?
>Perhaps something is not spawning.
>Has this happened to anyone else?

Would it be possible to down load all the files first before you begin?
If you don't have the disk space you really should get a CD (you should
get one anyway).  Not much help, but I've never tried a modem install
before.

Aaron Jackson		jackson@msrce.howard.edu