On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 07:39:51PM +0100, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> Michael Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Attempted to an ftp install with the pcmcia.img boot disk of:
> > Linux-Mandrake Odyssey-i586 20001027 15:20
> > After successfully retrieving mkdinst_stage2.gz, the install freezes up when
> > attempting to load the second stage installer. On virtual terminal three, I
> > see the following log:
> >
> > * mounting ram3 on /tmp/stage2 as type ext2
> > * creating directory /tmp/stage2 rc = 0
> > * calling mount(/tmp/ram3, /tmp/stage2, ext2, -1058209792, (nil))
> > * removing device file /tmp/ram3
> > * method selection completed
> > * writing network information to /tmp/ifcfg-eth0
> > * state saved to /tmp
> > * symlink /tmp/stage2 failed
>
> It means that it can't find Mandrake/mdkinst from the install medium.
I was under the impression that when you do a FTP install it retreives the
mdkinst_stage2.gz from the server and uses it as a ramdisk? The file I have
appears to be the same as those on the mirror sites. Here is the MD5 sum:
c3e7d2341144c2c797d15e1f16ee88b9 mdkinst_stage2.gz
> > After that, in the first virtual terminal I see:
> >
> > install exited abnormally -- received signal 9
> > sendinger termination signals...done
> > (etc)
> >
> > This is a Toshiba Satellite Pro 460 CDT. Mandrake 7.1 has been working
> > perfectly on this same system.
>
> Is it reproductible with different FTP sites?
Unforutnately all the FTP mirrors are busy so I can't retest this. I used
rsync to mirror the tree from ftp.wtfo.com yesterday. Then used a local ftp
server to attempt the install.
me
