>
> Borsenkow Andrej wrote:
> > It is unpacked in many places and you can install via ftp - but, for
> > those having slow connection, how do you imagine ftp install? (Just a
> > bit of math, how long do you need to transfer 150MB over 56Kb modem.
> > Even if it 56Kb?)
>
> Well, on my 33.6 kb modem, I would expect about 15 hours. I can do an
> iso in about 65 hours, about 10 MB per hour, which is OK (not nice, but
> OK), if you can stop and restart the transmission. (I used to do them
> at night, until my ISP started cutting me off after 12 hours of connect
> time.)
>
> But, if you are doing an *install* via ftp (or NFS) can you stop and
> restart the install, or must you start over after each interruption.
> Really a hypothetical question -- my best bet would be to download the
> iso(s), burn the CD(s), and install from them, but I'm curious about how
> an install over ftp or NFS might work.
>
> Thanks,
> Randy Kramer
>
I don't see any problem with it, except that you have to wait 2 hours
before the second part of the installation is downloaded before you
readly can start.
