Re: dselect ftp problem - the solution
On Fri, Jun 12, 1998 at 12:03:17AM +0800, Ivan wrote: > Many thanks - Norbert in particular > > Changing the options file to initiate ppp on the ISP machine - I just > inserted the line > $ ppp that line was in the scripts provided by your isp, was it not? That is why I didnt understand why it didnt work, but I guess it doesnt matter now, glad you got it working. > to the options file and it worked perfectly. > > As an experiment and to ensure that all my "playing" didn't upset anything > else I restarted the installation using the recovery disc except that > immediately prior to selecting the access method when prompted by dselect I > started another shell, logged as root and edited the ppp files. I then > initiated the connection using pon and staying logged on in the second > shell ( is this necessary ??? ) reverted to the shell running dselect and > selected ftp etc... I remember reading on one of the lists that pppsetup is supposed to be started before dselect (in hamm=Debian 2.0). Maybe this is still on someone's todo list.. but that is the way its supposed to be for the final release of hamm. > > My, my, my ... ain't this world wonderful - a long, long time later the > entire default Debian default selection of files was downloaded and my > Debian GNU Linux system is now reasonably functional - now to download some > software to make it do things !! good to hear > > Many thanks once more to those people who replied - the problem was easily > solved once given some experienced guidance !!! Wow, you are the first person to write me such an elaborate thank you message, its nice to know that my input was usefull.. pgpbDnWPhjsGd.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: dselect-ftp Question
On Mon, Apr 06, 1998 at 11:20:05AM -0600, Fulgham, Brent/SCO wrote: > Is there a way to configure dselect-ftp to automatically retry > downloading packages during an FTP error? > > For example, this weekend I did an install of hamm(frozen) using > dselect-ftp. Before bed I started things rolling, then went to sleep hoping > I would have a whole distribution when I woke in the morning. > Unfortunately, it had hung about half way through on a single file, asking > if it should retry. Well, of course I want it to retry. I hit it manually, > and it finished (with a few more hangs), but I lost several hours of time > waiting (when I could have been sleeping!) > > Any way to configure this? > > Thanks, > -Brent > In place of editing yourself the ftp method, not really ;) Take a look around line 300 of /usr/lib/dpkg/ftp/install (but take care to make a backup first and change only thing that you understand!) BTW, apt will have a more easy of doing this... wait a little and remember that when a program ask you something, it's because the programmer think they are no Always Good Answer [TM] (Like why xv over libmagick? libmagick rules! ;) Good Hacking! Fab (who begin to write before thinking...) -- Fabien Ninoles E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WebPage: http://www.callisto.si.usherb.ca/~94246757 You can get my public key from your nearest public keys server! RSA PGP KEY [E3723845]: 1C C1 4F A6 EE E5 4D 99 4F 80 2D 2D 1F 85 C1 70 pgpFTTWxlBwp9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: dselect ftp
Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all. > > A brief question, which I suspect may require a verbose answer... Is there > a way to install debain using ftp on a dial-up connection? > > I suspect one may have to install ppp support from an alternate console > before dselect will work, but is there a recognised way of doing this? > > Thanks in advance, > > Rob. Yes, but I will put in a warning about the incredible SLOWNESS of this procedure. A basic ppp is installed with the current bo disks - just do the disk-based install to the point where you've set the root password, etc., and are about to be dumped into dselect. Then switch to another console (alt-F2), log in as root, and get your ppp setup working - often, this is just a matter of editing /etc/ppp.chatscript to suit your ISP and typing 'pon'. (You may need to edit /etc/ppp.options_out as well) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: dselect ftp upgrade
On Wed, 24 Dec 1997, PATRICK DAHIROC wrote: > I would like to upgrade to libc6 and I tried to do so via dselect ftp, but > I can not find the unstable or hamm directory at ftp.debian and dselect > just quits on me. Can someone tell me how to upgrade packages via ftp. > > I am also insearch of an efficient web browser, and I am considering the > latest version of Amaya. Is there a .deb binary yet? Any comments on > this particular browser is welcomed. Someone else already mentioned my upgrade howto, but seems to have forgotten to tell you where to find it :) http://www.gate.net/~storm/FAQ/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: dselect/ftp segmentation faults!
never mind about this message. I figured it out; what I needed was a never version of ldso (or something else I installed)... -Paul On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Paul Miller wrote: > --- > Using FTP to check directories...(stop with ^C) > > Connecting to ftp.debian.org... > > query/setup script was terminated by a signal: Segmentation fault. > (It left a coredump.) > Press RETURN to continue. > --- > > I'm using the dpkg-ftp_1.4.9.deb and dpkg_1.4.0.19.deb packages from the > hamm distribution. Anyone know want could be wrong? > > -Paul -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: dselect ftp hamm
Igor Grobman wrote:
> > I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all
> > directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion
> > and voila everything works OK.
> >
> > What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm
> > /debian/hamm/contrib and /debian/hamm/non-free? That is, how do I
> > answer the ftp prompts from dselect so that I can install the files from
> > the above directories? I've tried various answers to the prompts with
> > no success. It's driving me bananas. Another of life's little
> > mysteries.
> >
>
> Below is the patch you need to apply to /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install
> Then, in access step of dselect, you have to choose debian/ as the top
> directory, and hamm/hamm hamm/contrib hamm/non-free as the distributions.
>
> --- /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install.orig Thu Dec 5 07:37:13 1996
> +++ /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install Wed Apr 16 01:47:34 1997
> @@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
> print "\nProcessing Package files...\n";
> my $dist;
> foreach $dist (@dists) {
> +$dist =~ tr/\//_/;
> my $fn = "Packages.$dist";
> if (-f $fn) {
> print " $dist...\n";
>
> --
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> Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks so much for your help. Everything worked perfectly as you described.
Victor
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Re: dselect ftp hamm
> hello, > > Igor Grobman wrote: > > > > > I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all > > > directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion > > > and voila everything works OK. > > > > > > What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm > > > /debian/hamm/contrib and /debian/hamm/non-free? That is, how do I > > > answer the ftp prompts from dselect so that I can install the files from > > > the above directories? I've tried various answers to the prompts with > > > no success. It's driving me bananas. Another of life's little > > > mysteries. > > > > > > > Below is the patch you need to apply to > > are all install problems patched in 1.3.1? I don't believe this particular problem is fixed in 1.3.1 There weren't any new releases of dpkg-ftp other than those in experimental. This particular problem only affects downloading from unstable, however, and shouldn't ever cause any problems with stable. -- Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win situation Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: dselect ftp hamm
hello, Igor Grobman wrote: > > > I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all > > directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion > > and voila everything works OK. > > > > What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm > > /debian/hamm/contrib and /debian/hamm/non-free? That is, how do I > > answer the ftp prompts from dselect so that I can install the files from > > the above directories? I've tried various answers to the prompts with > > no success. It's driving me bananas. Another of life's little > > mysteries. > > > > Below is the patch you need to apply to are all install problems patched in 1.3.1? paul -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: dselect ftp hamm
> I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all
> directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion
> and voila everything works OK.
>
> What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm
> /debian/hamm/contrib and /debian/hamm/non-free? That is, how do I
> answer the ftp prompts from dselect so that I can install the files from
> the above directories? I've tried various answers to the prompts with
> no success. It's driving me bananas. Another of life's little
> mysteries.
>
Below is the patch you need to apply to /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install
Then, in access step of dselect, you have to choose debian/ as the top
directory, and hamm/hamm hamm/contrib hamm/non-free as the distributions.
--- /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install.orig Thu Dec 5 07:37:13 1996
+++ /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install Wed Apr 16 01:47:34 1997
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
print "\nProcessing Package files...\n";
my $dist;
foreach $dist (@dists) {
+$dist =~ tr/\//_/;
my $fn = "Packages.$dist";
if (-f $fn) {
print " $dist...\n";
--
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Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: dselect ftp from behind a firewall (fwd)
[apologies if this is the second time you've seen this. I had a sendmail problem.] Thanks to all the people who replied on the list and by mail. Unfortunately the problem is that this particular firewall (ANS Interlock) requires you to login to the firewall first and then access the ftp site. Luckily I discovered that dselect uses a perl script to actually do the ftping based on the Net::FTP module. So I thought I'd just edit it to add the second login. Unfortunate, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to accept the second password. Oh well, that's a question for the perl groups. I think I've found a good alternative. I noticed lynx has the right kind of settings to get through the firewall. It also supports ftp URLs. So what I've done is to rewrite dselects script to go through lynx. It seems to be working but I'll test and polish it a bit more and if all goes well, i'll submit as a new access method. -- Jaldhar -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: dselect ftp from behind a firewall
>The ftp option of dselect doesn't work for the machine I'm configuring at >work because I am behind a firewall. With the Windows program WS-FTP I > When setting up the FTP option in dselect, make sure you use passive mode. That will get you around the firewall. I installed Debian 1.2.2 on my machine 2 days ago and have been using dselect quite happily from behind a firewall. -Adam -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dselect ftp from behind a firewall
The ftp option of dselect doesn't work for the machine I'm configuring at work because I am behind a firewall. With the Windows program WS-FTP I can get out by ftping to the firewall and issuing a quote site command. Is there a way to configure dselect to do the same? If not can it be requested as a future enhancement? Currently I have to ftp stuff from Windows and then ftp it to the linux box and I'd like to eliminate this annoying extra step. -- Jaldhar -- Jaldhar H. Vyas [EMAIL PROTECTED] And the men .-_|\ who hold Consolidated Braincells Inc. / \ http://www.braincells.com/jaldhar/ -) Perth->*.--._/ o- "Witty quote" - Dead Guy /\/\/\ _ _ ___ _ _ Amboy v McQ! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dselect ftp method broken
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matt Bartley) writes: > > >From dselect, when I select > > 0. [A]ccess Choose the access method to use. > > and then > > ftpInstall using ftp. > > I get the following errors: > > syntax error at /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/setup line 112, near "print" > Execution of /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/setup aborted due to compilation > errors. > > query/setup script returned error exit status 2. > Press RETURN to continue. > > I'm tracking rex, contrib, and non-free from ftp.debian.org, and > because of this problem I can't change that. > > ii dpkg1.4.0.3Package maintenance system for Debian Linux > ii dpkg-ftp1.4.6 Ftp method for dselect. > Yes, this is serious and already in the bug system. I plan to release a 1.4.7 for this reason tonight. Andy. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dselect ftp through fire-wall
First of all I'd like to thank you a lot for your advise. Unfortunately I couldn't get our firewall to let me pass through to ftp.debian.org using the parameters in dselect's ftp access. Fortunately control lies in perl scripts. I had to modify those that call FTP.pm, but then it worked like a charm. I use the original parameters to log on to our gateway. So I needed to add a 'quote site some.debian.mirror' and a logon for it. Thanks a lot to get me going, -- Martin Fehlhaber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dselect ftp through fire-wall
> I sure hope this is not a FAQ... > > How is it possible to use the ftp access from within dselect to reach > through a fire-wall system? Alternatives? I don't know about dpkg-ftp, but 'dftp' can run through a firewall. The only firewall I ever tested it with was the "Eagle Secure Gateway", but I suspect most function similarly. Note, however, that I haven't run than piece of the code for many months and may not be as stable as the rest of 'dftp'. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) --- the difference between theory and practice is less in theory than in practice
Re: dselect ftp through fire-wall
On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Martin Fehlhaber wrote: > I sure hope this is not a FAQ... > > How is it possible to use the ftp access from within dselect to reach > through a fire-wall system? Alternatives? Some firewalls allow you to log in with a coded login/passwd pair so it can make the proxified connection for you transparently. Check with your firewall administrator to see if yours supports this. If so, just enter the proper information when dselect asks you for your login and passwd, and then tell it the firewall system name as the ftp server. That should do it. We don't support that functionality here, so I can't test it, but let us know if it does work. > > Thanx, > -- > Martin Fehlhaber > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Good luck! Richard G. Roberto [EMAIL PROTECTED] 201-739-2886 - whippany, nj -- *** Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation, offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer account or account activity contained in this communication. ***
Re: dselect ftp through fire-wall
It really depends on what firewall you are using. Where I am we are using TIS's (the maker's of the Firewall Toolkit) Gauntlet firewall, it allows for transparent access if you make the firewall the default gateway of your computer. However, if your firewall doesn't allow transparent access, then you need to do a little experiment. When we ran the Firewall Toolkit, it required you to do a three step process. 1. Ftp to the firewall 2. connect to ftp sight by typing [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. type in the needed password. This matches up well with the normal ftp method. 1. Ftp to what.sight.you.want 2. type in username 3. type in password So what might work for you is to set the ftp sight to your firewall, set the username to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (or whatever ftp sight you use) and set your password as your "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". It might be a little different for your firewall, but if it would take you manually three steps to get out, you should be able to automate for dselect. Hope this helps, Shaya -- Shaya Potter [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Martin Fehlhaber wrote: > I sure hope this is not a FAQ... > > How is it possible to use the ftp access from within dselect to reach > through a fire-wall system? Alternatives? > > Thanx, > -- > Martin Fehlhaber > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: dselect ftp went bye bye
> This is becoming a FAQ - why is this happening? I presume that a lot of people are installing some cdrom version or the released version of Debian. The changes were in the unstable version. How many weeks to go for the next release? Erick
Re: dselect ftp went bye bye
Joel Zimba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: This is becoming a FAQ - why is this happening? > after running dselect and installing a bunch of stuff. > I finished install. > Now I can't find the ftp option when I go back into dselect. > > why? Not sure (it is included in the base set but seems to get uninstalled rather easily). > how do I get it back. Go to your favourite debian ftp site and look for it in project/experimental. Download it and install it with dpkg -i dpkg-ftp-1.4.2.deb. > how do I ftp with dpkg, is it possible? You can only do it with dselect. Andy.
