On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Felix Miata wrote:
For several months at least, an FTP/HTTP installation must be baby sat. Always at least once, and usually several times throughout download and installation of packages, the installer claims the installation media cannot be accessed, and sits there stupidly waiting for OK to be clicked to try again. It needs to try harder on its own instead of just sitting there waiting for user input it shouldn't need.
Yes, that is why I finally download the entire dist tree. After having it
on my local network I never had the problem. I wish there was an auto
reconnect or something. I was never able to get an install to finish.
But the problem goes away if everything is on your own local install
source.
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Boyd Gerber