misc/62367: 5.2.1-RC installation problems

[Jin Guojun (DSD staff)]

>Number:         62367
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       5.2.1-RC installation problems
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Feb 04 16:50:14 PST 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jin Guojun (DSD staff)
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.2.1-RC i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2.1-RC i386


	FreeBSD 5.2.1-RC i386

>Description:
	FreeBSD 5.2.1-RC i386 installation floppies failed to load
	following modules (it complains itself):

		if_pcn
		if_vr
		if_ste
		if_xl
		if_ed
		if_bge
		if_re
		if_wb
		if_rl
		if_sis
		if_dc
		if_bfe
		if_aue
		if_sf
	   and
		if _fxp

	So, to use other NIC from third floppy (drivers.flp), for example,
	if_fi, then host name lookup is too fast (less than 0.1 second :-).
	ti-based NICs usually take a few seconds to come up (link up).
	Usually, host name lookup waits for quite long time, where 5.2.1-RC
	installation seems do not wait. After configuring the NIC, then
	do nslookup and immediately says:
		"not able to resolve host name " 
				OK
	It is not ok for anything now. Al least, here needs a retry button 
	to give another chance for resolving the name. If going back the
	Menu to try again, the NIC is configured down and up, the same
	problem will repeat again, so there is no way to install 5.2.1-RC.

		
>How-To-Repeat:
	See Description.
>Fix:

	 Need to give a longer time for resolving host name;
	or
	 Provide a retry button for redo host name lookup before
	tear down the NIC configuration.


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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