misc/104348: installer cannot find packages/INDEX

[Lasse Kliemann]

>Number:         104348
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       installer cannot find packages/INDEX
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct 12 14:10:14 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Lasse Kliemann
>Release:        6.2-BETA2-i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:

- boot from the ISO image (disc 1)
- choose "Standard Installation"
- partition the disk
- under "Choose Distributions" choose "All" and then say "Yes" to the ports
- exit, choose "CD/DVD"
- the machine works for some time
- "Unable to get packages/INDEX file from selected media"
- pressing enter, one can see for a few moments the message "Installing Xlib distribution"
- then again "Unable to get packages/INDEX... "
- pressing enter, one can see for a few moments the message "Installing Xman distribution"
- ... and so on with more X stuff (Xdoc, Xports, ...)
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to install from the CD as described above.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
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