misc/93275: sysinstall: Failure to install after restarting install program while contacting FTP host

[Yvo van Doorn]

>Number:         93275
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       sysinstall: Failure to install after restarting install program while contacting FTP host
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Feb 13 10:30:10 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Yvo van Doorn
>Release:        6.0-release
>Organization:
digital.forest
>Environment:
FreeBSD nagios.forest.net 6.0-RELEASE-p4 FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE-p4 #0: Thu Feb  9 16:28:17 PST 2006     yvo at nagios.forest.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NAGIOS  i386         
>Description:
This seems to be an old bug that still exists today as Google resulted in a discussion about a bug in the sysinstall during FreeBSD 4 (can't find it at this right moment though, but i did see it).

I seem to be getting the following error right after I start downloading:

create/symlink failed, no inodes free

It keeps downloading however that error is displayed across the screen.

This only happens though when I do the following.
1. Start the installation as normal via CD
3. Configure the disk with FreeBSD sysinstall defaults (/, swap, /var, /tmp, /usr)
2. Media is FTP
3. When attempting to contact the FTP (example: ftp1.freebsd.org) hit escape and then hit Restart so that the installation program restarts (not abort).

Now do the same thing over again.
Configure disk -> select package(s) -> media and start and at this point it will fail.

I can repeat this every single time on multiple systems. I only discovered it after I accidentally mistyped my gateway address.


>How-To-Repeat:
              1. Start the installation as normal via CD
3. Configure the disk with FreeBSD sysinstall defaults (/, swap, /var, /tmp, /usr)
2. Media is FTP
3. When attempting to contact the FTP (example: ftp1.freebsd.org) hit escape and then hit Restart so that the installation program restarts (not abort).

Now do the same thing over again.
Configure disk -> select package(s) -> media and start and at this point it will fail.
>Fix:
Completely reboot the computer and then start the installation from beginning seems to be the fix. 
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