Am Donnerstag, 5. Dezember 2002, 14:30:38 Uhr MET, schrieb Florent BERANGER: > Here the logs when I install mdk by ftp (ftp.lip6.fr mirror - ADSL line @ > 65k/s) : > Get File XXX : > Opened rpm database for retry transaction of 1 package only > rpm transactions start > getFile package_name: Installation CD > ftp get failed, sleeping before trying again > transactions done, now trying to close still opened fd > Get File XXX : > Opened rpm database for retry transaction of 1 package only > Is it optimal ? I think no. > I thing there is a mistake due of "ftp get failed, sleeping before trying > again". It perhaps loose time.
I think that's OK. If the ftp server is full, the installer waits a moment before it tries again. That's what all the download managers do. This way you save load on the server. -- Götz Waschk <> master of computer science <> University of Rostock http://wwwtec.informatik.uni-rostock.de/~waschk/waschk.asc for PGP key --> Logout Fascism! <--
