On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Cecil Funderburk wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have been trying to download OpenBSD 3.7, but when I burn CDs the tgz
> extensions turn to tar and the installation does not see the base37.tgz
> file so a only get a partial installation. I am downloading and burning
> from work on a windows box. I know thats the problem what can I do.
That shouldn't be a problem - I have used Windoze for CDs many times.
> Description of partial install:
> 1. partition the harddrive
> 2. set hostname
> 3. configured network
> 4. choose installstion media
> 5. choose fileset!!!the problem area only the bsd.rd and bsd.mp are shown!!!!
> can not see the essential files (base37.tgz, bsd, bsd.rd, bsd.mp, etc37.tgz,
> misc37.tgz, comp37.tgz, man37.tgz, game37.tgz, xbase37.tgz, xetc37.tgz,
> xshare37.tgz, xfont37.tgz, xserv37.tgz)
>
You're just not seeing the sets, .. if the extensions are actually .tar,
that is most likely the problem (they do not match the template).
> I was thinking could I change the scripts be changed to recognize the
> .tar extensions.
>
I'm thinking you have a bigger problem - no Windoze s/w I have seen would
change the extensions!
> Please help this is beatting me up bad.
>
Much simpler to put the tarballs on an ftp server. Use a floppy to boot
and you don't even have to waste a CD.
(BTW - 3.8 is current, .. received our CDs a few days ago.)
Lee
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