On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:59:07 -0600 (MDT) li...@telus.net wrote: > On Sep 16, 2010, J Sisson <sisso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is something stopping you from using install48.iso to install? > > Installing via FTP is simply a habit I developed a long time ago (before > an install ISO was made available). I just downloaded install48.iso and > was able to get things running OK. > > > I know that doesn't "solve" the problem, ... > > That's what I was thinking. If I install from CD, but there is still some > underlying network issue, I may not end up with a server that performs > as expected. I guess I'll just have to run it and see what happens. At > this point I'm downloading src via anoncvs and it appears to be working > normally. > > > ... but at least that will get you to a fully functional OpenBSD install > > that you can try Mark's sysctl fix... > > Out of curiosity I gave that a try. It seems that sysctl is still limited as > it was using cd48.iso. > > Thanks to all who offered advice with this and, as always, to the > developers who make it all possible. > > :) >
You could try downloading the image or sets (smaller) in their entirety to a small partition and then install using local. Can't imagine that your disk would pause the connection at 644kb of the kernel which it's not decompressing, but if you got to 100%, then it's certainly worth a go. You may also get a useful message or more ftp options to try. Use /mnt3 or something cos the installer uses /mnt