Re: cannot install october snapshot from ftp server

From: Maxim Konovalov <maxim_at_macomnet.ru>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:30:47 +0400 (MSD)
On Sun, 19 Oct 2008, 11:26-0400, Ben Kaduk wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I actually had trouble with September, too, but I didn't try terribly hard.
>
> As I understand it, only a couple of ftp servers have the actual
> distribution data
> for the snapshots, with current.freebsd.org (aliased to
> snapshots.jp.freebsd.org)
> being canonical; I assume that snapshots.se.freebsd.org would also be likely
> to have them, from its name.
>
> However, as I went to install amd64 last night, I was getting "failed to log in"
> messages from current.freebsd.org, and I think from snapshots.se.freebsd.org
> as well (though my memory is not 100% certain).  Certainly I failed to install
> a system by this method, and resorted to downloading disc 1 and doing a
> standard install from CD.
>
> I am moderately inclined to believe that I'm seeing server-side
> problems, but I'm not sure.  Are there other servers that would have
> the distributions for the monthly snapshots?
>
There is snapshots/ directory practically on any FreeBSD ftp mirror.
E.g.

ftp://ftp2.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots
ftp://ftp2.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/200810

-- 
Maxim Konovalov
Received on Sun Oct 19 2008 - 14:30:49 UTC

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