Re: Slow Sparc Install (Was Re: Help! Major Sun SS5 ftp Installation problem!)

[Alex de Haas <alex@unixdot.com>]

Hi,

Hm, saw similar behaviour on various intel platforms
installing via a LAN connection of at least 10mbit.

The thought that crept into my brain was that the
harddisk was busily writing away the data received
from the ftp connection, but just could not keep up
with the incoming flood.

Many many small files cost more time to write than
a larger one. Maybe ftp was just 'stalling' for time?

At all times that the install stalled (hence, 'install')
I noticed harddisk activity and the install resumed
within 30 seconds or so.

> I have noticed that 2.9 on the i386 seems to pause and "-- stalled --"
> rather often on a number of low-end (486dx 66-133MHz, through Pentium
> 100) i386 boxes, using a variety of different NICs and other hardware,
> something I didn't recall having seen in the past on 2.5 through 2.8,
> and I noticed this BEFORE I saw the first posts regarding this on
> Sparcs.
>
> Sounds like we got something going on here that covers MORE than
> Sparcs.  Granted, the installs are just a little slow, not pausing for
> more than a few seconds, however it is a little disconcerting.  My
> prefered solution at the momement is to walk away. 8-)

sincerely,

  Alex de Haas