Re: Installing RedHat 6.1 over FTP server.

[James Litwin <jglitwin raptor lethbridgec ab ca>]

I have used a FTP server running under WinNT and Macintosh (WebStar 4.0).
Both give the same error, it seems that I would be missing some type of
file but everything is mirrored from the RedHat site.

>I've seen similar errors under the same conditions. What ftp server
>are you using? I'm using wu-ftpd 2.6.1. Unfortunately, I've just
>upgraded to it, and haven't been able to find a solution myself.
>
>I just noticed the "My client hangs at the end of a transfer" item in
>the wu-ftpd faq, and since I also get that kind of behaviour with the
>server under RH6.0 installs, I thought I'd try to install a degraded
>server which shouldn't hang at the end of a transfer. I'm also going
>to get on to RedHat support, and see if they can help.
>
> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, James Litwin wrote:
>
>>I have setup a local FTP server to do Linux 6.1 installs, However I get the
>>error "TypeError: bad magic in header" after setting up all of my accounts
>>for the workstation install. The following is the error screen:
>>
>>Traceback (innermost last):
>>File "/usr/bin/anaconda.real", line 225, in ?
>>	intf.run(todo, test = test)
>>File "temp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/text.py", line 1000, in run
>>	rc = apply (step[1](), step[2])
>>File "temp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/text.py", line 468, in __call__
>>	todo.getCompsList ()
>>File  "temp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/todo.py", line 942, in CompsList
>>	self.getHeaderList()
>>File "temp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/text.py", line 930, in getHeaderList
>>	self.hdList = self.methof.readHeaders()
>>File "temp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/urlinstall.py", line 53, in
>>readHeaders
>>	raise TypeError, "bad magic in header"
>>TypeError: bad magic in header
>>
>>James Litwin
>>Computer Technologist
>>
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>>
>>
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James Litwin
Computer Technologist

Computer Services
Lethbridge Community College
Lethrbidge, Alberta, Canada

TEL: 403-329-7206
FAX: 403-320-1461