Re: shell prompt during install

[Andrew Pimlott <pimlott abel MATH HARVARD EDU>]

On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Thomas E. Dodd /CSDC wrote:
> What image are you using?
> I think you need bootnet.img for
> a FTP install. I haven't tried it
> though. I'm spoiled by a T1 at work
> and a CDR drive :)

Right, I'm using bootnet.img.  I got it to install through a proxy
(actually, using the transparent proxy feature in Apache), so no more
problems. 

> It may give you a shell on VT2
> at the ftp config screen.

Indeed, the shell appeared as soon as the installer downloaded the base/ 
directory, which includes the stage2 image.

Thanks,
Andrew