Putting it on torrent gets my vote, I have unreliable internet too. With a torrent client you can run a CRC check on your downloaded data and replace only the bad segment. And interruptions are never a problem.
On 6/1/21, Dave Polaschek <davepolasc...@fastmail.com> wrote: > I’ve tried ftp and http (and https). > > I suspect the problem is some interaction between ipv6 and my comcastic home > network. The local library has been closed until today (since March 2020) so > I’ll try there. > > I agree that there should not be any problem to download the file. But with > no other computer, and things shut down because of covid, my options have > been limited. And this is not a high priority. I have plenty of things to > keep me busy and the PineBook Pro is just a toy I thought I might play > with. > > Also, PineBook Pro support is still young, and it appeared that a full > install wasn’t possible without another computer to use as a serial console. > That may still be the case with 6.9, but it looks as though an install *may* > be possible if I can get the installer on a USB stick or an SD card, so I > thought it was worth a try. But if it’s too much of a pain, I’ll just wait > for things to improve more. > > Thanks! > > -DaveP > >> On Jun 1, 2021, at 06:28, Brett Mahar <br...@coiloptic.org> wrote: >> >> Are you using ftp to download the file? You may have better luck with >> another utility, eg wget and got (https://github.com/melbahja/got) both >> work fine for me on PinebookPro using Manjaro linux. >> >> If that doesn't work I would try connecting via another network, eg >> library or cafe wifi rather than your regular wifi. There should not be >> any problem to download a file. >> >> >> >> On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:55:11 -0600 >> Dave Polaschek <davepolasc...@fastmail.com> wrote: >> >> | Yes, I’ve tried three or four mirrors, all with the same problem. >> | >> | -DaveP >> | >> | > On Jun 1, 2021, at 04:38, Todd <norr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> | > >> | > Have you tried a different mirror? >> | > >> | > https://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html >> | > >> | >> On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 8:58 PM Dave Polaschek >> <davepolasc...@fastmail.com> >> | >> wrote: >> | >> >> | >> Hi, >> | >> >> | >> I have a PineBook Pro, and would like to install OpenBSD, but it >> seems I >> | >> need some help. >> | >> >> | >> I don’t have another machine to write an SD card or USB drive with >> an >> | >> installer (I’m iOS-only currently), and with the stock Linux that >> came on >> | >> the PineBook Pro, I can’t connect to ftp.openbsd.org. Or rather I >> can, >> | >> but when I try to install online, I invariably get a dropped >> connection at >> | >> some point. If I try via https, I can’t seem to reliably download an >> | >> installer. I either drop the connection partway through, or get an >> | >> installer that is too small. >> | >> >> | >> So, is there someone who would be willing to burn the installer onto >> an SD >> | >> card or USB flash drive for me? I’m located in the US, so someone >> also in >> | >> the US is probably simplest. I’ll be happy to send a blank one in the >> mail, >> | >> along with postage, since I don’t have another “real computer” to get >> me >> | >> started. >> | >> >> | >> Thanks, >> | >> >> | >> -DaveP >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> > > -- ------------- Education is contagious.
