RE: genhdlist issue?

> Right.  This is usually a sign that the RPM names are not in synch with the
> "list" file in the /base directory.  What the installer does is take the
> generic names from the "packages.*" file, grep against the "list" file to
> get a fully specified name, and then does a specific get request using that
> name.  That avoids having to parse FTP/HTTP server output, so if all the
> files are correct, any server type will work, including Windows.  My list

I didn't know about the 'list' file.  I thought the install would simply
run an install on package_name, and wouldn't care about the
package_version, package_architecture, .rpm, etc.

There are definitely some missing/wrong files.  I found a much faster
mirror and am getting ~100kB/s now, so I'm going to get a fresh FTPd
copy so I save myself the fiddling for a first time install.  (I have to
get it working first before I get too discouraged.)

Thanks for clarifying things!

Marco