Dfly 1.2 + Qemu don't cooperate

[Chris Pressey]

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:10:39 -0400
Vivek Ayer <vivek.ayer at xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to install dfly via qemu in Arch Linux. I'm using the
> latest stable (1.2) of dfly. Unfortunately, during the install, I get
> an error about connecting to port 9999 (pid 608) when trying to enter
> the bsd installer (ncurses) and I'm thrown back into console.

This is a known bug.  (Known in the sense that it's been heard of
happening to other people.  As for why it happens - no one knows.)

> Has anyone installed dfly on qemu and if so what's the procedure that
> I'd have to go through?

Install it manually, following the instructions in /README.

-Chris