Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@???> writes:

[...]

> 4] The third set of downloads, for the additional system components,
> should have been the easy lift. What I did was deselect the options for
> a desktop and for a print server, expecting the system to want to
> download ~273 files, as it did on prior tests. At that point, I tried
> doing what I had no problem doing for the prior two stages - return to
> the main install menu, and open up a shell. I tabbed to 'go back',
> pressed 'enter', but the installer began downloading packages instead of
> presenting the main menu, and indicated that it would download 1173
> packages instead of 273.

It's been a long time since I used that but you should have a shell
available on the 2nd VT.