From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 13 17:55:54 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D774E106564A for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:55:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eitanadlerlist@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69ED08FC08 for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:55:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id e21so689342fga.13 for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:55:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=OJ3ZT9IkBj0Rehqxk3f4NCFbnQ7D/jiiw2GgzfGATn0=; b=X2/7ti2DNmC1I0vG2y7EPAPhsSDMvkCxANU+KPh9IgAPnjkLGoxebAQNlMEmNW2pG+ SOpksoNoqp+hAGx84xBsOYIFuYSsKTiVszscX0QajwiK+MSpvA5EMmFlwbgwkQI3iGF5 a9w0BnFZHChgmlnYJ3thr/xlCdxXoewbvJK0g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=JRweGh6rX9vBpMKveRA6eBQOkBMBonGgkDOjx5N5xptXeUSu9oz80qGqO/WjwYhlXN l4yjzxsdhW6++qlvoV6+tZ+QXEPiH7SdFSwhGyTBw8SqNbgQ9witS2DtnKCQvaL6WN/a Lx+qjSPtSIrY/EnBNvPl2n1vQC3OC1ti7KZ70= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.185.14 with SMTP id a14mr647154hbh.24.1268502953172; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:55:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B9BCCDC.20302@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <4B992AA3.1080504@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4B9BCCDC.20302@infracaninophile.co.uk> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:33 +0200 Message-ID: To: Matthew Seaman Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall: download via pure http X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:55:54 -0000 > For the initial install? Yes -- you're right: there's no obvious > 'install via HTTP' option. =A0 Trying to install via HTTP proxy and sayin= g > ftp.freebsd.org:80 when prompted seems like it should work to me, but I > haven't verified that. Next time I install I'll try this - I was just wondering if this was an opt= ion > One handy hint when installing is *don't feel you have to do everything > from within sysinstall*. =A0Your priority should be to get the OS up and > running: everything else you can do from within the OS, which is a far > more flexible and powerful platform than sysinstall. Exactly the same as my own sentiments > If you're trying to install packages via HTTP rather than FTP, then try > setting PACKAGEROOT in your environment. =A0Like this: I don't use binary packages - only ports. Thanks