Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 22:09:53 -0500 (EST) From: Dave <dloose@WPI.EDU> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org Subject: No /usr/ports directory? Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.21.0010312205230.14699-100000@grover.WPI.EDU>
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Hello all, I just installed FreeBSD because my friend recommended it. I have a very little bit of experience with Linux, but I thought I'd give FreeBSD a shot anyway. I installed version 4.1.1-Release and found that my video card wasn't supported by XFree86. Since my video card is pretty new (GeForce2 GTS) I decided to look on deja.com to see if anyone else had trouble. Sure enough, they did. One person suggested that I go to the directory /usr/ports/X11/XFree86-4 (or something like that) and type "make patch". When I tried this, though, I found that I didn't have a /usr/ports directory. The more I read, the more it seemed that I should have one. I mean, how can the ports system work without a ports directory? So, am I just a stupid newbie, or is something wrong with my installation? Thanks a lot, Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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