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Date:      Wed, 07 Feb 2001 09:59:54 -0500
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com>
To:        RS <khalel1@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help installing ports
Message-ID:  <3A8162EA.374ADC49@mail.iowna.com>
References:  <20010207144404.18862.qmail@web6203.mail.yahoo.com>

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RS wrote:
> 
> Everytime I try and install a port/package from
> CD-rom, I get this error message:
> 
> fetch: ftp.FreeBSD.org: Host name lookup failure
> >> Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this
> >> port manuall into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try
> again
> *** Error code 1
> Stop in /usr/ports/mail/cucipop
> *** Error code 1
> 
> HELP ME PLEASE!
> TIA

The CDROM must already be mounted ... on /cdrom.
See this page for details:
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ports-using.html
If you're still having problems, you can manually copy the tarball into
the /usr/ports/distfiles directory prior to running make (as described
in the error message)

-Bill


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