Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:08:46 -0500 From: Neill Robins <freebsd@nc.rr.com> To: RS <khalel1@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help installing ports Message-ID: <186141867972.20010207100846@nc.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <20010207144404.18862.qmail@web6203.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20010207144404.18862.qmail@web6203.mail.yahoo.com>
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Wednesday, February 07, 2001, 9:44:04 AM, you wrote: R> Everytime I try and install a port/package from R> CD-rom, I get this error message: R> 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 R> again R> *** Error code 1 R> Stop in /usr/ports/mail/cucipop R> *** Error code 1 R> HELP ME PLEASE! R> TIA R> ===== R> **R.S.** (pronounced R-dot S-dot) R> "Look at all the pretty C shells" Are you connect to the internet as you do this? I'm sure someone will let me know if this is misinformation, but I believe that starting with 4.0 that there are no files on the CD-ROM and that they all need to be fetched by either the makefile or manually. So, here are the solutions: 1) log onto the internet, then run the install 2) download the .tar.gz or .tgz file into /usr/porst/distfiles since that is where the makefile looks, also, and run the install Good Luck, Neill freebsd@nc.rr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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