Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 02:34:46 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Dan Roberts <droberts@gwis.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 as an afterthought Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971127023250.2938B-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.971126192554.22386H-100000@gwis.com>
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On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Dan Roberts wrote: > I've been running 2.2.5 from a fresh install for a few weeks and decided > I wanted to add the XFree86 distribution. Using sysinstall, I selected > all of the components I wanted, then initiated the install. FreeBSD > proceeded to install compat21, then dumped me back to the menu.. > subsequent attempts result in the same. Anyone know what's wrong? Here's a thought; what FTP server are you using? I had this problem back when I installed 2.2.2; I used the newer boot.flp with XFree86 3.3.1, so I installed the dists from ftp.freebsd.org, but I had to drag X down from releng_22, or something to that effect. Try different mirrors (ftp, ftp2, releng_22 are good choices to try. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
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