Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 17:25:50 +0800 From: "Sukhbinder Singh" <sukhbinders@hotmail.com> To: "David Banning" <david@skytracker.ca>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Sukhbinder Singh <sukhbinders@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation Message-ID: <BAY2-DAV35LsxpTljBO00057f69@hotmail.com> References: <BAY2-DAV68RsnhvDbDz00059004@hotmail.com> <20030403010315.A32901@skytrackercanada.com>
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I got the bin distribution installed at the first time when I installed this whole new FreeBSD into my computer for the very first time using the 2 image floppy disk. First, I tried installing them using ftp. However, I was unable to connect or start a ftp connection after successive tries. Then, I copied the bin distibution from the /bin folder from the ftp.freebsd.org site into my harddisk and when I started the installation program, when the installation program prompted me for the type of installation method that I want to use I choose to install using dos partition method. Then in this way the FreeBSD Installation program automatically went to the dos partition and downloaded the bin directory. Now, I am unable to get to the screen where it will allow me to choose the kinds of distributions that I need to install and the kind of installation method that I want to use such as installing via ftp, dos partition, floopies ,etc . Do I need to use the 2 floopies (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp) again this time or can I just pop up this installation window from root itself ? I mean do I have to go through the step of what I went through at the time when I first set up freebsd into my system, like booting the computer using the 2 floppies images that one copies to first install freebsd or can I now just do it from the root. I need to know the command how can I download the /games distribution or the /crypto distribution which I have in my Hard Disk but it is in the dos partition side. Once I can copy these files from the dos partition to the freebsd partition then I can obviously install them. But now these files or distribution exist but it is in my dos partition and not in my FreeBSD partition. I am not sure if I can just install them from the dos partition itself or do I need to copy them from the dos partition side to the FreeBSD partition and then install them in the FreeBSD partition. Any help will be helpful. Thanks, Singh. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Banning <david@skytracker.ca> To: Sukhbinder Singh <sukhbinders@hotmail.com> Cc: David Banning <david@skytracker.ca>; E. J. Cerejo <ej.cerejo@laposte.net>; <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; <jfm@blueyonder.co.uk> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:03 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation > > My question was how can one install more distribution from the > > root directory when the first initial installation was only the > > required \bin distribution. if now I want to install the games port or > > distribution how can I install it. Firstly, I do not have this games > > port downloaded into my FreeBSD partition yet. I need to do this. How > > can I download the FreeBSD games port/distribution or the crypto > > port/distrbution which is in my dos partition (hard disk) from being > > logged in the root directory in FreeBSD. Can one explain this please. > > Because I do not have this distributions in my FreeBSD partitions yet. > > I need to copy them or download them from my harddisk in the dos > > partition or from windows '95 that I am using. > > How did you get the /bin distribution installed? via cdrom? > Does this FreeBSD box have an internet connection, and if so, is it > dialup or high-speed? > > > > >
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