From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 3 01:39:48 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CED5937B401 for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 01:39:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-dav35.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.246.92]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49EA843F85 for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 01:39:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sukhbinders@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 01:39:45 -0800 Received: from 219.93.219.239 by bay2-dav35.bay2.hotmail.com with DAV; Thu, 03 Apr 2003 09:39:45 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [219.93.219.239] X-Originating-Email: [sukhbinders@hotmail.com] From: "Sukhbinder Singh" To: "David Banning" , References: <20030403010315.A32901@skytrackercanada.com> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 17:25:50 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Apr 2003 09:39:45.0938 (UTC) FILETIME=[F6352720:01C2F9C4] cc: Sukhbinder Singh Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 09:39:49 -0000 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 To: Sukhbinder Singh Cc: David Banning ; E. J. Cerejo ; ; 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? > > > > >