From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 31 20:16:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36DF316AF89; Wed, 31 May 2006 20:16:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09CC743D5A; Wed, 31 May 2006 20:16:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k4VKGPIB011395; Wed, 31 May 2006 22:16:26 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k4VKGPZq000838; Wed, 31 May 2006 22:16:25 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id k4VKGNRN000833; Wed, 31 May 2006 22:16:23 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 22:16:23 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060531201623.GB741@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20060531142715.BKF08801@ms1.nss.udel.edu> <200605311453.29325.jhb@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200605311453.29325.jhb@freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: Subject: Re: install error for version 6.1: Cannot get packages/index X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 20:16:38 -0000 On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 02:53:29PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote.. > On Wednesday 31 May 2006 14:27, pwangee@udel.edu wrote: > > hi, > > > > My alpha machine is 433au with the freebsd 4.10. Now I want to reinstall the > latest version 6.1 in my machine from CD. When I install it, everything is > fine until the error message " can not get packetages/index ...". I really > don't know the reason. > > > > I tried to install it from FTP. It still does not work. Then, I check the > website of freebsd and find that the distribution of the alpha machine for > version 6.1 is empty. The distributions for other kinds of machines are > avalable. The distribution of alpha machine for version 5.5 is empty too. > > > > Anyone gives suggestions? Thanks > > FreeBSD no longer provides pre-built packages for Alpha. You'll need to > install 3rd party software using ports instead. This includes Xorg. I think > you should be able to install the system fine using the 6.1 CD so long as you > don't select the Xorg dists. The FTP install areas are indeed empty, I have to admit I did not bother to upload the ftp dists. Most people appeared to use the ISO images. Maybe I should upload a 6.1R ftp set though. That said, John is right about the pre-built packages. These were built on a farm of Alphas over in the USA. I typically got a huge tarball with the binary packages which I then had to integrate into the ISO images and ftp area. Keeping the package build serverfarm proved too much of a challenge for its keepers so that is no longer running. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org