Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:20:05 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: sysinstall not installing XFree Message-ID: <19991115082005.D18274@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <199911150335.WAA01967@sanson.reyes.somos.net> References: <199911150335.WAA01967@sanson.reyes.somos.net>
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On Sun, Nov 14, 1999 at 10:35:29PM -0500, Francisco Reyes wrote:
> I am trying to install XFree. From sysinstall I first tried to install from ftp. I used a custom
> distribution and selected all the components I wanted from Xfree, selected FTP as media and tried commit.
> I got a blue screen for about 30 seconds and then it asked if I wanted to go to the configuration screen.
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> Tried to install from the 3.3 release. After it complained it didn't match I instructed it to use the Cd
> anyway. I got the same a blue screen and the question about the configuration screen.
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> I am trying to install from ports, but it would have been much simpler/easier/quicker if I could have
> installed from the CD. Even if the CD didn't have the latest version I would have preferred that.
>
On the CD's you have got the .tgz files that you can install with pkg_add
And please wrap you mailer lines to something like 70 os so. Your mail
looks terrible when read in a decent mailer.
> Is the sysinstall on stable looking for a newer version of XFree than the one in 3.3 CD?
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