From owner-freebsd-bugs Thu Jul 23 01:10:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA04553 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:10:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA04547 for ; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:10:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.5) id BAA09747; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:10:00 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:10:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199807230810.BAA09747@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG From: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) Subject: Re: misc/7371: Install floppy install of XFree86 does not work Reply-To: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR misc/7371; it has been noted by GNATS. From: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) To: sysop@its4.plymouth.edu Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: misc/7371: Install floppy install of XFree86 does not work Date: 23 Jul 1998 10:08:39 +0200 System Operator writes: > The sysinstall program (from floppy) will not install XFree86 > the menu option for XFree86 allows you to go in and make selections > however the top-level selection never toggles to "X". So > You cannot install X from the distribution. Were you installing over FTP? If that is the case, try a different FTP server, as not all mirrors carry the XFree86 distribution. This problem has been discussed on -current recently; you might consider searching the archives. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message