From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 4 20:54:16 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 D5E4537B401 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 20:54:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-dav73.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.246.208]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35A2843FBD for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 20:54:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sukhbinders@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 20:54:15 -0800 Received: from 219.93.219.181 by bay2-dav73.bay2.hotmail.com with DAV; Sat, 05 Apr 2003 04:54:15 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [219.93.219.181] X-Originating-Email: [sukhbinders@hotmail.com] From: "Sukhbinder Singh" To: , "Gudin Francis" , "Bill Moran" , "E. J. Cerejo" , "David Banning" , References: <20030403010315.A32901@skytrackercanada.com> <20030403114710.B39962@skytrackercanada.com> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 12:52:53 +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: 05 Apr 2003 04:54:15.0960 (UTC) FILETIME=[68C57180:01C2FB2F] 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: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 04:54:17 -0000 Finally, I got the /games distribution downloaded to my freebsd. This was done through uploading it from my dos partition like I did for my initial freebsd installation for the /bin distribution. I am still unable to get a network connection up and running. I am not using a dial - up networking like I was in the past. Currently, I am using the xDSL modem using a ADSL connection to my ISP. Will I still be able to connect to the net via ppp or do I need a different method of connection from FreeBSD. Currently, when I start ppp on the command prompt, the FreeBSD system takes me to a new window and indicates like :- "ppp started on Foo> " all p's in lowercase. Then, after a few seconds it says " Warning: the original logon script has failed". How can this problem be resolved. Any help will be helpful. Singh. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Banning To: Sukhbinder Singh Cc: Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 12:47 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation > On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 05:25:50PM +0800, Sukhbinder Singh wrote: > > 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. > > We need to establish whether you have a system up and running or not. > The floppies aside, can you boot into a working FreeBSD system? > If so, I suggest the next best thing to do is get your internet connection > working. Only -then- can you connect the server and download anything > you want. > > You are interested in the games distribution. I don't know how > familiar you are with FreeBSD. I have not explored all of the games by > far, but what I have seen vary trememdously from say, windows or dos > based games. Many games are very simple, often ascii based. Others are > more complex and may require that you have X running on your system. > > You have to deal with one thing at a time. First get your base system > up and operating, then get your "ppp" connection working. Once you are > connected to the net you can learn how to use "cvsup". -Then- you can > cvsup the "ports" which -includes- the games. Once you have done this > you can compile and install games pretty easily. If you want to install > any graphics based games, you will need XFree86 installed. That is > another mini-project. > > It is a little easier if you have the cdroms for installation. > > Keep in mind that for someone interest in exploring games, it is a -long- > curve of learning to get there for simply that purpose. Most people > installing FreeBSD are learning it for professional or education purposes. > You really have to enjoy the process of learning the system, understanding > one area of the system at a time. > > Keep posting to the list, as other may have input that is helpful. > > Good luck. > >