Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:35:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Karl Agee <kdagee2@yahoo.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problems getting updates (still) Message-ID: <20010715033558.77203.qmail@web12307.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010715040844.A12939@hades.hell.gr>
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Hi Giorgos, thanks for replying, here goes: --- Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote: > From: Karl Agee <kdagee2@yahoo.com> > Subject: problems getting updates (still) > Date: Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 10:14:15AM -0700 > > > Hi again, <still> having problems making cvsup > > download updates for my 4.0 system to update it to > > 4.3. When I run > > > > $ cuvsup supfile > > I'm assuming you mean `cvsup supfile' here. yes > > > using the supfile from the handbook, and setting > the > > server to cvsup8.freebsd.org (the closest one to > me) > > What supfile? Can we see it, please? you asked for it: 8-) # Defaults that apply to all the collections # # IMPORTANT: Change the next line to use one of the CVSup mirror sites # listed at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors.html. *default host=cvsup.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr # The following line is for 4-stable. If you want 3-stable or 2.2-stable, # change "RELENG_4" to "RELENG_3" or "RELENG_2_2" respectively. *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4 *default delete use-rel-suffix # If your network link is a T1 or faster, comment out the following line. *default compress ## Main Source Tree. # # The easiest way to get the main source tree is to use the "src-all" # mega-collection. It includes all of the individual "src-*" collections. # Please note: If you want to track -STABLE, leave this uncommented. src-all # These are the individual collections that make up "src-all". If you # use these, be sure to comment out "src-all" above. #src-base #src-bin #src-contrib #src-etc #src-games #src-gnu #src-include #src-kerberos5 #src-kerberosIV #src-lib #src-libexec #src-release #src-sbin #src-share #src-sys #src-tools #src-usrbin #src-usrsbin # These are the individual collections that make up FreeBSD's crypto # collection. They are no longer export-restricted and are a part of # src-all #src-crypto #src-eBones #src-secure #src-sys-crypto > > > I get the following output: > > > > Cannot get IP address of my own host -- is its > > hostname correct? > > This probably means that your /etc/hosts file does > not contain IP > addresses for one or more of the IP's your network > interfaces have. > What is your network setup ? single workstation; dialup account. nothing fancy. here is /etc/hosts: bash-2.03$ cat /etc/hosts # $FreeBSD: src/etc/hosts,v 1.11 2000/02/15 14:59:16 shin Exp $ # # Host Database # This file should contain the addresses and aliases # for local hosts that share this file. # In the presence of the domain name service or NIS, this file may # not be consulted at all; see /etc/host.conf for the resolution order. # # 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.my.domain myname.my.domain ::1 localhost localhost.my.domain myname.my.domain # # Imaginary network. #10.0.0.2 myname.my.domain myname #10.0.0.3 myfriend.my.domain myfriend # # According to RFC 1918, you can use the following IP networks for # private nets which will never be connected to the Internet: # # 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 # 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 # 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 # # In case you want to be able to connect to the Internet, you need # real official assigned numbers. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not try # to invent your own network numbers but instead get one from your # network provider (if any) or from the Internet Registry (ftp to # rs.internic.net, directory `/templates'). > > > > anything else I can do?? > > Provide us with more information. Describing > exactly what you did, > and including all the relevant information. Any > files that are > involved, information on the setup of your machine, > including but not > limited to: network interfaces, how they are brought > up, their > addresses, etc. like I said real simple. Using kppp to establish connection. launched the above cvsup supfile from a root window. hope this helps... --karl __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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