Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 14:56:58 -0500 (EST) From: Marty Poulin <mpoulin@honk.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: No luck installing X-distribution with Sysinstall (3.3-Release) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.991108142352.16369A-100000@spectre>
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Hi,
I have been trying to install the X-distribution for 3.3-Release
unsuccessfully for the past couple of weeks. The entire system instalok
except for X - when I try to run XF86Setup I get the error "Command not
found" and there is no directory under /usr for X.
I have tried installing it the following ways:
1. from a CD I created from the latest ISO image:
- ran a "Novice" installation
- chose the "X-Developer" distribution
- chose the appropriate X servers, fonts, etc,
- the installation completed without setting up X.
Upon reboot, I discoverd that X wasn't installed at all.
2. From /stand/sysinstall:
- chose "Configure"
- chose "Distributions"
- selected "XFree86"
- again, selected all of the appropriate servers, fonts, etc.
- chose the installation media (cdrom this time)
- the screen blinks, then I get bounced back to the main Configure
menu.
3. From /stand/sysinstall (again - I figured at this point there was a
problem with the CD)
- same steps as Step 2, but chose FTP as the installation media.
- the result was the same.
4. After messing about with many different things, I tried a fresh
installation, this time via FTP. I made sure to choose the "X-Developer"
distribution. The result was the same as in step 1.
I am giving up on the sysinstall utility for installing X -it obviously
isn't going to work for me, so it looks like I'm stuck installing it from
the ports collection - but can anyone offer any ideas as to why this is
happening? Am I the only one to have this problem?
Thanks in advance,
- M -
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