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Date:      Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:10:01 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To:        edouard_bsd@yahoo.com (Edouard Saksonov)
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: post-installation problem
Message-ID:  <200307071610.h67GA1Q0017690@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20030707152504.6253.qmail@web12402.mail.yahoo.com> from "Edouard Saksonov" at Jul 07, 2003 08:25:03 AM

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> 
> Hi,
> I have installed FreeBSD 4.0 on my PC 

Not specifically an answer to your question, but, is there a reason
you are attempting a new install of such an old version of FreeBSD?

If not, I would suggest installing V 4.8.   You should have not
trouble installing things from /usr/ports or packages if you start
with the recent version.

////jerry


I did boot from CDROM, but in the "Media" I had to put "DOS", cause my PC refuses
> to install everything from CDROM (may be not of supported type). So, I copied whole 
> CDROM to C>/FREEBSD, and I used DOS partition for install. Everything went O.K.
> I configured and installed my new kernel, system did boot with no problem, but
> now, when I'd like to install something from Packges (like shells or less), I get only 
> a message that it was impossible to find and get system distribution files.
> I tried to fetch packages and from DOS and from existing FreeBSD file system
> (I copied whole disk in /usr/FREEBSD), but it doesn't work.I can not install any program.
>  
> Thanks in advance for your answer.
> Edward.



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