From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 16 13:35: 1 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from builder.freebsd.org (builder.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48CD837B90F for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:34:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bross@carolina.rr.com) Received: from mail4.carolina.rr.com (fe4.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.51]) by builder.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D138F132E6 for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:34:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from darkhorse ([63.65.208.92]) by mail4.carolina.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.197.19); Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:34:52 -0500 Message-ID: <003c01bf78c5$1335b300$ef64a8c0@darkhorse> From: "brad ross" To: "Kris Sanders" , References: Subject: Re: FreeBSD Setup.... Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:30:40 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0039_01BF789B.29F7C170" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01BF789B.29F7C170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can you be more specific about your errors in the install. There are two = packages which have trouble installing: one is a perl5 package (Eperl) I = think) and Netscape for Linux 4.7. The install should not ask for the = other CD's...at least not for the base install..it should'nt ask for it = on the ports section either unless the 5 cd pack is different from the = iso. If you are used to installing Redhat or Suse, This will definetely = different. You need to make sure you install enough fonts and Xfree = servers. The install needs a little more realiability for newbies.. brad ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kris Sanders=20 To: questions@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 3:51 PM Subject: FreeBSD Setup.... I ordered FreeBSD 3.4 a couple of weeks ago and went to install it and = I have gotten sever different errors each time that I try to install.. = Most of the time I will get an error 1 during the installation of the = packets and then it will not make it all the way through the = installation. I can get the base system installed but I can't configure = anything and I can't install anything else. The installation program = does not even ask for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th CDs. I was very interested in = running FreeBSD because I have heard good things about it but I haven't = been getting good results from the installation. =20 Thanks for your time. =20 Kris Sanders ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01BF789B.29F7C170 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Can you be more specific about your = errors in the=20 install. There are two packages which have trouble installing: one is a = perl5=20 package (Eperl) I think) and Netscape for Linux 4.7. The install should = not ask=20 for the other CD's...at least not for the base install..it should'nt ask = for it=20 on the ports section either unless the 5 cd pack is different from the = iso. If=20 you are used to installing Redhat or Suse, This will definetely = different. You=20 need to make sure you install enough fonts and Xfree servers. The = install needs=20 a little more realiability for newbies..
 
 
 brad
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Kris=20 Sanders
To: questions@freebsd.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, = 2000 3:51=20 PM
Subject: FreeBSD = Setup....

I=20 ordered FreeBSD 3.4 a couple of weeks ago and went to install it and I = have=20 gotten sever different errors each time that I try to install.. Most = of the=20 time I will get an error 1 during the installation of the packets and = then it=20 will not make it all the way through the installation. I can get the = base=20 system installed but I can’t configure anything and I = can’t install anything=20 else. The installation program does not even ask for the = 2nd,=20 3rd, or 4th CDs. I was very interested in = running=20 FreeBSD because I have heard good things about it but I haven’t = been getting=20 good results from the = installation.

 

Thanks=20 for your time.

 

Kris=20 = Sanders

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