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> * Hexren <me@hexren.net> [20050425 21:48]: wrote:
>> > PS: I asked this Q stupidly before... No wonder I did not
>> > get any responses ;)
>> 
>> 
>> >  When it comes to the Intel platform, I can always find my way around,
>> >  but in this one case of AMD, I am purely clueless. I don't even know
>> >  what keyword to search for in the handbook, FAQ, google.
>>  
>> >  Attached you will find the dmesg output of an oldish box on which I
>> >  just installed FreeBSD 5.x, and I would like to:
>>  
>> >  make buildworld
>> >  make kernel
>> >  make installworld
>>  
>> >  I want to use this box as a firewall on my network. Can someone
>> >  please point me to the relevant documentation that will guide me
>> >  in the above process.
>> 
>> 
>> ---------------------------------------------
>> 
>> In General
>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html
>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi
>> 
>> More special
>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html
>> 
>> 
>> Incase you do not have any problems not mentioned in your email. Some
>> people might feel it appropiate to tell you rtfm now...


> I did mention I am clueless on this so I don't feel bad being told
> anything.

> When I cannot even install a port on this box, I wouldn't mind shit
> being thrown at me ;-)

> cd /some/port && make install - everything fails!!

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http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Beeing more specific helps. What error messages are there what port
did you try, did system install go without errors ?