From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Aug 15 7: 6:11 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from smtp.smed.com (smtp.smed.com [12.20.51.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20F0A37B9A7 for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 07:06:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Joe.Warner@smed.com) Received: from smtpgate.shrmed.com (keymaster.smed.com [12.20.51.2]) by smtp.smed.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BD7016193 for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:06:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from iesa14.shrmed.com (iesa14.shrmed.com [10.1.99.114]) by smtpgate.shrmed.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA02327 for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:06:07 -0400 From: Joe.Warner@smed.com Received: from Deimos.smed.com (unverified) by iesa14.shrmed.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 2.0.15) with SMTP id ; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:06:01 -0400 Received: by Deimos.smed.com(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.5 (863.2 5-20-1999)) id 8525693C.004D5FE1 ; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:05:08 -0400 X-Lotus-FromDomain: SMS To: abovone@mindspring.com Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-Id: <8525693C.004D5DD7.00@Deimos.smed.com> Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:06:51 -0600 Subject: Re: ports MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Alex, This is a common problem that pops up on this list quite frequently. Try the steps outlined below and let me know if you still have problems. Joe Did you: 1. Place the correct CD in the cdrom drive? 2. Log in or su as root 2. mount the cd with "mount /cdrom? 3. go to the directory of the port you wish to install with "cd /usr/ports/whatever? 4. Once inside the directory, did you type "make install"? If you followed these steps, it should have detected the cdrom in your cdrom drive and installed the correct port application. I'm guessing you didn't mount the cdrom first or you're getting packages confused with ports. If you log in as root and mount a particular cdrom and then look inside the cdrom directory (cd /cdrom), you should be able to see the contents of the cdrom by using "ls". Packages are located in the "packages" directory and ports in the "port/distfiles" directories. Installing a package involves a different process but it's not that difficult. To install a package, do this: 1. After finding the package on the cd you wish to install, cd out of the /cdrom directory and type "umount /cdrom" (DO NOT MOUNT THE CDROM AGAIN) 2. Make sure you're logged in as root and type "/stand/sysinstall" 3. Choose "Do post-install configuration of FreeBSD" and then "Install pre-packaged software for FreeBSD". 4. Finally, choose "Install from a FreeBSD CDROM" and choose the packages you want to install. Hope this helps.. Joe |--------+-----------------------> | | abovone@minds| | | pring.com | | | | | | 08/15/00 | | | 07:51 AM | | | | |--------+-----------------------> >---------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG | | cc: (bcc: Joe Warner/SMS) | | Subject: ports | >---------------------------------------------------------| Having trouble installing ports.. I'm tring to install emacs, I did a whereis command to find the directory, cd to it (/usr/ports/editors/emacs) ls the dir found the files Makefile README.html files patches pkg these are the skeleton file right? then as the complete FreeBSD book states entered a make command at the prompt then got this message emacs-19.34btar.gz doesn't seem to exist on this system then it tried to ftp it from a site (I'm not connected yet so that didn't work) there's no atempt to get it from my cdrom (it is mounted cd /cdrom).. What am I doing Wrong??? Same thing happens to every port i try to install.... Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message