Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 13:33:51 +0800 (WST) From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@obiwan.aceonline.com.au> To: Jasper Wallace <jasper@ivision.co.uk> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing X on an already working machine Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970301133311.1549B-100000@obiwan.aceonline.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.93.970228140857.733B-100000@stingray.ivision.co.uk>
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> using /stand/sysinstall from a running system I can happily install bin > using the custom install option, and then choosing 'just remaining extract > steps' but I cannot get it to install X, all that happens is the screen > changes to blank blue briefly and then switches back to the menu. > > Is it ok to just untar the files from /, running presinatll.sh beforehand > and postinstall.sh afterwards? > Yep - I've done that many times. Just make sure you read the documentation so you know exactly what you'll need first. Adrian Chadd <adrian@psinet.net.au>
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