Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 13:16:28 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "Richard J. Linane" <Typh0on@concentric.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.1.7 ports collection packages Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970320131547.4815D-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3330A18A.451A@concentric.net>
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On Wed, 19 Mar 1997, Richard J. Linane wrote: > I am trying to install any of the programs in the packages > distributions > from a dos partitian > to a 2.1.7 freebsd partitian > > all the files in both distributions I have manually changed the first > letters in the file names to a lower case as per Walnut Creek Tech > support Eh? > >While I am booted in bsd 2.1.7 I enter /stand/sysinstall > >>I then selectthe media type as a DOS Partitian > >I then go to install from the post installation selection and select install packages > >>It then prompts me that it can't find packages/INDEX installation media may be of the wrong type. > > I back out of bsd and reboot uder dos > I have copied the file index > in uppercase >>INDEX<< > and in lowercase >>index<<. > always with the same error Don't use sysinstall. Get the system set up, fetch the packages, and use 'pkg_add' to add the packages. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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