From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 22 21:09:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BF1116A4CE for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 21:09:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.iinet.net.au (mail-07.iinet.net.au [203.59.3.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8539F43D31 for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 21:09:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from outsidefactor@iinet.net.au) Received: (qmail 26659 invoked from network); 22 Dec 2004 21:09:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO tyr) (203.217.67.1) by mail.iinet.net.au with SMTP; 22 Dec 2004 21:09:43 -0000 From: "Chris Martin" To: "'Wouter van Rooij'" , Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:08:38 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 In-Reply-To: <7603e5d80412221128541899cf@mail.gmail.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcToXG5lu/TAYaUeTUmWGwhSKulfPgADOWPA Message-Id: <20041222210944.8539F43D31@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Problem resolution techniques X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 21:09:46 -0000 > You can run as root /stand/sysinstall. Then go to the menu > configure,packages. Look for the program you are trying to install. If > it's there it goes more quickly and it goes almost always good. I have a specific case right now where both the package and ort built item core dump on 5.3 (can't test with 4.10 as I don't have any spare machines). What then? Also, if you use CVSUP and build world and build kernel and you end up with a OS version like FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p2 #0, the sysinstall method doesn't work, as it can't find a file set for your release on any server. I was more following Sue Blake's FAK for newbies and asking for more self help techniques than a very specific resolution, just looking for a few "next steps" to get a better picture of what caused the core dump, to find clues that may lead to a resolution. Anyone have any advice?