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Date:      Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:41:20 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Tim Kellers <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com>
To:        chauncey smith <chaunceys_1@yahoo.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Packages in stand/sysinstal
Message-ID:  <20020922163841.C32687-100000@serv1.wallnet.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020922185143.95089.qmail@web80314.mail.yahoo.com>

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Select Options

Change the FreeBSD version to something supported (4.6.2-RELEASE
for example) then retry the package installation from your cd-rom or from
an ftp site.  There is no 4.7-PRERELEASE index so the package add program
can't find it.

Tim Kellers
CPE/NJIT

On Sun, 22 Sep 2002, chauncey smith wrote:

> I recently CVSuped my system to 4.7 prerelease. I
> remaded the world and even stand/sysinstall. I tried
> to add some packages to my pc and I get the following
> error.
>
> Warning:  Can't find the `4.7-PRERELEASE' distribution
> on this FTP server.  You may need to visit a different
> server for the release you are trying to fetch or go
> to the Options menu and to set the release name to
> explicitly match what's available on ftp.freebsd.org
> (or set to "any").
>              Would you like to select another FTP
> server?
>
> I tried agien with the any option and get the same
> results can someone help me fix this problem?
>
>
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