Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:46:44 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Andreas Kreuzinger <kreuzing@dbai.tuwien.ac.at> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Error message: XFree86-3.3.3.1 not found Message-ID: <3725BFC4.3FD887D@uk.radan.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904271458330.50255-100000@caph.dbai.tuwien.ac.at>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Andreas Kreuzinger wrote:
>
> Hi !
>
> I installed FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE from different server (.de, .cz,
> gd.tuwien.ac.at, ftp.freebsd.org) but every time it failed.
> After installing distribution X-User (Basic without sources, X server
> (SVGA, VGA16, S3 and S3V) and fonts (fnts, f100 and fscl)) and rebooting
> the computer I run sysinstall and selected some packages. But when I try
> to install them, I get the error message "Warning: is a
> required package but was not found." for each package who needs X.
>
> If I look into the directory /usr/X11R6/ everything seems to be fine.
>
> I searched at the homepage but didn't find anything that would help me.
>
> Any hints?
> Maybe it is only a missing symlink?
>
You need to create a directory /var/db/pkg/XFree86-3.3.3.1
This should get created by sysinstall (even though XFree is a
distribution, not a package) but sometimes it doesn't for some reason.
> thx
> andy
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
--
FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org
My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov
_______________________________________________________________
Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK
CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry
mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3725BFC4.3FD887D>