Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 09:31:13 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Arlo Ihrig <waldo@radfx.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problem with DOS install Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961011092927.20978B-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <325DBEB8.6816@radfx.com>
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On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Arlo Ihrig wrote: > Ok, > I don't have the CDROM, so I downloaded the ENTIRE freebsd 2.1.5 > directory (I got plenty o space, and fast t3 connection) So... Lucky you! > > I booted off the install floppy, mounted the dos drive, configured all > the options, and it couldn't find ANY of the packages I selected - but > it did install the bare bones system. It seems to me that the > sysinstall prog is looking for files in certain directories (which I > can't seem to find any EXACT info on) and just bombs out. I'd think the > sysinstall would be smart enough to ask for directory if it couldn't > find the right directory. > > Anyone have any ideas? So far (besides this "little" problem) I love > FreeBSD and really want to check it out. DOS screws up the names of the files (with it's 8.3 filename format), and pkg_add seems to care about that (I think :->). If you already have FreeBSD running, and a T3 link, why don't you download the packages with FreeBSD? > > Thanks all! > > Please send replies to waldo@radfx.com > http://www.radfx.com > Nadav
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