Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:34:54 +0100 (BST) From: Mark Willson <markaw@hydrus.org.uk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd_usr@pcisys.net Subject: Re: Using /stand/sysinstall for 5-STABLE package installation Message-ID: <200509210734.j8L7YsEq059540@crimson.hydrus.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <4330B868.1080806@pcisys.net>
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Hi, > When I installed my system, I used the .iso images of > 5.4-STABLE-SNAP006 for a minimal installation and then installed > various packages using pkg_add -r, downloading them from its default > setting of ftp.freebsd/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable/Latest. > > I would like to use /stand/sysinstall for installing additional > packages but its option release name is set to use 5.4-STABLE-SNAP006. > This gives an error message saying that it cannot find that > distribution on an ftp server. I've tried changing the release name > under installation options but nothing I've entered works (e.g., > "5.4-STABLE" or "5.4-LATEST"or "RELENG-5"). > > So how do I configure /stand/sysinstall to point to the latest stable > version to use it for installing additional packages? > Have you tried 5.4-RELEASE? That was the only value that worked for me on an earlier snapshot. -mark
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