Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 19:09:36 -0600 From: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing cd durin install.... Message-ID: <200611011909.36803.freebsd@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <200611011513.56803.freebsd@alaskaparadise.com> References: <fda61bb50611011549o3fb66d1bw5786e01403d12c4d@mail.gmail.com> <200611011513.56803.freebsd@alaskaparadise.com>
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On Wednesday 01 November 2006 18:13, Beech Rintoul wrote: > On Wednesday 01 November 2006 14:49, Agus wrote: > > Hi...while installing freebsd, and adding some packages, i am asked to > > insert disc 2 to add the pkg, then to insert disc one to add other pkg, > > then disc 2 again to add other pkg..on and on...Is there a way to only > > insert the discs one time, instead of changing them like 10 times? > > > > Thanxsss > > If you have the box online you might find it easier to grab the packages > from the server. That will also get you the latest version. > > You can either go to /sysinstall or use pkg_add. The man has the details on > how to do it. > > Beech > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------ Beech Rintoul - Sys. Administrator - beech@alaskaparadise.com > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Alaska Paradise Travel > \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9Th Avenue Ste.310 > X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 > / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://www.alaskaparadise.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------ this page looks prety good: http://www.pa.msu.edu/~tigner/bsddvd.html i was going to try it, so i went to my favorite mirror to download the 6.2-PRERELEASE's so i could try it out... and: ncftp ...SD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/6.2 > ls CHECKSUM.MD5 CHECKSUM.SHA256 aint no files there!! *butterlies in my stomache* WHAT COULD THIS POSSIBLY MEAN??? :D cheers, jonathan
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