Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 17:57:58 -0500 From: "Richard J. Linane" <Typh0on@concentric.net> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.1.7 ports collection packages Message-ID: <3331C0F6.31A5@concentric.net> References: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970320131547.4815D-100000@localhost>
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Doug White wrote: > > On Wed, 19 Mar 1997, Richard J. Linane wrote: > > > I am trying to install any of the programs in the packages > > distributions > > from a dos partitian > > to a 2.1.7 freebsd partitian > > > > all the files in both distributions I have manually changed the first > > letters in the file names to a lower case as per Walnut Creek Tech > > support > > Eh? > > > >While I am booted in bsd 2.1.7 I enter /stand/sysinstall > > >>I then selectthe media type as a DOS Partitian > > >I then go to install from the post installation selection and select install packages > > >>It then prompts me that it can't find packages/INDEX installation media may be of the wrong type. > > > > I back out of bsd and reboot uder dos > > I have copied the file index > > in uppercase >>INDEX<< > > and in lowercase >>index<<. > > always with the same error > > Don't use sysinstall. Get the system set up, fetch the packages, and use > 'pkg_add' to add the packages. > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Hi Doug, Thanks for the reply. I do have the system up and running...however I do not understand how to "fetch packages" from a DOS Partitian. I just want to be able to copy these distributions from a MS-DOS Partitian to a BSD UNIX partitian s I can install them. I do not know how to do this and would appriciate some insight on the subject. Thanks, Rich Linane Typh0on@concentric.net
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