FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation

[Sukhbinder Singh]

I got the bin distribution installed at the first time when I installed this
whole new FreeBSD into my computer for the very first time using the 2 image
floppy disk. First, I tried installing them using ftp. However, I was unable
to connect or start a ftp connection after successive tries. Then, I copied
the bin distibution from the /bin folder from the ftp.freebsd.org  site into
my harddisk and when I started the installation program, when the
installation program prompted me for the type of installation method that I
want to use I choose to install using dos partition method. Then in this way
the FreeBSD Installation program automatically went to the dos partition and
downloaded the bin directory. Now, I am unable to get to the screen where it
will allow me to choose the kinds of distributions that I need to install
and the kind of installation method that I want to use such as installing
via ftp, dos partition, floopies ,etc . Do I need to use the 2 floopies
(kern.flp and mfsroot.flp) again this time or can I just pop up this
installation window from root itself ? I mean do I have to go through the
step of what I went through at the time when I first set up freebsd into my
system, like booting the computer using the 2 floppies images that one
copies to first install freebsd or can I now just do it from the root. I
need to know the command how can I download the /games distribution or the
/crypto distribution which I have in my Hard Disk but it is in the dos
partition side. Once I can copy these files from the dos partition to the
freebsd partition then I can obviously install them. But now these files or
distribution exist but it is in my dos partition and not in my FreeBSD
partition. I am not sure if I can just install them from the dos partition
itself or do I need to copy them from the dos partition side to the FreeBSD
partition and then install them in the FreeBSD partition. Any help will be
helpful.

Thanks,

Singh.




----- Original Message -----
From: David Banning <david at skytracker.ca>
To: Sukhbinder Singh <sukhbinders at hotmail.com>
Cc: David Banning <david at skytracker.ca>; E. J. Cerejo
<ej.cerejo at laposte.net>; <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>;
<jfm at blueyonder.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation


> >           My question was how can one install more distribution from the
> >    root directory when the first initial installation was only the
> >    required \bin distribution. if now I want to install the games port
or
> >    distribution how can I install it. Firstly, I do not have this games
> >    port downloaded into my FreeBSD partition yet. I need to do this. How
> >    can I download the FreeBSD games port/distribution or the crypto
> >    port/distrbution which is in my dos partition (hard disk) from being
> >    logged in the root directory in FreeBSD. Can one explain this please.
> >    Because I do not have this distributions in my FreeBSD partitions
yet.
> >    I need to copy them or download them from my harddisk in the dos
> >    partition or from windows '95 that I am using.
>
> How did you get the /bin distribution installed? via cdrom?
> Does this FreeBSD box have an internet connection, and if so, is it
> dialup or high-speed?
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