Nothing works

[Nick Larsen]

Hi,

I'm guessing you have the whole installation cd (not just the
boot-only), so it sounds like you have told it to get the ports you
want via FTP, rather than the CD.

If you run /sbin/sysinstall and go to customize -> packages, then
select CD/DVD. If the ports you want are not there, then exit
sysinstall, make sure you have an internet connection (ping google.com
or something) then run sysinstall again. Again go to customize ->
packages, then select FTP. I usually use the main site, but if you
cannot connect to it, try one close to where you live. This will give
you all the ports on that server.

Hope this help you a bit =)

Regards,

Nick (http://datanet.co.nz)

On 7/6/05, Timothy McLouth <mclouthtp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> First i tried to make my own installation cd(s) from the instructions given, they did not work so I e-mailed for answers got two different answers neither of which worked so i bought the installation cd(s) ver 5.4...I downloaded the manual which is of little or no use due to variations in installation methods described in the manual and what is actually shown on screen...the ports collection came with it...when i use the make install command it tries to access the internet..then i get a message saying, it couldnt fetch,... try manually... error 1...what is the problem i would really like to use this operating system...I also bought a book for $47 which is useless, the title is misleading..."The design and implementation of FreeBSD" is of no use unless you want to know what the processor is doing from start to end....what a waste of money......I am familiar with unix and still have my unix book from college, in addition i have a bachelors of science in computer information
>  systems...Im begining to believe that this is all BS unless i get some straight answers...
> 
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