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From: rshepard@MCS.COM (Robert E. Shepard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can't add additional packages post 2.1 install
Date: 3 Feb 1996 14:41:43 -0600
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I have a similar problem with 2.1.  I had to use FTP from one of my local
machines.  I found that the Walnut Creek CDROM may be the problem and/or
the way BSD looks for paths while FTPing.  For example, the BIN files are
located in X:\DISTS\BIN directory of the CDROM.  The installation utility
looks for them at X:\BIN directory, and will apparantly not look anywhere
else using FTP.  I don't know if these problems are related or not, but they
certainly are a headache :(


glennon_p@tpc.bt.co.uk wrote:
: I have the same problem, but I also cannot get X11 installed either. Things
: start going wrong shortly after the 'rebuilding all devices' phase, it can't
: fetch the apache code and any other add ons. Although I select X-Developer
: as the type of installation, it never gets installed.

: I have sucessfully installed 2.0.5 on this machine and done a network 'minimum'
: upgrade prior to having the CDROM. I thought I would do a 'proper' install but I
: end up with less not more.

: My CDROM (Goldstar 4x IDE) is not recognised by the ATAPI floppy, I have to do
: a kernel reconfigure and delete the two drives defined under the second interface
: for things to work. So even if I could install from a local CDROM I may have the same problem
: as I now do FTPing from a machine a couple of feet away with a CDROM.

: Any ideas?