Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 11:27:54 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: Scott Stevens <scott@afewshadesapart.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problems installing pkgs via sysinstall Message-ID: <3CFD06AA.20706@owt.com> References: <20020604142001.I6153-100000@afewshadesapart.com>
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Scott Stevens wrote: > A problem recently popped up on both my home and work machines where I > can't install any packages over ftp through sysinstall. I get the > following error: > > > Unable to get packages/INDEX file from selected media. > > > This may be because the packages collection is not available on the > distribution media you've chosen,most likely an FTP site without the packages collection mirrored. > Please verify that your media, or your path to the media, is correct and > try again. > > > --- > I tried all the North American mirrors and got the same results for > each. Both machines are running 4.4-RELEASE. Did I just get outdated in > the course of the last week or so? > > > I apologize in advance if this has been covered already, but I did a quick > look through the archives and didn't see it addressed. Sooner or later you want to move to the ports system. It sounds like your are at this point now. You need cvsup to do that and the process is covered in the Handbook. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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