From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 7 14:37:53 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEE7537B401 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:37:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.us.messagingengine.com (ny3.fastmail.fm [66.111.4.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAC1D43F85 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:37:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from judmarc@fastmail.fm) Received: from www.fastmail.fm (server1.internal [10.202.2.132]) by server3.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 832B053A14; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 17:37:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 127.0.0.1 ([127.0.0.1] helo=www.fastmail.fm) by messagingengine.com with SMTP; Mon, 07 Apr 2003 17:37:49 -0400 X-Epoch: 1049751469 X-Sasl-enc: 27LnSX134x5NO0l7Qu7pfw Received: from sparky (dialup-67.28.72.39.Dial1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net [67.28.72.39]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A01718961; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 17:37:46 -0400 (EDT) To: Sukhbinder Singh , David Banning , questions@freebsd.org References: <20030405012315.A92644@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405021720.B93482@skytrackercanada.com> <20030405164107.A9466@skytrackercanada.com> <20030407002050.A33915@skytrackercanada.com> <3E912280.2060908@laposte.net> <20030407102846.A6906@skytrackercanada.com> Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed From: Jud MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 17:37:43 -0400 In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera7.10/Win32 M2 BETA1 build 2819 Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port/Distribution Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 21:37:54 -0000 On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 23:00:52 +0800, Sukhbinder Singh wrote: > I downloaded the port, packages and the distributions that I needed. > However, I am unable to run these packages. Like for instances, I want to > run the X - Windows environment. I am unable to run it. I went to the > specific directory for example the XFree86 - 4 directory and typed "make > && > make install clean" at the command prompt but however I am unable to get > the > X - windows environment running. If this means ppp is working for you now, that's certainly good news. What was the result of trying to build the XFree86-4 port? Was there an error message or not? If there was no error, you will next need to configure XFree86 for your system. (By the way, 'make install clean' will do what you want, without the need of the first 'make.') Jud